In Pakistan, it is increasingly fashionable to have a pet lion or tiger. Rich businessmen, industrialists and landowners already have their own zoos. Recently, social media influencers have adopted the trend and become famous for owning these wild animals that they display as symbols of power in an attempt to gain more followers. There are said to be hundreds of domestic cats in Pakistan. Although animal rights organizations condemn the abuse of these big cats, they admit that legal penalties are inadequate. Reporting by FRANCE 24’s Shahzaib Wahlah and Sonia Ghezali, with Talha Saeed.



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