How ‘Tiger King’ helped kill the industry it made famous

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The lucrative cub-petting industry that the Netflix docuseries Tiger King thrust into the spotlight is now illegal in the United States

made clear, have been a major source of revenue. But animal welfare advocates have sharply criticized business owners for, among other things, speed-breeding cubs and“It’s common practice to use cubs for photo-ops until they are too large to hold,” says Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. “They are then dumped or sold, which simply perpetuates the cycle,” she says, adding that unwanted cats often languish in substandard facilities or even are killed.

The thousands of captive tigers in the U.S. have been a source of contention during international discussions about shutting down tiger farms in

 

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Thank God it was of some use. That show made my eyes bleed.

People interacting with wild animals, treating them like pets is insane. We see, too often people approaching wildlife in our National Parks it usually doesn’t end well.

Good, hope it will stay dead

Bravo

It's about time!

The Year of the Tiger, usually associated with a time of war, is now in its tail-end. Next year 2023 the Year of the Rabbit by the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of Bugs Bunny. And the butler said: 'Two buns for the butter.' A.T.A.R., otherwise too slow...

Woo Hoo! It’s about time!

That’s really stupid I have to provide my email address to read the article - no thanks

Why? People love i. Ages etc of these beautiful wild creatures going about their lives...

Woow

Carol Baskin got away with it again

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