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muriel_volestrangler

(102,852 posts) Thu Oct 29, 2020, 07:23 PM Oct 2020

Man pays $150 for "full-contact experience" with leopard; goes as well as you'd expect

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DAVIE, Fla. – A man who paid $150 for a “full-contact experience” with a black leopard says he had to undergo multiple surgeries after he was mauled by the fully-grown animal in an enclosure behind a Davie home.
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Investigators say Poggi charged the 50-year-old Turner $150 for a “full-contact experience” with his black leopard — to “play with it, rub its belly and take pictures.”

FWC’s report says that once Turner walked inside the enclosure, the leopard attacked.

The injuries were so severe, the report says the victim’s scalp was “hanging from his head and his right ear was torn in half.”

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/10/28/man-mauled-by-leopard-behind-davie-home/

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Man pays $150 for "full-contact experience" with leopard; goes as well as you'd expect (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Oct 2020 OP

A angry housecat can do serious damage exboyfil Oct 2020 #1

Florida. Sigh. n/t Laelth Oct 2020 #2

The leopard's contract included teeth in the definition of full-contact. BusyBeingBest Oct 2020 #3

... catbyte Oct 2020 #4

No way that I'd intentionally do something like that! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #5

He survived central scrutinizer Oct 2020 #6

Some peeps just are not very smart UpInArms Oct 2020 #7

Good value. He got his money's worth. keithbvadu2 Oct 2020 #8

exboyfil

(18,079 posts)

1. A angry housecat can do serious damage

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 07:28 PM

Oct 2020

Who would ever get in the same cage with 100# version of one?

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

2. Florida. Sigh. n/t

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 07:34 PM

Oct 2020

-Laelth

BusyBeingBest

(8,457 posts)

3. The leopard's contract included teeth in the definition of full-contact.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 07:35 PM

Oct 2020

Maybe there was a discrepancy.

catbyte

(36,181 posts)

4. ...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 07:41 PM

Oct 2020

WTF? A black leopard is being kept in an enclosure in some asshole's backyard? "Hello, ASPCA..."

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,102 posts)

5. No way that I'd intentionally do something like that!

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 07:47 PM

Oct 2020

I hiked and camped at Point Reyes (north of San Francisco) a few years ago, and I almost exited my tent at night with a flashlight to see what kind of giant bird (presumed) was keeping me awake. It kept circling around my tent and loudly squawking for hours. I decided to just stay put, and it finally went away.

It turned out to be a mountain lion in heat! I had no idea how they sounded when in heat!

It sounded mostly like this one, but a bit different: