I put a lion down today

[dangerous]

Yip a odd thing to do as a chippy, helped snuffed the lights out on a two year old Lion. Poor wee man had been tossed by a larger more dominant Lion two days ago and had his femur broken, and while all was done with correspondence with Africa and Aussie no pinning or Opp has worked on big cats so to euthanase was the only way out for this chap to be rid of his pain.

After darting him and he fell asleep a small mission was needed to find the right vein under his impressive mane. One syringe was injected and the beasts massive heart beat slowed, he passed very easy and quietly.

Now it kinda gets a bit undignified for the Lion as all we could do was drag him across the floor, The vet wanted to take a look at his leg so... yip out came the knife, more blood than I have ever seen and out came the broken bone. It sure was fucked a spiral brake proving there's no way he could have been mended.
Ya see the bone its self isn't that big about an inch and a half across, the lions leg how ever is about the size of a child, all muscle and with strength like that the muscle would have pulled the pin out and bone apart.
So more undignification and we draged him up onto a trailer a 6x4 which he fill from one side to the other and end to end.

Well spose I'm telling the story cos I don't want to have any dreams tonight of him coming back and chasing me down for dinner, was graphic was sad but thats life, and its not every day ya get to see just how big these anamils really are, his paw fitted in both of my hands and still hanged over.

[Maha]

...I watched that show on Elsa last night....:(

[Hitcher]

Today a lion, tomorrow a Rotarian?

[jellywrestler]

I don't like Lions but put a couple of DB Exports down today...

[nadroj]

Today a lion, tomorrow a Rotarian?

You put them on a spit doncha?

[Woodman]

They big fuckas alright, check the paws out on this dude that I got locked in a cage with.

Watched that Elsa doco last night too, bloody sad. Bloody sad about your Lion too.

[FJRider]

Today a lion, tomorrow a Rotarian?

At least the Lion has a legitimate place in the food chain ...

[Virago]

They big fuckas alright, check the paws out on this dude that I got locked in a cage with...

Odd looking lion...

[Fatjim]

They big fuckas alright, check the paws out on this dude that I got locked in a cage with.

Watched that Elsa doco last night too, bloody sad. Bloody sad about your Lion too.

Hey mate, I think that's a tiger.

[Woodman]

Odd looking lion...

Facelift model.

[SMOKEU]

I've seen them on a game reserve in South Africa, magnificent creatures they are indeed.

[shafty]

I think Sinfull may have some experience in this area too.... and I don't just mean pussy tamer

[superman]

had his femur broken, and while all was done with correspondence with Africa and Aussie no pinning or Opp has worked on big cats so to euthanase was the only way out for this chap to be rid of his pain.

No amputation has worked on a lions leg?

[98tls]

Yip a odd thing to do as a chippy, helped snuffed the lights out on a two year old Lion. Poor wee man had been tossed by a larger more dominant Lion two days ago and had his femur broken, and while all was done with correspondence with Africa and Aussie no pinning or Opp has worked on big cats so to euthanase was the only way out for this chap to be rid of his pain.

After darting him and he fell asleep a small mission was needed to find the right vein under his impressive mane. One syringe was injected and the beasts massive heart beat slowed, he passed very easy and quietly.

Now it kinda gets a bit undignified for the Lion as all we could do was drag him across the floor, The vet wanted to take a look at his leg so... yip out came the knife, more blood than I have ever seen and out came the broken bone. It sure was fucked a spiral brake proving there's no way he could have been mended.
Ya see the bone its self isn't that big about an inch and a half across, the lions leg how ever is about the size of a child, all muscle and with strength like that the muscle would have pulled the pin out and bone apart.
So more undignification and we draged him up onto a trailer a 6x4 which he fill from one side to the other and end to end.Disgusting.Good on ya for helping i guess but seeing that shit must have made you want to smack the cunt in the mouth that ownes the place...surely.Imagine having correspondence with Africa "hello this is NZ calling we have put some lions behind a fence and ones all fucked up",Not exactly rocket science is it.

Well spose I'm telling the story cos I don't want to have any dreams tonight of him coming back and chasing me down for dinner, was graphic was sad but thats life, and its not every day ya get to see just how big these anamils really are, his paw fitted in both of my hands and still hanged over.

No offence to you personally D but the undignified bit was when some cunt put the thing in a cage,imagine being a motorcyclist and some fuck puts some wire round your suburb.

[SMOKEU]

No offence to you personally D but the undignified bit was when some cunt put the thing in a cage,imagine being a motorcyclist and some fuck puts some wire round your suburb.

I know the feeling, I have to ride my TS185 in a small suburban back yard.

[98tls]

I know the feeling, I have to ride my TS185 in a small suburban back yard.

Sadly theres some things that just need to be confined.I think your acceptance of it is admirable.:niceone:

[Brian d marge]

I have also put down a lion,

and a DB, a tui, quite a few waikato draught as well


stephen

PS, your a better man than me I can't even kill a roach..... both kinds of,,,,,:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

[speights_bud]

Tis a bugger but someone had to do it, sometimes its just the best thing to do, like we shoulda done to that damn penguin....

But i guess now Someone gettin a pretty cool Lion rug eh?

[dangerous]

No amputation has worked on a lions leg?
Pinning mate, its been done but fails the beasts are two strong and it either never heals or heals in a way its painfull for life.
As far as amputation... well a 3 leged lion could never be put back in its pride, it would be picked on and as a pack animal it would go nuts on its own.




No offence to you personally D but the undignified bit was when some cunt put the thing in a cage,imagine being a motorcyclist and some fuck puts some wire round your suburb.

Gona correct ya here man... 'most' of the animals are rescued, another words they would be dead already, believe me when I say they are beter off caged and when I say caged its a full on habitat couple a hundred hectors out there.
And A lot of animals that are breed there are relesed to help with avoiding extinction... ohh and they are more than happy nuff to be caged, the other day I lay in the sun with a cheetah or two, big purrs man louder than your ute with no exhaust, they are happy.

[scumdog]

A picture of you holding a slug-gun and standing over the dead lion would have looked pretty cool!:lol:

(Well that's what I'd have done...)

[Brett]

Better that than it living with permanent pain, which can also make Lions go a bit loco and even more dangerous. I have family in South Africa who work very closely with Lions (among many many other species of wild animals) and the beauty of them never ceases to amaze me. One thing that they (my family members) do that is quite cool, they allow people to pay to dart a lion rather than shoot and kill them, it is cheaper, and the lion has to be darted anyway as they need to check them (health, research etc.). All of the money raised goes back into research, conservation and protection of a range of at risk animal species. They have had to shoot the odd few that have developed a desire to predatorily hunt people, gotten ill and the such, but is always out of necessity not desire. I personally could never just shoot an amazing animal like a lion out of sport, they are just too majestic.

[sinfull]

Pinning mate, its been done but fails the beasts are two strong and it either never heals or heals in a way its painfull for life.
As far as amputation... well a 3 leged lion could never be put back in its pride, it would be picked on and as a pack animal it would go nuts on its own.





Gona correct ya here man... 'most' of the animals are rescued, another words they would be dead already, believe me when I say they are beter off caged and when I say caged its a full on habitat couple a hundred hectors out there.
And A lot of animals that are breed there are relesed to help with avoiding extinction... ohh and they are more than happy nuff to be caged, the other day I lay in the sun with a cheetah or two, big purrs man louder than your ute with no exhaust, they are happy.
Where are ya man !!! Envious if your "Out west" is west Africa lol As Shafty says i have a bit of experience, should i say "an experience" with the big cats in captivity and it's been a goal since then to see them in their true habitat !

I drew the Line and walked away refusing to help, when they kilt my hand reared +3 yr old cats, as well as the other Doz or so lions i had cared for for almost 4 years !

[Edbear]

Pinning mate, its been done but fails the beasts are two strong and it either never heals or heals in a way its painfull for life.
As far as amputation... well a 3 leged lion could never be put back in its pride, it would be picked on and as a pack animal it would go nuts on its own.

Gona correct ya here man... 'most' of the animals are rescued, another words they would be dead already, believe me when I say they are beter off caged and when I say caged its a full on habitat couple a hundred hectors out there.
And A lot of animals that are breed there are relesed to help with avoiding extinction... ohh and they are more than happy nuff to be caged, the other day I lay in the sun with a cheetah or two, big purrs man louder than your ute with no exhaust, they are happy.

You got to experience something most never will, and while sad to have to euthanase such a beautiful beast, few will ever be able to experience an animal like this up close. Although we have been able to pet a baby lion. I agree with your post here, sadly Man in general, has not been a good caretaker of the Earth and its creatures.


A picture of you holding a slug-gun and standing over the dead lion would have looked pretty cool!:lol:

(Well that's what I'd have done...)

As long as you did it with your clothes on that would be fine... :rolleyes:


Better that than it living with permanent pain, which can also make Lions go a bit loco and even more dangerous. I have family in South Africa who work very closely with Lions (among many many other species of wild animals) and the beauty of them never ceases to amaze me. One thing that they (my family members) do that is quite cool, they allow people to pay to dart a lion rather than shoot and kill them, it is cheaper, and the lion has to be darted anyway as they need to check them (health, research etc.). All of the money raised goes back into research, conservation and protection of a range of at risk animal species. They have had to shoot the odd few that have developed a desire to predatorily hunt people, gotten ill and the such, but is always out of necessity not desire. I personally could never just shoot an amazing animal like a lion out of sport, they are just too majestic.

Goodonyermate! And the family deserves all the support and help it can get.

[dangerous]

I drew the Line and walked away refusing to help, when they kilt my hand reared +3 yr old cats, as well as the other Doz or so lions i had cared for for almost 4 years !Killed you mean?
tell us more, its not just my story here...



Where are ya man?sorry thought everyone knew I am christchurch based... recently moved and now work west of town.





As long as you did it with your clothes on that would be fine... :rolleyes:
will he ever live that one down?



You got to experience something most never will, and while sad to have to euthanase such a beautiful beast, few will ever be able to experience an animal like this up close. Although we have been able to pet a baby lion. I agree with your post here, sadly Man in general, has not been a good caretaker of the Earth and its creatures.yes... but thats hard to explain, its not till you have been that close that you can remotely resepct or understand these beasts

[sil3nt]

Seeing the Lions pace up and down the fence at paradise valley in Rotorua is a sad sight. Such a small enclosure :(

[sinfull]

Killed you mean?
tell us more, its not just my story here...


sorry thought everyone knew I am christchurch based... recently moved and now work west of town.






Awww nah sorry, when you said they bred some animals to help endangered species, the thought went through my head that you might have been over in africa at the mo working there as a chippy or something for some reason !
Orana park obviously ? Thought about moving down there back when the Paraparaumu park closed, but was pretty fucked up with what they did, so when in other directions

Long story my one, got it documented somewhere lol !

[dangerous]

Awww nah sorry, when you said they bred some animals to help endangered species, the thought went through my head that you might have been over in africa at the mo working there as a chippy or something for some reason !
Orana park obviously ? Thought about moving down there back when the Paraparaumu park closed, but was pretty fucked up with what they did, so when in other directions

Long story my one, got it documented somewhere lol !

Thanks for shearing via p/m, very sad but it happened, the keeping manager at work reonforced all you said, 30 yrs hes been here... tell ya what if ya ever down here let me know and I will try my best to reinstate your confidance wit big cat keeping, Ill introduce you to the prides we have.

[98tls]

Pinning mate, its been done but fails the beasts are two strong and it either never heals or heals in a way its painfull for life.
As far as amputation... well a 3 leged lion could never be put back in its pride, it would be picked on and as a pack animal it would go nuts on its own.





Gona correct ya here man... 'most' of the animals are rescued, another words they would be dead already, believe me when I say they are beter off caged and when I say caged its a full on habitat couple a hundred hectors out there.
And A lot of animals that are breed there are relesed to help with avoiding extinction... ohh and they are more than happy nuff to be caged, the other day I lay in the sun with a cheetah or two, big purrs man louder than your ute with no exhaust, they are happy.

There ya go then eh,fair call after giving it some thought.

[avgas]

So just to clear it up with us dyslexic folk here. This had nothing to do with a slug gun aimed at your crotch? :laugh:

True story, the dead-beat father of my nephew is on some "art grant" so he can smoke more P........and he gave his son a painting once of some orange and yellow. Looked sort of like some kind of painted fur.
On the back he put his name (in 5 year old scribble) and the name of the painting.
I personally could not see the "Roaring Loin"........but I am no artists (I know how to spell most words).

[Berries]

believe me when I say they are beter off caged and when I say caged its a full on habitat couple a hundred hectors out there.
Fuck. No wonder they are one of the most endangered species of dolphin out there. Not much of a chase either.

[Madness]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6231539/Wellington-toddler-faces-down-massive-lion

[dangerous]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6231539/Wellington-toddler-faces-down-massive-lion
fuck me, he wanted her dead... idiots some people, and I dont think people should be alowd that close, at least 1.5M back from the glass, the Lion found her being there to be on his turf.

[Kornholio]

Where are ya man !!! Envious if your "Out west" is west Africa lol As Shafty says i have a bit of experience, should i say "an experience" with the big cats in captivity and it's been a goal since then to see them in their true habitat !

I drew the Line and walked away refusing to help, when they kilt my hand reared +3 yr old cats, as well as the other Doz or so lions i had cared for for almost 4 years !

You would have blended in with the cats quite nicely Bill ;D



Sorry to hear of outcome tho :(

[sinfull]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6231539/Wellington-toddler-faces-down-massive-lion
How to drive an animal mad !!!

They find toddlers to be as cute as a gazelle fawn ! Hmmm cute could be the wrong word for easy to kill ! Funilly enough it's instinctual

You would have blended in with the cats quite nicely Bill ;D

You know what happened to the last bloke who called me a pussy aye ? Nah nor me, i didn't look back !!!




Sorry to hear of outcome tho :( Yeah me too, didn't want it to end but being older wiser and drunk alot, i now know it was built to go bust !!

[dangerous]

They find toddlers to be as cute as a gazelle fawn ! Hmmm cute could be the wrong word for easy to kill ! Funilly enough it's instinctualYa not wrong, took my 2 in the dens the other day (dont worry PC group was all done safe) and yes their actions were varstle different to a strang adult walking in, yet the Tiger wasent fazed, shits whats worse.

[Berries]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6231539/Wellington-toddler-faces-down-massive-lion
I'll raise you a leopard - http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/6230952/Leopard-attack-caught-on-camera

[Woodman]

What that pic back a few posts of me with the Tiger doesn't show is a few kids running around trying to scare the tigers. There was no barrier fences and the kids were banging on the cage and raising merry hell. There was another tiger wondering around in there as well which was a little worrying.

Was a good experience but also a bit sad seeing what these animals have become.
Only cost $16NZD though including a photographer for half an hour with 2 grown tigers.