Purring Luxury

Owning a cheetah in Dubai? Talk about a status symbol! Big cats in cars have long been synonymous with wealth in the Middle East, tracing back to the times of Egyptian and Persian royalty. Imagine cruising down the highway with a bored cheetah in your passenger seat, looking as uninterested as a teenager on a family road trip. It’s the ultimate flaunting of opulence.

But before you get too wild with envy, it’s worth noting that since 2017, the UAE has firmly said “no” to keeping exotic pets. New laws ban ownership and sale of these wild companions, with penalties including jail or fines up to USD 136K.