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After a Half-Century, Tigers May Return to Kazakhstan

After a Half-Century, Tigers May Return to Kazakhstan

Wild tigers may be on their way back to Kazakhstan. This news is surprising for a few reasons. First, most people associate tigers with the jungles of India or Sumatra, even the snowy slopes of eastern Russia—not the dry landscapes of Central Asia. But Iran, Turkey and Kazakhstan were once home to thriving populations of […]

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    Horrific Video Shows Tigers Abused, Forced to Swim With Tourists at Florida Zoo

    Horrific Video Shows Tigers Abused, Forced to Swim With Tourists at Florida Zoo

    Armed with new video footage from an eyewitness investigation revealing that Dade City’s Wild Things‘ (DCWT) staff jerked tiger cubs by the leash, dragged them by the neck, struck, grabbed and tossed them—even into a pool—among other instances of abuse and neglect, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has filed a lawsuit alleging […]

    200 Farms in China Breed Tigers for Slaughter for Body Parts, Luxury Goods

    200 Farms in China Breed Tigers for Slaughter for Body Parts, Luxury Goods

    In legal tiger farms across China, some 6,000 caged cats are kept in filthy conditions and will be killed for dubious medicinal uses and as home decor for the country’s newly-rich elite. The sordid business is mostly legal, but hides behind carefully-worded agreements and pretensions of conservation. The issue is expected to be addressed at […]