Thai Zoo Allows Pigs to be Placed in Tiger Enclosure for Tourist Viewing, Piglet Let Out Screams
We know that many children like to visit zoos to see animals, and many zoos also try various ways to attract tourists. Recently, a zoo in Thailand held a 'Tiger Chase Piglet Show', putting two live piglets into the tiger enclosure, so that tourists could see the tigers chasing them.
According to the British 'Daily Mail' report on January 27, recently a zoo in eastern Thailand, Si Racha, held a 'Tiger Chase Piglet Show', putting two live piglets into the tiger enclosure in order to attract tourists to watch.
From the video footage, a 21-year-old female tiger, Sema, was lying on the left side of the enclosure watching the two piglets. Then the camera cut to Sema attacking one of the piglets. It was seen that Sema pounced on the desperate piglets, and the poor piglets let out a squeal.
According to media reports, the event took place last Saturday (January 25th) at 3:00 PM local time, after the animal keepers diverted the tiger's attention, this poor piglet managed to break free from the tiger's restraint. And the event subsequently triggered public outrage, animal welfare officials visited the zoo the day after the incident.
The Director of the Wild Animal Protection Bureau, Padet Leeton, said that after receiving reports from tourists, authorities immediately went to Si Racha Zoo and warned that if the zoo continued to mix these animals, its business license would be revoked. Padet Leeton said: 'If the zoo again stages this kind of violent performance, the National Park Administration will revoke the zoo's license.'
According to reports, the signs around the tiger enclosure in the zoo stated that Sema was a 'friendly' animal and that she had grown up drinking pig milk. The photos of the zoo show that piglets are nursing on the tiger's body, while tiger cubs lie next to their mothers drinking milk. The zoo said that it had already placed piglets and tigers together without any problems, but it will not repeat this stunt in the future.
According to Si Racha Zoo administrator Matol Jaway, when the zoo received complaints, it stopped the 'Tiger Chase Piglet Show'. He said: 'No piglet was harmed by the tiger. Si Racha Zoo has taken action, and staff will not perform this program in the future.'
