[Ransomed]

There was a small roadside zoo close by the farm I used to work at. Sometimes you could hear the lions roaring in the morning. When a freshly dead cow had to be disposed of, we would winch it onto the truck and drive down to the zoo. Drive into the enclosure. They would open the door to the pen and the lions would come out and jump up and drag the carcass off. Those things are reeeaaallly strong.

Freegards

[gundog]

We had a place like that, down south. We’d hang at a farm next door. The lion’s roar was awesome. I think it might have been the one that I dealt with as a cub. It bit the bottom of my Levis, and flopped to the ground. Then it rolled over, cutting off circulation to my foot. Little 10 -12 pound lion was incredibly strong. I was in pain before I got him off me.

Owner of the place was recently busted for animal neglect. They raided his home and found lots of drugs and cash. Shoulda kept the critters fed. ODOT used to bring in road-killed deer for the lion.