A Texas family had a pet lion. Was it a good or a bad idea?

A Texas family had a pet lion. Was it a good or a bad idea?

Blondie the lion was purchased by Charles Hipp from the Dallas zoo in 1953 when she was a 12-week-old cub.

This unusual animal would become the subject of a Life magazine article that would become well known across the country.

It wasn't long before Blondie the Lion was being spotted almost everywhere the family went!

Blondie travelled in the station wagon with the family, went boating with the family, and even shared the family bathtub!

Surprisingly, Blondie never caused any trouble in the house or attacked any family members, or anyone for that matter!

Charles Hipp had a number of other exotic pets, including a leopard named Randy that mauled his two-and-a-half-year-old grandson which physically scarred him for the rest of his life.

After the incident, Charles Hipp gave away all of his exotic pets - except for Blondie.

Blondie became a loved family member, and died of old age in 1968.

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