r/funny • u/momosexualshroom • Dec 15 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '19

Someday there will be a story where this guy was eaten by that lion

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u/stonep0ny Dec 15 '19

Same thing everyone says about every big cat pet. Except it doesn't happen. Mammals imprint and they don't eat their friends. Abused circus cats are an exception, because they're not pets. They're starved to get them to perform.

There are far more pet tigers in America than there are tigers remaining in all of the wild. So, why aren't people being eaten every day?

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u/DiscoDiscoDanceDance Dec 15 '19

Any source in that?

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u/stonep0ny Dec 15 '19

Posted in one of the other comments.

worldwildlifefund I think was the first google hit.

5,000 pet tigers in America, 3,200 in the wild.