These pictures follow the same basic premise as those displays where a lion and a lamb are kept in the same cage – you keep the lion/tiger WELL FED and you won’t have to replace the lamb/monk very often. 😉
@...NoOneInParticular: You are touching on a point, a point that pokes something deeper and relevant to human life. What would happen to social and political violence if we were all well fed and all well satisfied [[SEXUALLY]] ???
So much politics and nonsensical bullshit, storms out of a simple imbalance and lack of sex and sandwiches.
With regards to the notorious Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi, Thailand:
Following repeated complaints from tourists and volunteers working at the temple about tigers being shockingly mistreated there, Care for the Wild International (CWI) undertook an intensive two year investigation. The resulting CWI report reveals illegal wildlife trade, animal cruelty, false conservation claims and visitor safety risks at the Temple.
cool! I need to go to Thailand.
Those glasses are pretty fucking fly
I adore the first picture so much.
This is the stuff that I wish I had seen when I was in Thailand.
These pictures follow the same basic premise as those displays where a lion and a lamb are kept in the same cage – you keep the lion/tiger WELL FED and you won’t have to replace the lamb/monk very often. 😉
Hunter + pet = win 😀
oh wait my bad.. those guys are monks..
@...NoOneInParticular: You are touching on a point, a point that pokes something deeper and relevant to human life. What would happen to social and political violence if we were all well fed and all well satisfied [[SEXUALLY]] ???
So much politics and nonsensical bullshit, storms out of a simple imbalance and lack of sex and sandwiches.
The happy tiger displays this
ROGER YOU TIGER NOW
With regards to the notorious Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi, Thailand:
Following repeated complaints from tourists and volunteers working at the temple about tigers being shockingly mistreated there, Care for the Wild International (CWI) undertook an intensive two year investigation. The resulting CWI report reveals illegal wildlife trade, animal cruelty, false conservation claims and visitor safety risks at the Temple.
You can read the report at: www.careforthewild.com/projects.asp?detail=true&I_ID=580&mypage=Reports
You can view the letter sent by the International Tiger Coalition to the Thai authorities protesting about the Tiger Temple here:
www.careforthewild.com/files/itc_letter_oct_08.pdf
This issue has widespread media coverage:
CWI’s press release – “Illegal tiger trade, cruelty and human health hazards at famous tourist destination”:
www.careforthewild.com/files/tt_news_release%2020-06-08.pdf
“Black market tigers linked to Thai Temple, Reports says”
National Geographic News, 20 June 2008:
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080620-tiger-temple.html