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lcuy Aug 30th, 2013 07:08 PM

Teen attacked at Tiger Temple
 
Awful way to start a vacation:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ttraction.html

And a warning from back in 2008:
http://www.travelfish.org/board/post...n-kanchanaburi

Kathie Aug 30th, 2013 07:37 PM

There have been many warnings about the Tiger Temple over the years (for a number of reasons). I hope this one will discourage people from promoting the Tiger Temple here.

Hanuman Aug 30th, 2013 07:50 PM

There are also numerous tiger petting zoos around the country as well which are attracting a lot of tourists. All the major tourist destinations like Phuket, Chiang Mai, Pattaya etc have them and the same warnings should be extended to these places as well.

kikiv Aug 31st, 2013 05:09 AM

I could not finish seeing even one of the videos posted on the article above. It made me sick to watch. So sad...

jacketwatch Aug 31st, 2013 05:57 AM

I love tigers. To me they are the most beautuful animal in the world and would love to get get a chance to pet one but because of this above I never would try even given the chance. They are wild animals and you never know when one will snap and act like a tiger. I would like a chance to feed a cub but thats it. No big cats for me.

khunwilko Aug 31st, 2013 06:54 AM

an accident just waiting to happen - there have been numerous warnings about this place. The illegal breeding program has swollen their numbers to over 100 as they continue to breed cubs to attract an unsuspecting public.

khunwilko Sep 2nd, 2013 06:54 AM

Here's the SBS documentary on the place. Reports a previous incident - or incidents....

http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/story...ing-the-Tigers


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