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Lewis Hamilton has come under fire after he posted images of him playing with Jaguars and Tigers in Mexico.
The three-time world champion posted video clips and images on Snapchat and Instagram of him petting and playing with the animals, and the posts have drawn the ire of animal rights group PETA.
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"Seeing big cats used for photo ops promotes the idea that wild animals are here for human amusement and to do with as humans please, rather than to be left in peace in their own habitat," said PETA director Elisa Allen said in a statement. "Accidents happen, as everyone in racing knows, and Lewis won’t win the championship this year or any other if he loses the hands he needs to turn the wheel, the fingers he needs to shift gears, or a foot that he needs to work the pedals."
"Unless big cats are kept on tranquillisers, they’re quite capable of becoming annoyed with him and taking a chunk out of more than his cap,"she added.
"Ask any victim of a tiger or lion mauling or the relatives of those who didn’t survive one, and they’ll assure Lewis that cuddling exotic animals is a far more foolish move than tangling with Nico Rosberg."
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Oh dear. While I do dislike Hamilton, this is absolutely ridiculous. Surely they have more important things to worry about?