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The Dark Truth: Tiger Tourism

From MovingAnimals.org

There are more than 8,000 tigers held in captivity across Asia But, tiger tourism is a problem in many parts of the world. For example in the US, there are between 5,000-10,000 captive tigers.

chained Tiger
While documenting the wildlife tourism trade across Asia, we witnessed a tiger chained by his neck to a small, stone platform so that tourists could sit next to him and pose for photographs. When not being used as a photo prop, this tiger repeatedly paced back and forth - the chain was so tight, he couldn’t even lift his head properly as he paced. He was just one of the thousands of tigers held in captivity across Asia.

A Global Issue

There are more than 8,000 tigers held in captivity across Asia But, tiger tourism is a problem in many parts of the world. For example in the US, there are between 5,000-10,000 captive tigers.

Cubs are usually taken away from their mothers within the first few hours or days after birth so that they become used to being handled by people. They are forced to perform tricks, such as standing on their hind legs and jumping through rings of fire, all for tourists’ entertainment.

Tigers are naturally terrified of fire, and so they are often punished into submission to overcome their fear. Sometimes, they’re even declawed or drugged so that tourists can take photos and selfies without being harmed.

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