Cheetah roaming Riyadh streets!

[Last Hope]

Cheetah roaming Riyadh street shot dead by police
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RIYADH: Police in the Kingdom’s capital took down an unusual intruder near a Saudi Hollandi bank branch early Monday morning: an African cheetah.

“The cheetah was spotted moving toward the bank's gate by the bank's outer cameras at about 4:15 a.m. on Monday, prompting the security guards to raise alarm,” bank representative Salem Al-Onaizi told Arab News on Tuesday.

Al-Onaizi said the panic-stricken guards saw the cheetah darting around the bank, which led them to close the entrance gate and inform the authorities about the animal freely roaming near Dabbab Street.

According to eyewitnesses, the cheetah was first seen appearing from a nearby villa, triggering panic. The animal is believed to have escaped from a cage in a nearby villa. There were no reports of maulings or deaths.

“Officers opened fire on the cheetah, killing the animal near the parking lot of the bank,” said the bank spokesman.

The bank's official said that the corpse was taken by the owner, but eyewitnesses said the police were still looking for the animal's owner.

Judging from its comfort level around humans, the animal “appeared to be neither completely wild nor domesticated,” said N. Jameel, who works in the adjacent building on Dabbab Street.

Cheetahs are routinely smuggled into the Kingdom from Africa, usually as pups, to be sold illegally to collectors of exotic animals.

Animal trafficking to the region is a lucrative racket for smugglers.

In December 2009, airport officials in the Indonesian capital Jakarta thwarted smugglers who were attempting to send a baby orangutan and other tropical animals to Saudi Arabia.

The problem of exotic animal smuggling has led officials in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to pledge crackdowns on the illicit trade.

Animal right activists point out most of these animals die in transit or after they have been handed over to collectors who are inexperienced in proper care and handling of the creatures.



Taken from:
Cheetah roaming Riyadh street shot dead by police - Arab News


(I live just 2-3 KM away from the place of the incident!)

 

[somebozo]

The rich and famous of Riyadh are known to keep exotic and often smuggled animals in their private zoo's.

 

[truthseeker2010]

it would have escaped from one of the mansions nearby(if any)!!

 

[Last Hope]

Yeah it escaped from a Villa!

 

[Imran Khan]

ohhhhhhhh **** now some body tell police his real name so they will call him and catch . or he goes bank for transfer some $$$$ to his family back in Uganda.lol

 

[Enigma]

Is this www.DEFENCE. pk ?

 

[fallstuff]

Is this www.DEFENCE. pk ?

The cheetah was a possible perpetrator which could cause great bodily harm, police took defensive maneuvers and neutralized the threat.

Poor cheetah.

 

[Machoman]

Did anyone see my big cat I lost few days ago?......lol

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Did anyone see my big cat I lost few days ago?......lol

My dog ate it...... sorry.

 

[Vassnti]

So sad, its not like it was threatening any one why couldnt they get a vet to dart it and take it away?

 

[fallstuff]

So sad, its not like it was threatening any one why couldnt they get a vet to dart it and take it away?

Agreed. But I doubt if the Saudis have anything like animal control. I live in South Florida, alligators are routinely picked by animal control whenever one becomes a nuisance.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Compared with other big cats cheetahs aren't that bad. Still enough to maul a human though.

 

[Vassnti]

Agreed. But I doubt if the Saudis have anything like animal control. I live in South Florida, alligators are routinely picked by animal control whenever one becomes a nuisance.

Ive seen documentries of them doing that looks crazy trying to snag an aligator with a fishing rod but i guess it works.

I do love that the 12ft gator they get called out for seems to magically shrink to 4 or 5 when its in the back of the truck.

 

[fallstuff]

Ive seen documentries of them doing that looks crazy trying to snag an aligator with a fishing rod but i guess it works.

I do love that the 12ft gator they get called out for seems to magically shrink to 4 or 5 when its in the back of the truck.

Awww, when you are panicked, I don't think you are willing to go out and measure that animal, when it is loose !!Cause in the process you might lose a limb or two.

The nasty salt water crocodiles !!!

 

[divya]

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