Answered by Ms.Phoenix from USA | May. 08, 2010 16:54
The truly ridiculous fact about places like this is that they are frauds. Bears are tapped for their gall bladder fluid, Tigers are inbred (not purebred) and could never be set free in the wild because they would be unable to care for themselves, and the tigers are not taken care of because they are cheaper to tend to when they are dead and they are also more valuable because people in China use them to make elixirs and "Tiger-Bone Wine."
All of these things are foul and if anyone decides to pay $7.50 to go see tigers that are trapped in cramped cages with very little to eat daily...unless of course they get to participate in the slaughtering of another animal just for the entertainment of tourists...you are directly contributing to the extinction and abuse of these beautiful and endangered animals.
Not all the tigers in these types of facilities are bred there...some are live captured in the wild...others are poached and transported for their bones and fur.
There are 20 known "tiger farms" in china. They all presume the ultra-friendly mask of conservationism at it's best, but they are all liars....all frauds.