http://nelmitravel.com/royal-bengal-tiger-thailand/

Umm, British, actually. So fuck you.

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fuck you

I tried that. But there’s nothing close to where I live. And with the mauling, can you tell my parents that? I’ve been trying to explain that to them. Thanks for the advice, I’ll try again.

I think you’re highly unlikely to be mauled, Kellie, particularly if you stick to the babies. The problem with the place is that it’s grossly exploitative of animals: cruel training, quite possibly doping and it’s highly likely that unwanted adults end up in Chinese medicine. I do understand why you want to do it, which is why we wanted to do it, but these places aren’t good businesses to support. You might want to check out something a bit more sustainable, like volunteering with elephants or at a turtle sanctuary. Hope this helps.

I just visited tiger kingdom a week ago.. And I do not know why you would post such comments.. I have seen drugged tigers and trust me these were far from it.. They ask u not to touch their head or front paws.. While I was in the cage 2 teen tigers stood up and were playing with each other no wobbles, no glassy eyes.. Cubs were walking around and the ones which were a month or so are babies which normally spend most of their time sleeping and eating as do any other animal.. I would never support the temples where they are chained and hardly move.. I do agree that the cages of a few were too small but we must remember that if they were in the wild they would probably be hunted for fur!! I don’t think people should be so quick to judge especially if u compare it with other tiger temples.. On another note.. I don’t know if any of u own cats but they tend to spend most of their time lazing around.. It’s in their nature.. Yes they should be in the wild I totally agree.. But that’s not a safe place for them either nowadays

Hi, Thanks for your comment.

I’d make two general points: 1) the educational value of Tiger Kingdom is close to zero, and unlicensed breeding programmes endanger endangered species further 2) Any large predator that is rendered safe for cuddles from its natural prey is either traumatised or drugged.

And I’d also invite you to wonder where the cubs go to when they are fully grown…

We were just at Tiger Kingdom last week of November (2012) and they were clearly not drugged. Eyes were bright and clear, and while in with the larger tigers, two gentlemen on the outside of the fence snapped a picture with a large camera which set off a huge flash, and the tiger beside us erupted at the fence, hitting it full speed. This happened from a laying position, no hesitation, no wobble. Both guys fell over backwards. Quite a sight. We saw no evidence of abuse, and no evidence of drugs in from cubs (2 months old) to full size. We walked to the back of the facility after being in with the tigers, where there were very few tourist. Every cage we saw was clean, and most of the cats were active. While I don’t advocate keeping any “wild” animal locked up, in this case, the educational value of a threatened/endangered specied like the tiger, I hope outweighs them being captive. I do believe they are healthy, clean, and well fed!