Acquisition of snakes, lions, crocodiles and hyenas indoors
Fatal hobbies that hunt their "owners" with dangerous relationships
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Video clips are circulating on social media, showing people embracing or petting their predators, as if the killing instinct on which the girls of their kind grew up had been disrupted.
This type of footage attracts large numbers of followers, after they are stopped by dangerous scenes in which animal owners, such as snakes, lions, crocodiles and hyenas, act as if they were in the presence of their friends, because of the difficulty of practicing this type of deadly or unfamiliar hobbies.
While predators share a number of features, most notably belonging to a luxurious social class and enjoying adventure, many people wonder about the financial cost of raising a predator inside the home or farm, especially since some of them need more than 10 kilograms of meat per day.
What is the law's position on the breeding of predatory animals?
Are there conditions for its trade and acquisition, and what are the competent authorities to monitor it?
• Questions about the financial cost of raising a predator inside the house or farm, especially since some of them need 10 kilograms of meat per day.
• Predators share common traits, most notably belonging to a luxurious social class and a love of adventure.
Psychologists warn of its dangers to children
Luxury and the desire to show off... one of the most prominent characteristics of predatory animal owners
Somaya Al Hammadi ■ Eastern Province
O_khasaiaan said that clinical psychologists, the most striking features collectors of predatory animals, such as lions, tigers, leopards, hyenas, crocodiles and snakes, are aggressive and persistent desire to flaunt the excess and the auctioneer.
He added that the practitioners of this hobby baptising to portray themselves Alsocheal media sites, in an effort to splurge.
They warn predatory animal owners in their homes against the presence of children in this type of unsafe environment, pointing to the dangers that surround them, as well as the possibility of them being exposed to psychological trauma.
Dr. Talaat Matar, a professor of psychiatry at the College of Medicine at Ras Al Khaimah University and a consultant psychiatrist at RAK Hospital, said, “The hobby of raising predators comes from the nature of people, as they are usually financially able, it is just an expression of luxury.
The young or adolescent acquirer may desire adventure and renewal through it, as it is an unfamiliar, illegal, and dangerous hobby, as it threatens the safety of the people of the house and the area in which he lives.”
"These people may be spoiled, extravagant, or curious and individualistic," he said.
They also have aggressive tendencies, they enjoy intimidating their peers, and most of them aspire to own the strangest and rarest animals, and take it as an accessory that they boast about on social media.”
He stressed that « wild predatory animals, which do not reciprocate life with humans, need large spaces, and cages that accommodate them in a way that gives them comfort.
It also needs large budgets to cover its treatment and food, which may reach 10 kilograms of meat per day.”
And he warned that "despite the mutual interest and love between a predator and its owners, it is more likely that it will deal with its instinct that God created on it, at some point, even if it is trained by the best trainers."
The psychologist, Amna Muhammad, also saw that the most prominent personality traits of wild predatory animal owners in their homes and personal farms are to show off and intimidate others.
"It makes them feel fun, arrogant and aggressive," she said.
Some of them are also keen to upload clips on social media, in which they deliberately show their financial level and courage.”
She stressed that «the most dangerous thing that can face owners of this type of animal is the presence of children, as it is a source of constant threat to them.
And fierce animal owners may violate the rights of children, by exposing them to great trauma while they are with a predator, as a result of the intense fear they feel.”
• Amna Muhammad: "Violent animal owners violate children's rights by exposing them to severe trauma."
The Ministry of Environment required its owners to obtain a license for a shelter or breeding center
The law allows the possession of dangerous animals for a “legal person”
Beauty Amine ■ Dubai
The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment confirmed that the federal law regulates the possession, possession, handling and breeding of dangerous animals.
She explained that the law seeks, in its content, to protect humans and other animals from the harm of dangerous animals, the transmission of their diseases and causes to them and to other animals, and to ensure that these animals receive good care.
In its response to "Emirates Today", the ministry stated that the articles of the law allowed the possession of legal persons, from shelters and breeding centers, zoos, circuses, and security and military authorities.
It also allowed the owners of the species mentioned in the law the right of possession, on the condition of converting to a legal capacity, meaning that a license for a shelter or breeding center is issued in accordance with the conditions and criteria for establishing these centers, provided that the approval of the competent authorities and authorities in the emirate is obtained.
She added that several cases of individuals who were in possession of a number of these animals, submitted a request to the local authorities and authorities to issue a shelter center license, and provided the full conditions for this type of center, and had already obtained a shelter center license.
And some cases obtained a zoo license, and kept possession of this type of animal, while it remained subject to the control and supervision of the competent authorities.
The ministry pointed out that the mechanisms for regulating the possession of these types of animals provided by law achieve many benefits for society in general, including protecting humans from the danger of aggressive behavior of these animals, protecting society from the transmission of diseases that can infect them, and protecting them from abuse that may affect them. exposed to it, providing the highest standards of animal welfare and care, protecting local biodiversity from invasive species that could threaten its system, and protecting local biodiversity from genetic and genetic mixing.
The ministry pointed out that the law provided an opportunity to reconcile the situation for those who possess the species mentioned in the law, and allowed them, during this period, to inform the local competent authorities about their possession of the animal and hand it over to them, so that the competent authority would take over the shelter of the animal in shelters, breeding or care centers, as well as the delivery of the animal in a way Directly to care or shelter centers, zoos, animal parks, and export the animal outside the country, if it has the required documents.
The ministry stated that the law approved a set of penalties for its violators after the end of the period for amending the conditions it allowed, including imprisonment for a period of no less than three years and not more than seven years, for anyone who uses a dangerous animal to attack humans, if the assault leads to permanent disability, as well as imprisonment. Life imprisonment if the assault on an animal dangerous to humans leads to death, imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, and a fine of no less than 10 thousand dirhams, and not more than 400,000 dirhams, if the result of assaulting an animal dangerous to humans does not reach the degree of death or permanent disability.
In the event that a dangerous animal assaults others unintentionally from its possessor at the time of the assault, its owner shall be criminally punished with the penalty of wrongful killing or wrongful injury stipulated in the Penal Code, as the case may be. The facility maintains expenses, and the law also stipulates imprisonment and a fine of no less than 100,000 dirhams and not more than 700,000 dirhams, or one of these two penalties, for anyone who uses a dangerous animal to cause terror among people, imprisonment and a fine of no less than 50 thousand dirhams, and not more than A fine of 500,000 dirhams, or one of the two penalties, for anyone who possesses dangerous animals for the purpose of trafficking.
The ministry confirmed that it is working permanently to coordinate and follow up with the competent local authorities and authorities, to ensure the achievement of the objectives of the law, and to ensure quick dealing with reports of illegal possession of dangerous animals, intimidating others with them, or mistreating them, explaining that community members can participate in law enforcement through Report any violations to the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, municipalities in all emirates of the country, local environmental authorities, and security authorities (the police).
Ras Al Khaimah Park received 20 of them whose owners abandoned them
Black market for the sale of young predators
Lamp Amin ■ Ras al-Khaimah
The owner of the Ras Al Khaimah Zoo, Jassim Ali, revealed to "Emirates Today" that there is a "black market" for the sale of predatory animals from cubs of lions, tigers and leopards, to owners of farms, villas and residential homes who wish to raise and acquire predators when they are young at the beginning of their lives.
He pointed out that «the market depends on the presence of farms for the production of predators, the owners of which offer their small animals for sale at a value starting from 1,000 dirhams per cub, for example.
And the price rises with the bidding on it, up to several times by some traders.”
He explained that the traders in the end offer the animal for sale to those seeking fame and bragging about the illegal possession of predators.
In this way, these animals reach the owners of farms, villas and homes, without having any knowledge of how to raise them, feed them, or their health, safety and prevention of their danger.
He added that raising predatory animals in villas and farms is illegal, as it poses a danger to their breeders and the public.
He said, "I received many cases of predatory animals attacking children, such as lions, tigers and leopards, because the predator sees the child as an easy target for it, which leads to the children getting various injuries, as a result of touching the claws of the predator, or being bitten."
He continued, "I also received stories from farm owners about their workers being attacked by predators, including a worker being seriously attacked by a lioness. He was taken to the hospital as being bitten by a dog, but the concerned authorities later found out that he had been attacked by a lioness."
He stated that the most animals that are bred in farms and residential villas are lions, tigers and leopards, and that predators are acquired in order to show off and photograph them, and to publish clips via social media to get the highest followers and fans, but after the animal grows up control is lost, so Its owners are trying to get rid of it in several ways, including executing it, selling it or offering it for free to zoos, pointing out that the zoo has received, during the past two years, more than 20 predatory animals including lions, leopards and tigers, abandoned by their owners after they lost control of them.
He stated that the zoo he owns has an agreement with the competent authorities, stipulating that any person who has a predator who wants to get rid of it, brings it to the zoo to take care of it, with the owner's pledge not to claim it again.
He added that most of those who have acquired the predators were ordinary people, they have the financial ability to purchase, but do not have enough experience to deal with it.
He explained that small predators are placed in chicken cages, and no accommodation is provided for them, which leads to their escape by jumping from the fence of the villa or farm in search of freedom, and some feed them unhealthily, which leads to their exposure to malnutrition, making them more animals. Dangerous, as it is looking for food, and may attack its owner or anyone else in the place.
• “Most predators have the ability to buy, and they do not have the experience to deal with them.”
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