Why is Lucifer getting acupuncture?

[Potoooooooo]

http://animals.io9.com/why-is-this-zoo-giving-acupuncture-to-a-lion-1610445521/+riamisra

An 11-year-old, 418 pound Asiatic lion named Lucifer who lives at a UK zoo has a sore foot. He's been given acupuncture, despite the complete inefficacy of the procedure

 

[Emily Lake]

No, no, no. Didn't these people read Aesop? You're supposed to take the thorn OUT of the lion's paw!

 

[bilby]

I can see some potential benefit to the human gene-pool from persuading acupuncturists to go around sticking needles in lions; but it is counter-productive to anaesthetise the lion first.

 

[bigfield]

Acupuncture didn't work out too well for his nemesis, Jesus.

 

[Potoooooooo]

No, no, no. Didn't these people read Aesop? You're supposed to take the thorn OUT of the lion's paw!

your telling me