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Irish Sunday People

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July 06, 2025

Warning over 'pet' wildcat surge

- BY NADA FARHOUD Environment Editor

MORE than 300 large cats, including lions, tigers and leopards, are being kept as pets across the UK, many without zoo licences.

A surge in ownership of exotic animals is being blamed on movies, social media and even TV adverts.

But many are turfed out after people realise their complex needs. Jamie Mintram, who founded Ark wildlife sanctuary near Boston, Lincs, warned: “We saw the trend kick off after that horrible documentary, Tiger King, in lockdown.

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