"The World's Most Dangerous and Controversial Zoo"

I'd heard rumors of a zoo a little outside of the city where you could go and pet lions, and tigers, and bears- oh my! (Literally.) Clearly I wanted to go, so a few weekends ago I made the 2 hour bus ride with some friends to the Lujan Zoo "juntos, en el mismo lugar" (together in the same place). I've never seen a slogan be taken so literally.

Definitely would not have wanted to stand that whole time.. Luckily I got a seat, I feel asleep within the first five minutes

I should have noticed the first sign of danger when I arrived and saw this:

Why are there army trucks at a zoo??

Are lions and tigers supposed to be in the same cage??

Why would anyone want to take a train around this place??

Anyways, first stop were the tigers:

Step 1: Workers sedate tiger

Step 2: I sedate tiger

Step 3: Tiger licks my paws

Family Holiday Card!

Then it was off to the lions! They look harmless (aka sedated) but I did get whacked in the throat by one of their tails

This really cannot be healthy

Seriously

So apparently it was also a tractor and military vehicle museum

Hiii

Puma

So while yes, it was cool to feel a tiger lick my paw, I felt sick to my stomach by the time we left and couldn't wait to get out of that place. Maybe it was the llamas jumping on us, the deers attacking us for food, the howler monkeys yelling non-stop, or the sickly bear walking around but I couldn't get out of there fast enough!

This was definitely the closest I've ever been to becoming a vegetarian.