Guest guest Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 I just got this from a friend - very interesting. Surprised to see these photos of the tiger and piglets taken at an "exotic zoo" in Thailand are still circulating,...Even more shocked that Anderson Cooper ran them a few weeks ago on 360. No one @ CNN bothered to check the facts.http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/tigerpig.aspSnopes says "The images displayed above were taken in 2004 at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand. Although the Sriracha Tiger Zoo hosts one of the world's most successful tiger breeding programs, unlike most western zoos it also offers circus- and carnival-like shows, exhibits, and interactions, including (as evidenced here) the mixture of adults and young of quite different species in the same enclosures...Although these pictures might appear charming and innocent, the AWI noted back in 2004 that there may be a darker side to the Sriracha Tiger Zoo, as press reports stated that Sriracha was under investigation for illegally breeding protected wildlife for commercial export and had been implicated in the sale of a hundred tigers to China (where there is strong demand for tiger body parts for use in traditional Chinese medicines). Just wanted to share this in the hopes that those of us in AR will get the truth out about this bizarre place. I sent the Snopes account to CNN but never heard a correction on 360. http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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