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Watch: Camel Gets Home Care in Saudi Arabia
Gulf News ^ | Ramadan Al Sherbini

Posted on 07/02/2022 9:54:54 AM PDT by nickcarraway

Girl’s passion prompts her to keep the animal indoors, triggering uproar

Fond of a baby camel, a young girl has opted to rear the animal inside her house in Saudi Arabia in a rare, controversial act.

The Saudi Camel Club posted a video of the little camel moving inside the house, the exact location of which in the kingdom was not disclosed.

“A girl is raising a little camel in her house after she has loved and got attached to it,” the club said on its twitter, posting the video. “Share your feedback,” it added, triggering a mix of comments.

While some commentators praised the girl for her act, others were critical, accusing her of separating the little camel from its mother and arguing that it is better to keep the animal in its natural habitat: the desert.

Camels are a popular animal closely linked to heritage in Saudi Arabia. The animal has long been dubbed as the “ship of the desert”, being the lifeline for desert dwellers.

In recent years, the camel business has remarkably grown in the kingdom.

Saudi Arabia annually hosts the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, the world’s such biggest pageant.

There are around 1.8 million camels with a market value of over SR50 billion in Saudi Arabia, according to official figures.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: camel; pet; saudiarabia

Video at the site.

1 posted on 07/02/2022 9:54:54 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Baby camel cornered the market on ungainly.


2 posted on 07/02/2022 9:57:53 AM PDT by Flick Lives
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To: Flick Lives

Seriously


3 posted on 07/02/2022 10:00:01 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Oh, my mistake...

I thought the Veep was traveling with Joe.....

(NO! Biden! Not Joe Camel!)

4 posted on 07/02/2022 10:01:35 AM PDT by G Larry (Anybody notice that Satan is hard at work?)
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To: nickcarraway

Well, at least she doesn’t need to buy herself shampoo anymore...


5 posted on 07/02/2022 10:59:45 AM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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To: nickcarraway

I rode a camel once in the UAE. Worst 4 seconds of my life!


6 posted on 07/02/2022 11:01:36 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Ballots)
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To: G Larry

Same...🥴


7 posted on 07/02/2022 11:37:14 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: nickcarraway

“a young girl has opted to rear the animal inside her house in Saudi Arabia in a rare, controversial act.”

Traditionally, only men reared camels in the house...


8 posted on 07/02/2022 1:10:13 PM PDT by BeauBo
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