Lions and tigers! 5 influential black personalities who have owned exotic animals as pets

Floyd Mayweather – Tiger

Described by a few people as absurd, Floyd Mayweather is a proud owner of a few tigers. He sparked up some controversy in 2015 after he was taped pulling the smaller of his tigers in a hotel lobby. Despite the leash around the tiger’s neck, the video showed the tiger controlling the boxer.

To add to his already impressive streak of Tigers, Mayweather received a rare albino tiger as a gift for his 40^th birthday. While owning an exotic pet is illegal in 42 states, it is totally legal in North Carolina, Alabama, Delaware, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, West Virginia, or Wisconsin.

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