Missing link you are missing a visual treat ... rugged terrain ,a biological hot spot, snow- fed rivers tumbling down the high mountain slopes, homes of the yaks, blue sheep and extremely rare and elusive snow leopard....just accross the border of east Nepal - Bhutan !
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The Truth about the Tiger Temple, Kanchanaburi Hello,
I would just like to comment on a few of the points you make in your article, as unfortunately for the tigers they are untrue...
"They are preserving an animal species that otherwise would be hunted for sale on the black market. " - This is sadly not the case - the Tiger Temple has been proven to have illegally traded tigers with a tiger farm in Laos, so they are themselves involved or at the very least, have been involved in the black market trade themselves.
"I think the project is a great conservation achievement. " - It has been proven by the Care for the Wild report that the Tiger Temple offers "no benefit to conservation". They are breeding hybrid tigers which can never be released to the wild, as firstly they are much too humanised, and secondly, this would dilute the pure species gene pool. They are infact contributing to the demise of tigers in the wild by supporting illegal tiger farms.
Also, images of the abuse suffered by the tigers, as well as images of the injuries inflicted on people by tigers whilst visiting the Tiger Temple can be seen here: http://www.tigertempletruths.org/simpleviewer/web/index.html
Kind Regards,
David
Tiger Temple, Kanchanaburi Is the tiger temple you visited the same as the infamous Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi? Their methods seem very similar if it's a different temple, in Bangkok perhaps.
Care for the Wild International produced a detailed report on the abuse and cruelty which goes on at the Tiger Temple, Kanchanaburi which can be read here: www.careforthewild.com/files/TigerTemplereport08_final_v11.pdf
Please also see the website http://www.tigertempletruths.org for photos, videos and more reports of the cruelty, abuse and illegal trading happening at the temple.
Kind Regards,
Anna
Enlightening Thanks very much Jane - I really appreciate your response and passion about this topic that I am clearly not as educated about. I've accepted your comment so that others can also read your words. As an animal lover and a vegetarian I empathise with all creatures. I would not want to encourage suffering for them on any level. Thanks again for the info and the enlightening links!
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Missing link
you are missing a visual treat ... rugged terrain ,a biological hot spot, snow- fed rivers tumbling down the high mountain slopes, homes of the yaks, blue sheep and extremely rare and elusive snow leopard....just accross the border of east Nepal - Bhutan ! :)