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Animal Racism: White Tigers Now, Reptiles

Next?<http://www.bloggernews.net/113133> January

15th, 2008 by REXANO

 

[image: tiger_rock.JPG] REXANO Editorial by Zuzana Kukol

www.REXANO.org<http://www.rexano.org/>

 

 

Las Vegas, NV (1/15/2008)–In the last few years, America has been sliding

into the hole of political correctness, and the animal kingdom hasn't been

spared. Lately, the politically correct thing in the eyes of the so called

self proclaimed 'wildlife experts' is to practice a type of animal racism

against white tigers.

 

White tigers are not man made; the first white tiger occurred naturally in

the wild, unlike dog breeds from Chihuahua to Great Dane that are completely

man made. We don't know how many wild ones survived to adulthood and how

many were killed by hunters or predators, guessing that would be a pure

speculation.

 

*The fact remains white tiger is not man made, it occurs naturally in the

wild.*

 

As Lynn Culver, the president of Feline Conservation Federation points out

in her 'Jihad Against White

Tigers<http://www.rexano.org/tiger_jihad_Frame.htm>'

January 2008 editorial, currently

 

" White tigers exist in captivity because of the human interest in this color

mutation of the Bengal tiger. The hostility some delusional people have

towards this color variation is hypocritical and detrimental to the species.

All tigers, regardless of color, are critically endangered species. The

world's wild tiger population has declined from 100,000 a century ago to

just 5,000 by 1990 and in the past decade, India has experienced a 50%

further decline of its native tigers and there are only about 2,000 tigers

left in that entire country. "

 

Obviously, the wild tiger survival, regardless of the color variation, is

very uncertain. To educate the public about white tigers, REXANO produced a

humorous, yet educational YouTube video titled the 'Diary of a White

Tigress' <

The video clearly

shows the charisma these beautiful tigers have and the ease at which they

can survive and be happy in captivity, and be therefore saved from

extinction.

 

The big AZA zoos can not do it all. As Lynn explains regarding the situation

of Bengal tigers:

 

" Many normal colored Bengal tigers have been bred to white tigers in the 10

generations since the first white tiger Mohini arrived at the National Zoo,

greatly increasing genetic diversity of this color variation. There is no

AZA (American Zoo and Aquarium Association) Species Survival Plan for Bengal

tigers, so there is no AZA interest in breeding white tigers in the USA.

Only non-AZA zoos and private conservationists manage this color variation

of the Bengal tiger. AZA zoos house approximately 150 Amur tigers,

descendents of about 40 founders, and about 4-dozen of the Indo-Chinese and

5-dozen of the Sumatran tigers. These two sub-species have fewer than a

dozen founders, and therefore are not true plans for survival. "

 

Unfortunately, there is a current trend to ban private ownership of exotic

animals, including tigers, in the USA. It is pushed for by naïve legislators

and extreme animal right groups who claim to love animals. But if these

animal rights activists truly loved animals, wouldn't they be sending all

their millions to conserve them instead of spending money on lobbyists and

legislation to ban them in captivity and in effect regulate them to total

extinction? *How can somebody who claims 'better dead than in captivity'

truly love animals?*

 

In Lynn's own words: " No captive tigers will be returned to the wild. All

tigers have a conservation value as research and educational animals. It is

critically important that they be bred and managed in captivity and that

enough captive habitats are available to insure genetic diversity. The

attack on captive breeding by both the self-interested and by those ignorant

of the facts, is threatening the only chance for survival these great cats

have. "

 

Tigers are not the only exotic animals that come in variety of colors. Small

mammals like wallabies, raccoons, skunks and many reptiles and amphibians

have been bred in variety of colors and color morphs. Many of them like

albino alligator, bring crowds to the zoos, so why this hate of white

tigers. Once the critics get rid of white tigers will the other exotic

mammals and reptiles be next on the chopping block? And after that, will

these whiners go after the dog breeds, which really are mane made?

 

It is time for all animal owners to unite and fight the ever increasing

intrusion into our personal life thru ridiculous animal legislation and bans

being introduced in the last few years.