Caged Tiger at Jungle-Themed Prom Sparks Outrage Among Some Social Media Users

[steve2470]

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Caged-Tiger-At-Jungle-Themed-Prom-Sparks-Outrage-Among-Some-Social-Media-Users-482487521.html

A caged tiger that was part of a South Florida high school's jungle-themed prom is causing an uproar among some social media users.

Video posted on Facebook shows the tiger pacing around inside the cage in the center of a dance floor, as performers holding torches dance in the surrounding area. Students at Christopher Columbus High School watch the scene unfold, with some recording the show on their phones

"How shameful for Christopher Columbus High school ...showing its students on prom night who is the “king of the jungle," Mari-Cristine Castellanos wrote in the Facebook post. "This poor tiger was used as an EXOTIC amusement for the mindless teenagers who were present, it is not the student[s] fault to be so naive BUT it’s the CCHS STAFF who arranged this event, therefore they are responsible for this tiger's misery."

Castellanos' brother goes to Christopher Columbus, and her post went on to speak of animal cruelty and abuse allegations.


Sigh, what's up with south Florida ?! First, a horse is brought into a night club, now a freaking TIGER in a HIGH SCHOOL PROM! Yes yes, I know animal abuse happens all over Florida (and the rest of the country).

[More_Cowbell]

1. What's wrong with people?

Seriously.

Though actually, I don't expect much social awareness from a school called Christopher Columbus High School. "Discovering" a continent that was already inhabited doesn't seem like much to me. (And I lived in Massachusetts, where Columbus Day is a state holiday.)