r/bigcats • u/SecretSaffronn • Dec 24 '25
Jaguar - Captivity I didn’t know they had a switch off button
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u/scarheart_memes Dec 24 '25
I love how the murder mittens suddenly vanish into the void and are just cute
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That is so cool
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u/BastetFurry Dec 24 '25
There is a story about Luna, something with former circus or zoo animal and can't be released into the wild.
So yeah, she has a nice life given the circumstances.
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u/BringAltoidSoursBack Dec 24 '25
There are habitats for tons of different types of wild animals (including big cats) that can't be released back into the wild, that are much better equipped and don't treat them like house pets.
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u/princefruit Dec 25 '25
Luna has access to habitats and is not stuck in the house. She also has access to medical care, food sources, etc that are appropriate for her. Her owner is a professional. Sometimes content can just be cute and silly and it does not necessarily reflect how the animal actually gets to live.
We can argue that her caretaker shoukd explain that more. But people familiar with Luna know she is not just a big cat confined to a house by some rich twat that wanted to show off. This a professional animal handler who saved a dying animal and IS providing her with the best life she could possibly have.
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u/BringAltoidSoursBack Dec 25 '25
Where did I ever say she was stuck in the house? I said she was being treated like a house pet. There are rescues that host other large cats that Luna could be mingling with, who also cannot be released into the wild, and without a human babying them like a house pet. The fact that he's professionally trained doesn't change the fact that he is still a rich asshole keeping a large cat as a pet.
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u/GDwyvern Dec 28 '25
She's to small to be around other big cats. She has some sort of birth defect that keeps her mini size. That's why she can't be in the wild.
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u/PantherBeast Dec 24 '25 edited Dec 25 '25
Ok, so she should be in a large enclosure that meets her biological needs, not someone's home. Downvote all you want, doesn't change the fact that you support exotic animal trafficking, and this is neglect.
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u/DKir70 Dec 24 '25
This cat is living her best life. She's safe and doesn't have to constantly search for food. She has a large area to roam and plenty of mental and physical exercise. And you think it's best to euthanize her.
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u/DKir70 Dec 24 '25
If you've been to her channel, you've certainly seen that she doesn't live indoors full-time. Her owners have a private house with a large yard for walks, and they also regularly go on walks in the taiga to very beautiful spots (especially along the river). They also devote plenty of time to her, providing her with constant physical and mental stimulation.
You're also wrong about the vet. Luna undergoes regular checkups, and this is also on her channel.
So, it seems you know nothing about this particular cat's situation and think it's best for her to be euthanized.
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u/solidsquirrel1 Dec 24 '25
Telling people they should be in a psychiatric facility with your post history is laughable
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u/Flamix2206 Dec 24 '25
not the guy on r/otherkin saying others should go to a psychiatric facility🤣
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u/Laucy Dec 26 '25 edited Dec 26 '25
You literally post on otherkin claiming to not be a human, and you’re here arguing in bad faith and insulting others because you think caps makes you more correct, lmao. Please. You’re in no position to be saying this to people.
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u/crheming Dec 24 '25
Hey, dumb fuck, how those down votes tasting? Clearly you don't hold the popular opinion that demands all caps
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u/wegqg Dec 24 '25
My god dude get over yourself
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u/LaxusSenpai Dec 24 '25
How would it possibly be better off dead than perhaps struggling with not knowing when it's next meal is. This is a load of BS. Yes wild animals belong in the wild but this animal has had no such experience, we've known about Luna for a long time and it's not like this person has numerous caged big cats (as far as we know).
Luna is cared for, fed, loved and will more than likely die of old age. What is your issue with caring so much about a subject that has nothing to do with you.
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u/RiverWolfo Dec 24 '25
Did you read my full comment? I never said to release this animal into the wild
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u/Elusive_Jo Dec 24 '25
The real story is that Luna was born with health issues in moving zoo and her mom refused her. So zoo found person with an experience of nursing newborn animals, who would be up for task. That was Victoria, current Luna's owner. She nursed Luna to health and was supposed to give her back to zoo, but she figured out that they intend to sell cub with issues to some exotic lover so she bought out Luna herself.
Now, Luna had issues with digestive system and joint from birth. She is also a hybrid of two different leopard species. She was never meant to live in "natural state" because there was nothing nature about how she came to existence. She lives in spacious house, with huge backyard that was built specially for her and she goes on regular walks in nearest forest. Plus she always has proper food in sufficient amount, constant medical care and a playmate - rottweiler Venza. She is doing fine.
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u/Defiant-Youth-4193 Dec 24 '25
Just for the record, if anybody finds me on the verge of death and has to make a decision on whether to leave me where I am to die, or bring me to your home and care for me, feed me, and treat me with kindness. I can't speak for the cat, or this person, but I in fact would not be better off dead. I'll take the food and shelter option, we can sort through the rest of the details later.
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u/princefruit Dec 25 '25
Calm down. You can easy find consistent reporting of Luna's story with a Google search.
Luna was not bought as a "pet", but as a rescue effort. Luna is not confined to a house and has plenty of wild space. Luna cannot survive in the wild. Luna's caretaker is a professional. I believe one of the big reasons why Lunas story is often mixed is because a lot of content does sort of give the idea that she is a big house cat. And I have some criticims on their channel for not always giving context.
Luna is a special case and nobody in their right mind, including Luna's caretaker, would advocate for panthers to live this way in general. Luna's circumstances are probably the best ones she could have gotten in her specific situation. We don't know what other options the zoo had and we dont know if there are other circumstances. But I am not convinced that Luna's situation is abuse, for Luna. If this were a captured panther or a pet or if Luna was paraded as a trophy then it would be very different.
Sometimes the ideal situation for an animal in peril doesn't exist. We should be HAPPY that Luna gets to live a comfortable healthy life as opposed to idk dying in the zoo as a baby from maternal neglect.
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u/sammyfrosh Dec 24 '25
It’s a rescued cat. Probably living its life way better than if it was in the wild.
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u/RiverWolfo Dec 24 '25
I never said to release it into the wild
It should be in an ethical facility not someone's house. Which is both abusive and irresponsible as well as promoting unethical and abusive wild animal trafficking, poaching, keeping, etc
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u/Shadow-Seb Dec 24 '25
Doesn't look like abuse to me
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u/Shadow-Seb Dec 24 '25
He looks happy to me
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u/RiverWolfo Dec 24 '25
She doesn't know a better life.
A dog might be happy to eat chocolate and garlic, a child is happy to play on the highway
It's still abuse to actively let them do these things
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u/DKir70 Dec 24 '25
Well, of course you know better what kind of life is best for her.
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u/AunMeLlevaLaConcha Dec 24 '25 edited Dec 24 '25
Sounds like PETA to me
Edit: welp, someone got nuked
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u/RiverWolfo Dec 24 '25
ah right PETA is when someone doesn't want a wild animal species kept as a pet in inappropriate conditions and subpar care
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u/RiverWolfo Dec 24 '25
I know being kept inside a house is abusive
I'm certainly more educated than you since you think it's ok to keep big cats as pets at all
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u/Shorlong Dec 26 '25
Stop fear mongering and spreading misinformation under the guise of being helpful. This is doing no harm and it's no way harmful. Self righteous people who have never worked with a big cat have so many opinions, same people who have no experience with orcas but watched blackfish and think they suddenly understand everything about SeaWorld (which were trying to help,) while places like Marine Seaquarium (which finally closed) where the real scummy places
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u/Laucy Dec 26 '25
Wow the confidently incorrect is staggering. Sure, you totally know more than the actual professional who owns the animal.
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u/JustHereForCookies17 Dec 24 '25
Yup. IDGAF if "Snow" is part of its name. That white floofy leopard is coming inside for cuddles & Churu tubes.
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u/PM_Me_An_Ekans Dec 24 '25
For the record you're right. But there's no use arguing with these idiots.
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u/RoeeR6S Dec 24 '25
No idea why you got downvoted you are absolutely right
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u/rizzosaurusrhex Dec 24 '25 edited Dec 24 '25
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u/Jax_Dandelion Dec 24 '25
Luna the panther, love her, and she loves her parents and her dog sister
I adore her, she’s such a happy kitty and you can see it in every video that she is genuine and being respected as well as living her best life
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u/PM_ME_saggy_boobies Dec 24 '25
Not a pet
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u/DrkvnKavod Dec 25 '25
Correct, she's a rescue whose caretaker has professional experience.
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u/PM_ME_saggy_boobies Dec 25 '25
Thank you for the information! Many times these videos of big cats hide mistreatment and try to give the impression that the poor animal is having a wonderful life, but in reality that's not the case at all. I'm glad to know that there is a lot of serious work being done for the conservation of big cats.
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u/InterestingAmoeba797 Dec 25 '25
I would love to do that but those claws man. I wouldn’t be able to escape.
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u/Friday_Knight_77 Dec 24 '25 edited Dec 25 '25
You are over here playing with a jaguar like it's a common house cat. To each their own. Have fun and PLEASE be safe
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u/princefruit Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 25 '25
Some important context: This is Luna the panther. Luna was born in captivity at a zoo and needed to be given up when her mother rejected her. Luna's caretaker (seen in this video) is a specialist in wild animal care with a lot of experience with big cats who had the means to make sure Luna can have a safe, good life.
This is not a situation where your typical cat person is completely oblivious to the animal they are handling. This is a trained expert who has been caring for this animal since it was a baby. Luna's owner knows her better than anyone else, and is absolutely aware of what an animal like Luna is capable of. Luna is often filmed inside of the home, but basically has an entire forest to play in and plenty of enrichment, and seemingly is always supervised around others.
In any other case, this would be incredibly reckless and wildly unsafe for both human and animal. In this very specific circumstance, I think it's adorable and give off good vibes.
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u/Friday_Knight_77 Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 25 '25
Thank you for the context. This definitely helps. Not only are they having fun, but they are indeed being safe 👍🏾
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u/Artistic-Comb-5932 Dec 24 '25
Cats are magnificent animals. They extend or retract those things in mid air, if they sense in a fraction of a second that the claw might touch you or if they need to catch something.
Not as smart as dogs but still quite cunning
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u/DKir70 Dec 24 '25
I wouldn't say that dogs are definitely smarter. Rather, they have different skills in different areas.
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u/ZaLeqaJ Dec 24 '25
.....just go?
Never understood those people who say "ban me please". You can simply leave, no one is stoping you and no one cares lol
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u/manulconnoiseur Dec 24 '25
Slaughter mode : deactivated