Posted on 06/15/2017 12:48:17 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Authorities in Pakistan said a man is facing charges after a viral video showed him driving around Karachi with a lion in the bed of his pickup truck.
The video, recorded in the Karimabad area this week, shows the black pickup cruising down a street with the lion casually lounging in the back, unrestrained by anything except a leash held by a man inside the vehicle.
The video was reported to police, who identified the lion's owner as Saqlain Jawaid, a Karachi pet dealer.
Jawaid said he has the proper permits to keep the lion and the incident in the viral video was him driving the big cat to a veterinarian to be seen for an illness.
Investigators said the man was found to have had a permit to operate a small private zoo, but the permit expired in 2016.
Authorities said Jawaid is expected to face charges including negligence and spreading fear and panic.
Try, just try to get into my Navigator without my Great Dane. Also, try, just try to get through a day without scratching him.
“Lovely view from the penthouse.”
Needless to say, those are economy penthouses. Those not facing the slums go for twice as much.
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