Now, I am not going to sit here and hate on these people for bringing up this puma as a pet. Because as they say, he was sick and needed help. So they bought him and nursed him back to health. And I think the puma is quite grateful for that. However, that doesn’t mean his natural instincts can’t take over at any moment. And that is what has so many people worried. The name of this Puma is Messi after the famous soccer player.
You see, this puma was part of a contact type zoo but when this couple saw him, they wanted to have him no matter what. In their own words, they believe owning this puma was a part of their destiny and they can’t imagine living without him. And that is shown in his social media that has amassed quite the following. You can see some of the most adorable pictures below.
Source: Instagram
He always thought about having a lynx – never a puma. It’s hard to explain but we believe that having this puma as a house cat is part of our destiny.
We had three days of thinking hard about whether it was moral to keep such an exotic pet, and whether it was common sense to have one. But nothing could fight our sudden wish. So we went to the zoo and started negotiations to buy Messi. We were surprised when they agreed.
He is like a dog. We started taking him for a walk, step by step. The animal hadn’t been really active before. Now we walk a lot twice a day, as it’s supposed to be. It doesn’t differ much from owning a dog in this sense.
He convinced us with his behavior that he’s a full member of our family and that he wouldn’t be doing anything bad apart from some small naughty things. He’s very kind and likes contact. He gets on very well with people.
Probably an unpopular opinion, but I think this is wrong. It’s a wild animal, it should not live indoors but go to a special sanctuary. I think it’s typical that some people think they can just buy anything they want and not look at what is best for the animal (declawing for example is extremely cruel). And by posting tons of photos and vids online, other people will see this as normal and some might even want this too. Not a good thing if you ask me.
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