{"id":2228,"date":"2025-07-07T13:20:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/russian-boxer-slammed-after-letting-orangutan-vape-animal-now-showing-worrying-behaviour\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T13:20:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:20:30","slug":"russian-boxer-slammed-after-letting-orangutan-vape-animal-now-showing-worrying-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/russian-boxer-slammed-after-letting-orangutan-vape-animal-now-showing-worrying-behaviour\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian boxer slammed after letting orangutan vape, animal now showing \u2018worrying\u2019 behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Russian boxer gave orangutan a puff of her vape pen, faces backlash &amp; fines<\/h2>\n<p>A Russian boxer has sparked outrage online after a video surfaced showing her sharing her vape pen with an orangutan at a safari park in Crimea, an act that has reportedly left the animal in a worrying and lethargic state.<\/p>\n<p>According to the New York Post, the 24-year-old athlete, Anastasia Luchkina, is now facing a public backlash, potential fines, and a possible safari ban, while park vets are raising the alarm about the orangutan&rsquo;s declining health.<\/p>\n<h3>Boxer lets orangutan puff from vape<\/h3>\n<p>The incident, captured on video and widely shared on social media, shows Luchkina taking a drag from her vape before shoving it into the face of an orangutan, named Dana, who was peering curiously from behind the enclosure glass.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_631217\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><noscript><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-631217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @CollinRugg on X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dana, mimicking what she saw, put her lips to the device and inhaled from it before seemingly gesturing for more.<\/p>\n<p>The video escalates as the orangutan tries to extract the vape cartridge into her mouth, even as Luchkina tries to pull it back.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_631218\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-631218\" class=\"wp-image-631218 size-full lazyload\" alt=\"boxer orangutan vape swallow\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-5.png 576w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-5-338x600.png 338w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-5-84x150.png 84w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-5.png\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-631218\" class=\"wp-image-631218 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-5.png\" alt=\"boxer orangutan vape swallow\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-5.png 576w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-5-338x600.png 338w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-5-84x150.png 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\"><\/noscript>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p id=\"caption-attachment-631218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @CollinRugg on X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Orangutan exhibiting &lsquo;worrying&rsquo; behaviour since vaping incident<\/h3>\n<p>The footage was reportedly taken at Taigan Safari Park in Crimea, where Dana &mdash; the only orangutan in the region &mdash; has lived since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>But what began as a so-called &ldquo;harmless stunt&rdquo; has quickly raised alarm bells.<\/p>\n<p>According to veterinarians at the park, Dana has since lost her appetite, stopped interacting with others, and remains motionless for long stretches.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m worried that Dana might&rsquo;ve swallowed the cap, because this plastic can cause intestinal blockage and vomiting,&rdquo; the park&rsquo;s vet said. &ldquo;It is dangerous if she swallowed this cap, then, God forbid, Dana will have to be operated on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h3>Boxer faces backlash online<\/h3>\n<p>As the video circulated, netizens erupted in fury. Many called for Luchkina to be jailed for animal abuse, slamming the act as &ldquo;cruel&rdquo; and &ldquo;inhumane&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_631219\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-631219\" class=\"wp-image-631219 size-full lazyload\" alt=\"boxer orangutan vape comment\" width=\"592\" height=\"103\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-6.jpg 592w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-6-150x26.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-6.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-631219\" class=\"wp-image-631219 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-6.jpg\" alt=\"boxer orangutan vape comment\" width=\"592\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-6.jpg 592w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/russia-boxer-orangutan-vape-6-150x26.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\"><\/noscript>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p id=\"caption-attachment-631219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, some contrarian voices argued that Dana&rsquo;s confinement in an enclosure was the bigger issue, with one commenter even saying the orangutan should be free to vape if it chooses.<\/p>\n<p>Her coach also offered an ominous comment: &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t know Anastasia was a smoker. She is currently on vacation. We will definitely discuss this matter when she returns.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to NDTV, the boxer potentially faces a fine and ban from the safari.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><sub>Russian boxer slammed after letting orangutan vape, animal now showing &lsquo;worrying&rsquo; behaviour<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian boxer gave orangutan a puff of her vape pen, faces backlash &amp; fines A Russian boxer has sparked outrage online after a video surfaced showing her sharing her vape pen with an orangutan at a safari park in Crimea, an act that has reportedly left the animal in a worrying and lethargic state. According&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/russian-boxer-slammed-after-letting-orangutan-vape-animal-now-showing-worrying-behaviour\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Russian boxer slammed after letting orangutan vape, animal now showing \u2018worrying\u2019 behaviour&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}