Somebody else is also in love with my baby! Working towards building Canada’s biggest animal sanctuary! @alexhearmeroar #justin #justinbieber #bieberfever #bieber #toronto #babylion #whitelion #mynameisAlex #kitty

A photo posted by Alex Haditaghi (@alexhaditaghi) on May 18, 2016 at 4:20pm PDT

Only last week I felt a small thaw in my cold heart for Justin Bieber. But just as I was willing to give him another chance, he announces he is thinking about adopting a rare white lion cub. As has been well documented, Bieber has serious issues caring for himself, let alone some poor, innocent creature. In 2012, he gave away his hamster, PAC, to a random fan waiting in line. After proving he couldn’t care for a hamster, Bieber accepted a nine-week-old capuchin monkey named Mally as a birthday gift. Poor Mally was confiscated at the German border when Bieber failed to bring the proper paperwork for transport. Ultimately, Bieber decided he just didn’t want Mally, who now resides in the Serengeti Safari Park in Hodenhagen, Germany. Three weeks ago, Bieber was reprimanded for taking photos at his father’s engagement party with a tiger from a zoo whose owner has been charged with five counts of animal cruelty. Bieber, proving he is incapable of learning anything, wants to bring a rare lion cub into his roaming circus.

“Baby” singer Justin Bieber has fallen hard for a small cub.

The Biebs was introduced to a rare white lion before his Wednesday night concert in Toronto and, the adorable beast’s owner, millionaire entrepreneur and animal lover Alex Haditaghi, says Bieber and the cat have started a serious relationship.

“I was amazed how great he was with animals — how caring he was,” Haditaghi, a 38-year-old dot-com company whiz, told Confidenti@l. Haditaghi hopes to open a “1,000 to 2,000 acre” animal sanctuary in either the U.S. or Canada by the end of the year and thinks that Bieber, a fellow Canadian, would be a fantastic spokesman. He also beliebs the controversial pop star expressed an interest in taking his catty relationship to the next level.

“We still haven’t figured out if it’s an adoption or sponsorship,” Haditaghi said of Bieber’s alleged intentions to stay involved in the majestic big kitty’s life. He tells us that white lions typically sell for about $50,000.

According to Haditaghi, the lion would probably stay in his proposed sanctuary once it’s built — in either Florida, Arizona or Canada, depending on where he finds the most suitable property. It’s his hope that Bieber would be able to tour with the animal and talk to his fans about wildlife preservation. According to Haditaghi, Bieber’s new lion pal is currently being called Alex, though the Biebs wants to name him Simba.

[From NY Daily News]

Alex Haditaghi is CEO of MoPals Mortgage Group and Refinery29 refers to him as a “serial entrepreneur”. I cannot find evidence that he currently has a proper sanctuary, only that he wants to build one but they haven’t even selected a location yet. Most of his animal preservation efforts seem to be on his own Instagram, on which he posts pics like this:

Scared is what you’re feeling. Brave is what you’re doing! #lion vs #goats #lions #goat #wildanimal #wildlife #nature #naturalbeauty #beautiful #animal #animalsofinstagram #toronto #lifestyle #cats #catsofinstagram #kitty #sunshine #sunday

A photo posted by Alex Haditaghi (@alexhaditaghi) on Apr 24, 2016 at 6:07am PDT

So you can see why the thought of either of these two educating anyone on wildlife preservation would be less than ideal.

MTV says that Bieber, in fact, met Alex his father’s party so he wasn’t ‘introduced’ before his concert last Wednesday; he obviously requested Alex be brought to a 20,000 capacity arena for a snuggle. And this is the life Haditaghi wants for the Alex; to go on tour with Bieber.

Haditaghi says above that originally the thought of meeting Bieber would cause him to do himself bodily harm but now he loves the kid, which sounds to me like a lot of money exchanged hands. Both World Animal Protection and PETA have already responded to this situation. I am really not a fan of PETA’s but I will be happy to hold their jacket as they go the rounds with these punks right now. #FREEALEX

After being fed by Justin Bieber, Alex is one of his biggest fans! Justin really cares about the conservation of these beautiful animals! He is truly a class act and awesome guy! #justinbieber #bieberfever #bieber #toronto #justin #lifestyle #lion #lionking #whitelion #lioncub #alexthelion

A video posted by Alex Haditaghi (@alexhaditaghi) on May 18, 2016 at 6:22pm PDT

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