Taking selfies with animals is driving some cheetah populations to extinction, according to a report issued by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, a treaty organization formed by governments to protect wildlife.
Keeping cheetahs as pets is an ancient tradition in the Middle East, but ownership was once restricted to only the richest sheikhs. Today, the oil-rich region’s affluence has allowed more people to afford the cats, which can sell for $10,000. It is now less about tradition and more about looking cool with a cheetah riding shotgun in your sports car or posing on the bow of your speedboat, said Kristin Nowell, executive director of the Cat Action Network and the primary author of the CITES report. [...]
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