One tiger from Tiger’s Temple has died at its new home

[rooster59]

One tiger from Tiger’s Temple has died at its new home

RATCHABURI: One of the 147 tigers which were relocated from the Tiger’s Temple in Kanchanaburi to a breeding station in Ratchaburi province last month has died of infection of the stomach and intestines.

The death of the six-year old tiger was reported to officials of Khao Zon and Khao Pratubchang breeding center in Ratchaburi to a group of officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation, led by Mr Adisorn Nutdamrong, the department’s deputy director-general, when they made an inspection trip to the station on Friday.

Adisorn said that the dead tiger was sick when it was at the Tiger’s Temple and it might not be familiar with the environment of the new location.

A veterian working at Khao Son breeding station, Ms Notchamon Panpetch, disclosed that another tiger was having difficulty in breathing and has been kept under close watch.

In a long-term plan, she said that the station would seek a budget, about 10 million baht a year, as upkeep for all the tigers.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/170888-2/

-- Thai PBS 2016-07-02

[ezzra]

Well, at least this poor fellow will not end up as a souvenir bits and pieces for sale to tourists, at least

we hope it won't.....

[Lupatria]

I wonder how many more will die in these dag cages and how much of the 10 mio will actually be spent for the cats

[cumgranosalum]

This is the inevitable result of the mess created by the temple - they illegally bred tigers and kept them away from their mothers, destroyed their natural behaviours and fed them on an incorrect diet. It had to be stopped...unfortunately the problems they have created will continue and it is highly unlikely the Thai authorities are either equipped or trained to deal with the problem correctly.

Outside Thailand many of these tigers would have to be put down anyway.

[mesterm]

O-ho... See that's why we should have left them in peace at the temple!

[cumgranosalum]

O-ho... See that's why we should have left them in peace at the temple!

You are joking of course!

[elgordo38]

I would trade the cost price of the new Chinese water toy for use as support for tigers hands down any day. Make peace not war plus it makes more sense. Subs are cheap its the cost of operation that really skyrockets.

[mesterm]

O-ho... See that's why we should have left them in peace at the temple!

You are joking of course!

555

[casualbiker]

They possibly have drug withdrawal problems!

[jak2002003]

Whey are the tigers at a BREEDING station?!

If is cost so much to take care of them why are they wanting to breed more? Its not for conservation.. as most of the tigers are hybrid or cross breed with other tiger subspecies and so can't be released into the wild.

Also why are they only 'keeping an eye' on a tiger with breathing problems? Surely they need to get it checked out by a vet for prober diagnosis and treatment!

I think they need to make it illegal to breed tigers here, as it seems none of these places can be trusted to look after them properly and trusted even less with not selling tiger parts illegally.

Very sad.

[cumgranosalum]

Whey are the tigers at a BREEDING station?!

If is cost so much to take care of them why are they wanting to breed more? Its not for conservation.. as most of the tigers are hybrid or cross breed with other tiger subspecies and so can't be released into the wild.

Also why are they only 'keeping an eye' on a tiger with breathing problems? Surely they need to get it checked out by a vet for prober diagnosis and treatment!

I think they need to make it illegal to breed tigers here, as it seems none of these places can be trusted to look after them properly and trusted even less with not selling tiger parts illegally.

Very sad.

I wouldn't put to much store in the name......I very much doubt that any tigers will be allowed to breed. It was one of the few places that had enough cages to keep the animals in.

The situation is not satisfactory, and the temple and inactive Thai authorities have brought this upon themselves.

I think you are taking a lot of the above rubric too literally - if an animal is sick or sickening then it is monitored - if the condition deteriorates, then a vet is called. It is quite possible that a vet has already inspected the animal.

strictly speaking, the breeding of tiger IS already illegal, especially under the CITES agreement to which Thailand is a signatory. The problem in Thailand is usually not one of the law, but of enforcement.

In Thailand, private persons are prohibited from possessing protected wildlife, including big cats such as tigers, except where the person owned such animal before the current wildlife protection law became effective in 1992. - Only the government can breed protected animals. Zoos are also regulated under the Act.

The temple was not a zoo and did not have a licence to breed and had been "asked" to stop several times over the years by the authorities who failed to follow up on this...the result; 150 tigers of dubious ancestry and about 60 cubs in pickle jars and a healthy trade in tiger spin-offs for the temple.

[Lupatria]

They possibly have drug withdrawal problems!

Don't give them funny ideas. The next "tourist attraction" may be advertised as "Tiger with a monkey on it's back".

[Boycie]

[cumgranosalum]

I think the most disturbing part of that video is that it alludes to the 10 or so females that were still lactating when they were removed from the temple - but no sign of their cubs....

It is also very worrying to hear that some idiots in the DNP think they can release any of these into the wild - they clearly have no idea of the processes involved.

There have always also been allegations that the temple didn't treat all its tigers the same and that some "difficult" animals were never shown to the public and were kept permanently caged.