Pet Wild Animals - Wealthy Lifestyle of Rich Arabs - Taming Cars, Lions, Tigers Part-2

• published: 12 Aug 2015
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Different cultures treat wealth differently. In the west, many families have had wealth for countless generations, leading to an almost apathy towards their wealth. Sure, they have plenty of money, but they see no need to flaunt it. Arab states, on the other hand, have a very different outlook. Many of the today's Arab elite remember being dirt poor, so their take on money is quite different. They flaunt it in ways that boggles the mind at times, writing their name in the sand, buying a pure white gold Mercedes or countless other ridiculous shows. One thing that virtually all Arab elite do is show off their cars. This has become so common place that the elite are looking for other ways of showing off, and exotic pets are the new thing. With lions going for $50,000 a piece, few ordinary folk can afford it, making them all the more interesting for those looking to flaunt. Let me introduce you to Humaid Albuqaish, a resident of Dubai (presumably) with little known about him outside of his instagram account. Humaid has an interesting collection of exotic animals, including lions, cheetahs, turtles and more. Not only does he have a nice collection, but what he does with them is insane. I doubt he's a circus trainer, but he has at least learned how to keep his exotic pets tame. They let him do the craziest stuff, just check out the pictures, or the short video below. The swing-set of the UAE garden. What can be better than having a big collection of wild cats living in your garden to show off your wealth? Having those same cats prance around and walk all over your collection of outstanding exotic, luxury and supercars. This realization by Humaid Abdalla Albuqaish led him to open up a dedicated Instagram account, where he shows off his two prized collections from his home, somewhere in the United Arab Emirates. Apparently, 400,000 followers share his passion. - See more Filthy-rich Arabs show off 'ultimate status symbols' on Instagram FILTHY rich young men in the Gulf Arab states have taken to posting photographs of themselves with big predator cats on the popular social network site Instagram. According to a report in the online edition of British newspaper the Daily Mail, the wealthy young men have been showing off the Persian Gulf's latest 'ultimate status symbol', which, the newspaper said, either betrays their "sheer bravado or stupidity, depending on your point of view". His posts have spurred other young men to upload pictures of their big cats being taken for a spin in a speedboat, while others show themselves with their heads inside the predators' mouths. According to the report, the trade in big cats reflects the importance of status among the wealthy in the Gulf, where a rare white lion will sell for around US$50,000. "If someone buys a very expensive animal, he is boasting that he has enough money to get anything he wants," the Mail reported Jasim Ali, who runs the Ras Al Khaimah Wildlife Park in the United Arab Emirates, as telling CNN in 2015. "If he has a tamed wild animal like a lion, he is trying to show off that he is brave. But this is not courage; this is animal rights abuse," added Ali, who adopts and cares for those animals that are discarded once they become too large and dangerous for their boastful owners. The newspaper said that there was nothing to suggest that any of the young men in the pictures would openly flaunt ownership of illegal animals so publicly online 2015 New Latest . However, the problem is such that in 2010 more than 200 illegal animals were confiscated in the United Arab Emirates. Among the animals taken into custody are white lions, tigers, panthers, cheetahs and hyenas. Pet Wild Animals Wealthy Lifestyle of Rich Arabs Taming Cars, Lions, Tigers Part 2