[forwards4all] The big cats at Thailand's controversial Tiger Temple

 

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The big cats at Thailand's controversial Tiger Temple
The Tiger Temple in the western province of Kanchanaburi - about 80 km from Bangkok - began life in 1999 when the first female cub was brought to Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno, a Buddhist sanctuary, and was cared for by the monks. Since then, it has evolved into a much larger wildlife haven and is now a major tourist attraction in Thailand. It is one of the few places in the world that allows visitors to touch tigers. For a basic entrance fee - or 'donation' - of 1,000 baht (about £20), visitors get a tour of the site and the chance to enter the sanctuary's Tiger Canyon, a quarry with a rocky pool at one end containing a dozen or so sleeping tigers chained to the ground. The temple has been forced to strenuously deny accusations that its big cat residents are sedated to allow tourists to have their pictures taken with them.
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