Millionaire poses for selfies with pet CHEETAHS… as exotic animal snaps become the new way to flaunt wealth
Persian moneybags Humaid Abdulla Albuqaish has to be right up there with his array of pets including lions, tiger cubs, a chimp and more
PRIVATE jets, Lamborghinis and magnum champagne bottles, the super-rich have it all - but how can they possibly take it to the next level?
Those with enough cash can really show off their wealth by boasting a pet collection that includes big cats and exotic animals.
And when it comes to eccentric, Persian millionaire Humaid Abdulla Albuqaish has to be right up there.
While it is unclear what he does for a living, suggests he is far from struggling financially.
Boasting more than 859,000 followers, the Dubai local is getting all the likes on the photo-sharing app for posting selfies posing with his array of exotic pets including cheetahs, lions, tiger cubs, a chimp and many more.
It's not too hard to buy a cat online from websites trading big cats in UAE
And it looks like he now owns a Slow Loris, from South East Asia, pictured clutching on his luxury leather gear stick in his car.
He also uploads videos of himself wrestling the wild cats and hugging chimps dressed in t-shirts.
Judging by the comments on his posts, it appears as if people are envious of his luxurious life and support his extravagant antics.
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And the predators are also living it up as another Instagram account hendfq shares a picture of lion cub in a Louis Vuitton bag.
Another snap posted on Instagram by the__majors shows a cheetah in a yellow Lamborghini captioned: "The perfect car to race the perfect pet."
While owning exotic animals is considered the ultimate status symbol for residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it's illegal to keep them domestically in the UK.
Lots of online websites in the UAE carry ads offering to trade a whole range of big cats, from pumas to lions.
Recently cheetah importation along with other big cats and wildlife species has been banned in the country due to illegal and ill-informed purchases of animals like these.
The move comes after it led to poor welfare and negligent abandonment of the cats.
There are captive breeders of cheetahs in the UAE, but it is likely that most of them have originated from now illegal methods.
While buying captive-bred animals is legal, some owners take pride in obtaining cheetahs through illegal methods.
