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Lala Kent is “appalled” by Vanderpump Rules co-star Tom Sandoval after he shares several photos of him posing with a captive tiger in Thailand.
Tom Sandoval has found himself in hot water with the Bravoverse and at least two of his Vanderpump Rules co-stars after he posted several photos of him posing with captive tigers while vacationing in Thailand with co-star and best friend, Tom Schwartz.
Earlier this week, Tom Sandoval posted several photos of him posing with a captive tiger in Thailand. In one photo, the Vanderpump Rules OG sat cross-legged as a tiger rested its front paws on his shoulders.
The 40-year-old then shared a photo of how he managed to get the shot, sharing clips of one worker feeding the tiger from a bottle while another worker placed the tiger’s paws in place.
In another shot, the Tom-Tom co-owner posed next to a tiger. It’s unclear if it was the same tiger or another one.
Tom’s Pump Rules co-star Lala Kent caught wind of his post and slammed him on her Instagram Story, calling the act “animal abuse.”
“I am appalled by the photo my cast member took with a tiger in captivity,” Lala Kent wrote via her Instagram Story Wednesday.
“What is disguised and ‘fun’ and ‘cool’ is, in fact, animal abuse. It’s heartbreaking,” she continued, noting that this topic “has been close to [her] heart for many years.”
“I’ve made noise about educating yourselves, & here I am to tell you again… Do not support places like this,” she added.
Vanderpump Rules star James Kennedy also bashed Tom’s controversial photos.
“I would never go to a place like this,” James commented on the Pump Rules Instagram account’s repost of Tom Sandoval’s video. “Let them all run free!! Always found this cruel and so sad.”
He added: “Just a worm without a mustache now.”
Lisa Vanderpump has yet to speak on the photos, but there’s no doubt she will have quite a bit to say.
Bravo fans were up in arms about Tom posing with a captive tiger and voiced their opinions on social media.
“Disgusting & truly heartbreaking. He should be ashamed of himself,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“After Tiger King, it became common knowledge how despicable these places are, and yet here he is… Tom Sandoval needs to fade into obscurity once and for all,” another fan shared.
A third fan wrote, “I just hate that this beautiful tiger missed out on having a little snack.”
Vanderpump Rules premires on Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.
