PHOTOS: Rich Arab Residents Pose With Supercars and Lions, As They Boast About Lavish Lifestyles
Is it the hottest way to brag about your lavish lifestyle these days and wealthy?
Persian Gulf residents have taken their Instagram boasting to a new level.
Apparently posing with vicious big cats is the ultimate status symbol in the Persian Gulf although whether it is impressive or hugely stupid is up to you.
The flash lad has over 250,000 followers who are obviously big fans of his fancy cars and big cats. See the stunning photos below:
While it is not clear what Albuqaish does for a living or how he affords his pets, it is certainly a life that most can only dream of.
Another user attempted to better Albuqaish by posting a photo of cheetah joining him and a pal on a speed boat.
Foolish: The lad may find it funny now but he may be on the end of a bad accident one day
Lavish: Itslavishbitch was more traditionally boastful, posing with bundles of cash
Jasmin Ali runs the Ras Al Khaimah Wildlife Park in the United Arab Emirates and adopts and cares for the big cats once they have been cast aside by their cruel owners.
Speaking to CNN he said: "If someone buys a very expensive animal, he is boasting that he has enough money to get anything he wants.
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"If he has a tamed wild animal like a lion, he is trying to show off that he is brave. But that is not courage, this is animal rights abuse."
As well as being incredibly cruel to take the wild animals out of their natural environment - the ownership of the animals may very well be illegal.
In 2010 over 200 illegal animals were confiscated in the UAE including white lions, tigers, panthers and cheetahs.
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