webfact Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Angry 400lb lion attacks British tourist who patted him on the bum while posing for pictures in Thailand Robbie mucks around before making the lion angry Robbie Gaine from Garden City was visiting a zoo in Thailand when a big cat turned him A British tourist has been attacked by an angry lion after patting the animal on the bottom while posing for photos in a Thailand zoo. Boxer Robbie Gaine, 29 from Garden City, Flintshire, was on holiday with friends when the group decided to go to see lions, tigers, leopards and elephants at a zoo. The site allows visitors to enter a cage with a zookeeper where a lion is tethered to a concrete block with a 2ft chain. Full story: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/angry-400lb-lion-attacks-british-9625668 -- Mirror 2017-01-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tominbkk Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Hope he learned something that day. Is he drunk or something? Stupid man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) Maybe the loin was thinking that the man is making a gay move on him..... Next time, pat him on the head mate.... Edited January 15, 2017 by ezzra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Ahhh... he likes butts then...but the lion is not gay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Misleading title. The lion didn't "attack him". These false titles seem to be increasing on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbleg Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Must have tapped him on the pills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Heartbreaking to see such a magnificent animal treated this way, I soon learned not to go to Thai zoos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Watch the start of the video. He's standing at the rear of the lion and reaches down towards it's butt with his right hand. To me that doesn't look like he's trying to pat it on the bum. Looks more like he was tugging on it's tail. Audio sounds like: "hey - just to **** Steve Irwin. Nothing to see here. Come come. (as he's tugging on it's tail) Me and Sim....oh ******." I feel sorry for those animals. Like the ones at the Crocodile Farm. Tiny cages the size of my bathroom with full grown bears and lions and tigers cooped up in them. The birds, elephants, giraffes and crocodiles get treated far better than the lions, tigers and bears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 He touched the lion's rear end, the lion stood up and turned around....boring!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Hope the lion is ok. What an idiot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 51 minutes ago, ezzra said: Maybe the loin was thinking that the man is making a gay move on him..... Next time, pat him on the head mate.... Or avoid places that abuse wild animals like this? Disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverere Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 A two foot chain ? This is horrendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 43 minutes ago, fasteddie said: Heartbreaking to see such a magnificent animal treated this way, I soon learned not to go to Thai zoos. And support dual pricing too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Who can blame the Lion,I would be pissed too, chained to the floor with a 2 foot chain,these places that show animals this way need to be closed, its the mindset of the past,along with bull,bear baiting, regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Where is this "zoo"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 22 minutes ago, Somtamnication said: Hope the lion is ok. What an idiot! Yes, fair enough, he was, but if it weren't for the stupid policy of this so called zoo in allowing human beings to pose with these beautiful, powerful animals, this wouldn't happen would it! The sensationalist title looks like it's taken from that rag the Daily Mirror. A bit naff for them; the type of thing the Star does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmworx Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Unfortunately incidents like this are not enough to put other tourists off, all they want is a selfie. So the trade continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfin Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 1 hour ago, ezzra said: Maybe the loin was thinking that the man is making a gay move on him..... Next time, pat him on the head mate.... Maybe touching the lion's loin was the problem?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toenail Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 This is the 21st Century. Keeping zoo animals in small cages or tigers or lions tethered to a chain or drugged for photographs is totally going back to our age of ignorance. Riding elephants is also an outdated tourist attraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 A bit of fake news here !!Like one of those FB clickbait stories .He pats the lion and it doesn't like it and makes a move towards him !Robbie then is " s$&t scared " about walking past the animal to get out.As others have stated: the sad part of this is a magnificent animal is in a cage on a 2 foot chain !!Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 1 hour ago, tominbkk said: Hope he learned something that day. Is he drunk or something? Stupid man. stupid !!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchurch259 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) You never get a chance to make a second first impression. When I saw this man my first impression; Unkept nondisciplined individual, then proved his is stupid also , Quality tourist, not !! Edited January 16, 2017 by gchurch259 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Misleading title, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 If that's an attack.....my wife should have been locked up years ago for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Stupid idea to let tourists into such close proximity of such animals. It could remove an arm like an apple from a tree. I felt better that it appeared the animal was not sedated, but sadly might well be in the future. It is all so cruel and exploiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) His behaviour and language are typical of the residents of Garden City, a dump of a non-town built forming the edge of Deeside Industrial Estate, soon to be taken over by Latvians and Lithuanians who may well make an improvement. Edited January 16, 2017 by Briggsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloagain Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 1 hour ago, tominbkk said: Hope he learned something that day. Is he drunk or something? Stupid man. Stupid is stupid does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchonrocks Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Far less dangerous than getting involved with a Thai Gir :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloagain Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 What is interesting you reported it but not say which zoo. Why are you proctecting that zoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratcher Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Stupid idiot. I'm sick of seeing the antics of drunken Europeans in Thailand. Gives us Ex Pats a bad name and lowers our standing in the eyes of Thai people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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