After the Kurt Zouma affair, it is the turn of another Premier League defender to be singled out by animal rights defenders. the Sun released a video that shows Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell playing with a captive tiger. The scene takes place in a zoo in Florida, we see the 25-year-old Englishman who is still injured in his knee, having fun pulling a rope with a tiger in his cage. “It’s animal abuse. They don’t treat the tiger with respect. It’s just fun for them.”said the source of the video to the British daily
The video also caused animal protection associations to react. “We do not believe this activity promotes respect for these wild animals and should not be marketed for public entertainment. Zoos often state that their goal is to educate the public. There are many other ways to do it”explained in a press release the RSPCA, the English animal welfare association. The Blues have not commented on the matter.
