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Replies: 272 - Last Post: 10-Jul-2008 12:11 Last Post By: Tess21
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National Geographic carried the story, too. The link story is hereBlackberry Storm Deals | Medical Tourism Thailand | Khao Yai Property
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I'm not at all surprised by the cowardly personal attacks and profanity by some on this thread.17
"instill fear? " - what the hell are you talking about? that IS cruelty!G'day!
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My beef starts with the fact that it is improper behavior for monks to keep animals in the first place. Then comes the fact that it is improper for monks to operate a business or any undertaking for the purpose of generating income.Blackberry Storm Deals | Medical Tourism Thailand | Khao Yai Property
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If anybody believes subjecting tigers daily to constant streams of strangers, staff hitting and dragging them by their tails and making them pose in the sun during the hottest part of the day is alright and helps to preserve the species, there is something wrong with OUR society. These animals are unable to display natural behaviours, they are controlled by fear. No they probably couldn't get the tigers to pose if they didn't dominate them physically and psychologically from small cubs but does that mean it is right? Would you really want to have photos with the tigers if you saw them being beaten in their cages to coerce them to obey later commands? They shouldn't have to be subjected to constant physical and psychological abuse from humans, to make them compliant and pose for photos with tourists who are only thinking of themselves and the experience they are getting. Forgetting these are wild animals the need to have space to roam. Attitudes about animal behaviour and training have change over the years and this so-called temple, is using arciac methods to train their animals.25
who has'nt had a golden shower now and then, i'm sure the tigers love it.27
The urine was obviously used to show whose dominant to the tiger. With so many tigers in such small area the keepers must established some kind of order. I believe this is a trick used by circus trainers as well.Posted By: VenessaP -- 28-Jan-2010 15:01
Posted By: VenessaP -- 09-Dec-2009 17:01
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