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In January 2022, a video went viral that supposedly showed a woman carrying a lion down the street. As this video was circulated on social media, some wondered if this footage was real or if it was the result of some digital editing. And, if it was real, why was this happening? This appears to be a genuine piece of footage that was taken in the Sabahiya district of Kuwait on Jan. 1, 2022. According to the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anba, this lion was being kept as a pet by the pictured woman and her father when the animal accidentally escaped, terrifying residents as it wondered the streets. The pet's female owner and local authorities coordinated with each other to get the lion off the streets. The viral video appears to show the moment after the lion was reunited with the owner. Al-Anba reported [Translated via Google]: A third video of this lion, this time showing the lion on a leash as it resists being pulled by an unseen person, can be seen below. While we're not entirely sure who captured this viral footage, it was included in several local news reports about the incident. While it may seem especially dangerous to hold a lion in your arms, it's possible that this lion, like other exotic pets, had been declawed and defanged. Turpentine Creek, a wildlife refuge in Arkansas, notes that exotic pet owners will often defang and declaw big cats in an attempt to make these wild animals safe enough to be handled by humans:
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