The famend Lebanese singer, actress, and performer Carole Samaha has stirred up some controversy after posting an Instagram reel whereas cuddling a lion cub.
As her birthday current, the singer was apparently gifted the lion cub by Egyptian composer and good friend, Mohamed Rahim.
The explanation behind this particular present is that Carole’s zodiac signal is Leo, which is represented by the lion, and she or he captioned her put up “Are you prepared for Leo season?”
In direction of the tip of the reel, the singer acknowledged that the lion cub is roughly a month outdated and that when he hits the 6 months mark he’ll in all probability be in a cage.
This steered up a variety of controversy concerning animal rights and the subject of conserving wild animals as home pets.
Her Instagram and Twitter flooded with feedback denouncing such acts.
Aziza Sibaha, a French information anchor, tweeted: “I do know that in my community there are individuals which might be near Carole Samaha. So right here is my message: wild animals will not be toys. A lion cub that’s one month outdated is an endangered species that must be protected and wishes to stick with his mother. Not a toy that we give as a present.”
The backlash received so heated that the feedback within the preliminary Instagram reel needed to be turned off.
Nonetheless, it seems that the cub was not truly a present to Samaha and certainly it nonetheless lives with its mother within the Egyptian nationwide circus.
As each Carole and Mohamed clarified, “This child lion lives along with his mom, not in my home!!” and “the woman who was filming this video is the coach of the Lion and she or he is treating him as a result of he has well being points since he was born.”
The singer put an finish to this controversy by posting on her Instagram tales to make clear as soon as once more that the cub lives along with his mother and that individuals ought to be taught to talk with kindness earlier than denouncing others.
Discover the reel in query under:
