[FEL-L] Thailand- depressing news 4 Tigers

[Light-Tech, Inc.]

I remember reading a article a while back talking about a Thai zoo
serving tiger meat that was complete BS.  Not at all founded in reality,
as in COMPLETLEY MADE UP.  Therefore I question the information in this
article.

 

It is a crime to eat a cat in any form in Thailand.  Tigers are also
protected, question any article that you read that is tough get the
truth on.  They count on people believing things they say about people
that are too far away to hear or refute it.

 

-Lance

Learning a lot from his Thai Step-mom

 

-----Original Message-----
From: felines-l-bounces at catbox.com [mailto:felines-l-bounces at catbox.com]
On Behalf Of Laura Morin
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 9:57 PM
To: felines-l at catbox.com
Subject: RE: [FEL-L] Thailand- depressing news 4 Tigers

 

I would guess the unfortunate medical tradition..... 

Dont they follow up on things there? 

 

Laura Morin

lmorin67 at earthlink.net

www.WildAboutCats.org

Exotic Feline Conservation-Education-Rescue 

 

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From:  <mailto:BigCatSimba at aol.com> 

To: felines-l at catbox.com

Sent: 7/26/2006 6:37:56 PM 

Subject: [FEL-L] Thailand- depressing news 4 Tigers

 

Tiger Production Line?
Tiger cubs at Sriracha zoo in Thailand are being weaned on surrogate pig
mothers. Not because their mother has died or is unable to feed them,
but
simply so that she can become pregnant again and produce more cubs.

The Metro newspaper (28.7.99) says that there are more than 180 tigers
at
the zoo, which breeds the endangered species. The implication being that
these animals are being conserved for future reintroduction.
But the story misses an important point. 

It is now well accepted that animals bred in zoos are very unlikely to
ever
be returned to the wild. They are becoming best suited to life in
captivity,
and one reason for this is that they loose the skills necessary to
survive
in the wild. These skills are learned from their parents, so how can a
cub
weaned on a pig ever hope to survive on its own in its natural habitat.

Maybe we should ask the question: where or what! are these tiger cubs
destined for? Zoos? Circuses? The film industry? As pets? Or traditional
medicine?

This zoo sounds as though it might just be a breeding farm, supplying
animals to anyone that wants them.

Related News:-
Thailand's Tigers, Tiger Farm Busted!
http://www.warthai.org/education/tigers.htm#top (several recent news
updates
missing though) 

The Wild Animal Rescue Foundation of Thailand (WAR) 
http://www.warthai.org/home.htm 

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