Over half of the tigers rescued from the Tiger Temple have died of tongue paralysis from stress

[rooster59]

Over half of the captive tigers taken from the Tiger Temple three years have died of tongue paralysis from stress

 

 

Eighty-six out of a total of 147 tigers kept at two wildlife breeding stations in Ratchaburi province after they were confiscated from a forest monastery in Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi about three years ago have died from Laryngeal tongue paralysis.

 

A well-informed source told Thai PBS that some of the tigers were diagnosed of suffering from Laryngeal tongue paralysis when they were first moved from Luangta Bua Yannasampanno forest monastery in Kanchanaburi province to the Khao Pratab Chang wildlife breeding station in Ratchaburi province in June 2016.

 

The source said that most of the tigers confiscated from the forest monastery, also known as Tiger Temple which used to be a tourist attraction, were captive bred Siberian tigers and, therefore, did not have natural immunity, rendering them weak and susceptible to diseases.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/over-half-of-the-captive-tigers-taken-from-the-tiger-temple-three-years-have-died-of-tongue-paralysis-from-stress/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-09-15

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[BritManToo]

So they were fine at the temple, then died very quickly after being rescued.

Ain't the Thai government great!

[edwinchester]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

So they were fine at the temple, then died very quickly after being rescued.

Ain't the Thai government great!

The whole story from being mistreated and exploited at the temple to the shambolic 'rescue' is a sorry, shameful episode.

[canuckamuck]

They would have likely died by now anyway. It's not like they were living the good life. They were drugged up zombies in captivity forced to interact with strangers their instincts told them were, either predators or prey, but not friends for sure.

They bred enough tigers over their to keep the limp Chinese up to their ears in tiger schlongs. I am Sure only 80 deaths over three years is an improvement.

Edited September 15, 2019 by canuckamuck

[klauskunkel]

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Over half of the captive tigers taken from the Tiger Temple three years have died of tongue paralysis from stress

while the abbot is where...?

[Tropposurfer]

What a sickening saga from beginning to end.

poor innocent animals.

cruel self indulgent humans.

i guess one day nature will have the last laugh in our species.

[Sydebolle]

Laryngeal tongue paralysis - read it up on the internet (as I had to do). Result is interesting; this "disease" is not a disease but happens from a trauma. 
Most likely the bodies/carcasses are no longer around, officially cremated and hence no trace of them anymore? Well, alternative use to the tigers spring to mind ..... in Asia that is ???? 

[Old Croc]

I wonder about the source of the animals that will be exploited in the huge new Tiger Kingdom being build close to where I live.

????

[Old Croc]

5 minutes ago, Sydebolle said:

Laryngeal tongue paralysis - read it up on the internet (as I had to do). Result is interesting; this "disease" is not a disease but happens from a trauma. 
Most likely the bodies/carcasses are no longer around, officially cremated and hence no trace of them anymore? Well, alternative use to the tigers spring to mind ..... in Asia that is ???? 

The headline states stress as the cause of the problem.

I thought that they had proven the temple tigers were being harvested for sale to a northern neighbor. 

 

 

Edited September 15, 2019 by Old Croc

[Barry343]

As they were bred at the Temple were they put into a stress lifestyle when they were removed to live in cages at Khao Pratab Chang wildlife breeding station.

 

[Curt1591]

Visited Luangta Bua Yannasampanno forest monastery about a year ago. There is still hundreds, if not thousands, of domesticated animals left to wander the grounds, Pigs, deer, buffalo and such. With the income from the tigers gone, they rely on individual private donations to help feed them.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, edwinchester said:

The whole story from being mistreated and exploited at the temple to the shambolic 'rescue' is a sorry, shameful episode.

But exceptable in Thailand for the purposes of tourism.

[IAMHERE]

A DNA Geinie worth his/her salt would develop a plant that grows Tiger shlongs. A Rai or two would make some Thai's very rich.

[petermik]

7 hours ago, IAMHERE said:

A DNA Geinie worth his/her salt would develop a plant that grows Tiger shlongs. A Rai or two would make some Thai's very rich.

Nothing worthwhile to say....better say nothing

[Letseng]

I agree this saga is a rather sad one from beginning to end.

Tiger breeding doesn't just happen in Asia but also smack in the middle of the EU. 2 cubs were rescued from a woman in Vienna. She was "fostering" them and kept them in a bath tub. Origin is a breeding station somewhere nr. Bratislava. Apparently, the animals are being bread for sale as pets.

I have not read about any action to close this centre. 

Bad things don't just happen in Thailand.

 

 

[KKr]

5 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

while the abbot is where...?

 

Edited September 15, 2019 by KKr
self censored off topic comment about applicability of local rules to Siberian tigers.

[soistalker]

They probably died from drug withdrawal. I went to the Tiger Park, and those tigers were f÷^%ed up. They must shoot them all.up good in the morning. 

[JimmyTheMook]

2 minutes ago, soistalker said:

They probably died from drug withdrawal. I went to the Tiger Park, and those tigers were f÷^%ed up. They must shoot them all.up good in the morning. 

 

Inbred tigers in Thailand - sounds plausible 

[Scot123]

So they are still being culled for body parts then. It s one of my big regrets going to Tiger Temple back in 2005.

[webfact]

Scores of tigers rescued from infamous Thai temple have died: media

 

A female tiger looks on after spotting a camera trap set by Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant conservation (DNP), Freeland, at at forest in Eastern Thailand, in this undated handout photo. DNP/Freeland Handout via REUTERS/Files

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - More than half of the tigers that Thai authorities confiscated in 2016 from an infamous Tiger Temple tourist attraction have died from a viral disease because their immune systems were weakened by inbreeding, media reported.

 

The Buddhist temple west of Bangkok was a tourist destination where visitors took selfies with tigers and bottle-fed cubs until authorities removed its nearly 150 tigers in 2016 in response to global pressure over wildlife trafficking.

 

The confiscated animals were taken to two state-run sanctuaries but it soon became apparent they were susceptible to canine distemper virus, said a senior official from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.

 

"When we took the tigers in, we noted that they had no immune system due to inbreeding," the department's deputy director-general, Prakit Vongsrivattanakul, told the state-owned broadcaster MCOT on the weekend.

 

"We treated them as symptoms came up," Prakit said.

 

Prakit did not give a figure for the number of tigers that had died but public service broadcaster Thai PBS reported that the toll was 86 of the 147 rescued animals.

 

The temple had promoted itself for years as a wildlife sanctuary, but it was eventually investigated for suspected links to wildlife trafficking and animal abuse.

 

Wildlife activists accused the temple's monks of illegally breeding tigers, while some visitors said the animals appeared drugged. The temple denied the accusations.

 

Government officials could not be reached for comment on Sunday.

 

(Reporting by Patpicha Tanakasempipat; Editing by Robert Birsel)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-09-16

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[sirineou]

19 hours ago, BritManToo said:

So they were fine at the temple, then died very quickly after being rescued.

Ain't the Thai government great!

  I get what you are trying to say but, They were far from fine,

Two wrongs do not make a right and there is nothing right in this story. Not the Temple side and certainly not The "rescue" side. 

You would think an institution such as a Buddhist temple supposedly dedicated  to the alleviation of earthly suffering would not be the agent of such cruelty and suffering.

Very Sad

[sweatalot]

4 hours ago, sirineou said:

  On 9/15/2019 at 8:35 AM, BritManToo said:

So they were fine at the temple, then died very quickly after being rescued.

Where's the proof they where fine at the temple? Immune deficiency in an early state is not obvious. The later states in the temple probably had already been dissasembled and shipped to superstitious Chinese customers enriching some crooks

Edited September 16, 2019 by sweatalot

[AI5AASIA]

Because of the inbreeding element, its my understanding those tigers were not destined for anything else except to eventually die. 

Probably a blessing in disguise. 

[Cake Monster]

Makes me wonder what kind of conditions the Animals were kept in once they had been " Rescued ", and who the actual " Experts " that treated them were.

A sickening tale of Mans cruelty and greed where Animals are concerned.