Child Playing with a Wild Cheetah is the Daughter of the Owner of ‘Jambo’

The chief editor of EcoNews environmental information website, Mariam Tashchyan, has published photos showing a small child playing with a wild cheetah. SHANTNEWS.am followed the trail of the photos.

In an interview with the media outlet, Artem Vardanyan, the owner of the ‘Jambo’ exotic park, confirmed that the child in the photo is indeed his daughter. Furthermore, Vardanyan stated that he does not see any violence towards animals in the images published by Mariam Tashchyan.

It is worth noting that in the comments of the publication, Artem Vardanyan accused the author of being an ally of the zoo director Ruben Khachatryan and spreading false information. A debate had started between Vardanyan and supporters of Khachatryan, with both sides accusing each other of acting on behalf of certain individuals.