Thailand never ceases to amaze me - the level of utter fluckwittery on display is truly impressive sometimes. Firstly, that someone is keeping an apex predator in the middle of a residential neighbourhood is almost unbelievable. Secondly, that the authorities permit it at all is even more astonishing. This simply shouldn't be a matter of whether the enclosure is "good enough" or whether another layer of steel mesh or an electric fence should be added after neighbours complain. An apex predator has absolutely no place in a residential community. The law should be crystal clear. Lions, tigers and other dangerous wild animals should only be permitted in properly licensed zoos, safari parks or wildlife reserves with the space, infrastructure, trained staff and emergency planning to deal with the consequences when something inevitably goes wrong. The entire concept is absurd. No family should have to wonder whether the roaring they hear at night is coming from the neighbour's garden, nor should they have to trust that every lock, every gate and every human involved will perform flawlessly forever. Some things simply should not be legal. Keeping an apex predator in a residential area is one of them.
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