[caption id="attachment_74745" align="alignleft" width="285"] Rozana Al-Deeny with a lion cub. — Okaz photo[/caption]JEDDAH — A Saudi woman in her 20s has decided to become a nurturer of wild animals despite opposition from her family. Rozana Al-Deeny said she grew up watching wild life documentaries and had developed a fancy for life in the forests. "I decided to become a wild animal nurturer a year ago. My family was strongly against my decision in the beginning but I managed to convince them in the end. I posted pictures of my animals and how I deal with them on Snapchat. I received a lot of criticism and opposition in the beginning," said Al-Deeny. She said most people did not believe in nurturing wild animals. "Most of the comments on social media denounced what I was doing and some of them said it was impossible to nurture wild animals. I kept posting my experience and people saw that it is possible for wild animals to be loyal and loving toward their owners," said Al-Deeny. She said she posts her daily life with her lions and tigers on social media. "Now I receive encouragement and admiration from people on social media. Animals may not be as intellectually complex as humans but they have feelings and emotions too. Animals have the ability to love. My animals would never hurt me because I treat them well and take care of them. They understand that I love them and that I am their care taker," said Al-Deeny. She said the cost of taking care of wild animals differs from time to time. "I feed them meat and take them for medical checkup every now and then. Sometimes the expenses are high and sometimes they are affordable. However, I must clarify that I am not a beast tamer. Cases where wild animals turn on their owners and attack them happen because the owner is a beast tamer and not a nurturer," said Al
