Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell has found himself in hot water after a video emerged of him playing tug-of-war with a tiger.
The incident happened during the Englishman’s recent trip to Florida, USA as he along with some friends can be seen playing a tug of war with a white tiger.
Chilwell has been slammed for his actions, with many calling it for being animal abuse.
The RSPCA, an animal rights group in the UK, told the Sun: “We don’t feel this activity promotes respect for these wild animals and should not be marketed for public entertainment.
“Zoos often state that their aim is to educate the public and have a positive influence on visitor behaviour in ways that will directly benefit conservation.
“Whilst we understand zoos which do this may feel that a ‘tug-of-war’ provides physical enrichment for big cats, there are many alternative ways of doing this.”
Recently, Chilwell’s former Chelsea teammate Kurt Zouma was also heavily criticized after a video of him kicking his cat emerged on social media. Chelsea are yet to make a comment on Chilwell’s video.
