(IN-CN): China goes wild with wildlife tours

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Abhir V P

CNN-IBN

 

Harbin Park, China: It's the wild side of tourism in China. For a few

dollars you can get to see tigers kill a bull in full public view.

 

Tourists visit the Harbin Wildlife Park in Southern China not only to

see wildlife, but what interests them even more is the really wild

side of wild life. For around $200 this is what they get to see tigers

killing a bull.

 

Aired first by a British television channel, visuals of tigers

attacking a bull have angered animal rights groups.

 

The activists claim that this proves animal welfare gets low priority

in China.

 

They allege that most of these tigers are overweight and rule out the

possibility of tigers killing for food. The activists say these

animals are being forced to do this for the entertainment of tourists.

 

" This is absolutely grim and basic and miserable. These poor animals

have got nothing to do, so their mind have gone and they put their

feet in exactly the same place each time if you watch closely. And

it's just a repetitive movement to get their minds away from the

unutterable boredom, " said Animal Rights Activist John Wedderburn.

 

The news report also showed other alleged forms of animal cruelty in

China.

 

In one instance, pictures showed a bear pulling a car, as a watching

crowd cheers.

 

But these cheers may not last long. China is gearing up to host the

2008 Olympics and these images are not exactly a good PR exercise.

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On Thu, 24 May 2007 05:30:47 -0000

" azam24x7 " <azam24x7 wrote:

 

> Link:

>

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/world/05_2007/china-goes-wild-with-wildlife-tourism-\

41208.html

>

>

> Abhir V P

> CNN-IBN

>

> Harbin Park, China: It's the wild side of tourism in China. For a few

> dollars you can get to see tigers kill a bull in full public view.

>

> Tourists visit the Harbin Wildlife Park in Southern China not only to

> see wildlife, but what interests them even more is the really wild

> side of wild life. For around $200 this is what they get to see tigers

> killing a bull.

>

> Aired first by a British television channel, visuals of tigers

> attacking a bull have angered animal rights groups.

>

> The activists claim that this proves animal welfare gets low priority

> in China.

>

> They allege that most of these tigers are overweight and rule out the

> possibility of tigers killing for food. The activists say these

> animals are being forced to do this for the entertainment of tourists.

>

> " This is absolutely grim and basic and miserable. These poor animals

> have got nothing to do, so their mind have gone and they put their

> feet in exactly the same place each time if you watch closely. And

> it's just a repetitive movement to get their minds away from the

> unutterable boredom, " said Animal Rights Activist John Wedderburn.

>

> The news report also showed other alleged forms of animal cruelty in

> China.

>

> In one instance, pictures showed a bear pulling a car, as a watching

> crowd cheers.

>

> But these cheers may not last long. China is gearing up to host the

> 2008 Olympics and these images are not exactly a good PR exercise.

>

>

>

>

>

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