Local Chinese gov't funds zoo after tiger deaths


World | 206626 hits | Mar 14 4:52 pm | Posted by: Hyack
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BEIJING � A municipal government in northeastern China has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to improve conditions at a local zoo after the recent deaths of 11 rare Siberian tigers and other animals, state media said Sunday.

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  1. by avatar Strutz
    Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:46 am
    Disgusting and shameful. Feeding chicken bones to tigers? That is beyond cruelty. "Zoos" like this should not be permitted to operate.

    The article states there are 300 tigers left in the wild vs. 5,000 held in captivity. Hmmmmm... let's see, which are worst off?



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