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circa 1900: A captive lion in Regents Park Zoo, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Man Mauled To Death By His Pet Lion

Author Angie Krueger
A man in the Czech Republic was killed after he was mauled to death by a pet lion he kept in his backyard.
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33-year-old Michael Prasek was found dead on Tuesday in an enclosure shared by a lion and lioness he kept as pets.
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Police say Prasek had been fined in the past for illegal pets and last year made headlines when he took the lioness for a walk on a leash.  Both lions were shot and killed by officers when they recovered Prasek’s body.
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Experts say big cats, and most wild animals, should never be kept as pets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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