Residents of a housing estate in Pattaya have been seeking help, after their foreign neighbour purchased two lions as pets, one of which gets loose and wanders around the neighbourhood.
They have alerted the police to the presence of two big cats in Khaomakok Soi 3 in Banglamung district, but no action has been taken so far. The residents say that they believe this is because the owner of the lions is a foreigner.
The matter attracted widespread attention after a Facebook page, “Pattayawatchdog”, posted an image of a man taking a walk with a large lion on a leash.
A neighbour said that, during the New Year break, one of the lions snuck out of the house and roamed around the area, and not for the first time.
The Facebook page reported that the neighbours want the National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation Department to handle the issue, because they fear that their families…
