Encourage Expedia to Drop Abusive Tiger Attraction from Itineraries Posted by Courtney Heitter Target: Expedia Chairman and Senior Executive Barry Diller Goal: Remove abusive tiger attraction from itineraries Tiger Temple, found in Thailand, is a tourist attraction that boasts love and commitment to the dwindling tiger species. Tourists can get their pictures taken with the tigers for a small fee. For a little more money a person can even sit on one of the tigers for a photo. Unfortunately, the Tiger Temple cannot live up to the standard it has set for itself. The tigers there are abused and depressed, forced to live their lives in this unnatural setting. The tigers that reside at Tiger Temple are chained, hit with sticks, sprayed with tiger urine and pulled around by their tails. The monks that own them do not coexist peacefully with these animals; they establish fear through mistreatment. The temple claims that it is an animal sanctuary, though this cannot be so. The international sanctuary regulations prohibit breeding of the animals unless it is a specialist program. There are over 100 tigers residing at the sanctuary; many were poached from the wild, but most were born at Tiger Temple. The Temple has also been cited previously for illegal trafficking across the Thailand border. This is not a movement to help the tiger species thrive; this is a solely for-profit, selfish operation. Many travel sites, including Frontier and Jet Star, upon learning the truth about Tiger Temple, have taken Tiger Temple off of their itineraries and no longer advertise for this cruel attraction. Expedia, however, still has Tiger Temple listed on two of its itineraries for Thailand, and presents Tiger Temple in a positive light. There are only 3500 tigers left on our planet. The world needs people who are serious about helping the species thrive, not a group of abusive individuals who are using tigers to earn a living. Tiger Temple provides a terrible existence for tigers and should not be advertised. Urge Expedia to join other travel sites and remove Tiger Temple from its itineraries, and to instead encourage people to give their money to reputable tiger rehabilitation movements. Sign the Petition: forcechange/72192/encourage-expedia-to-drop-abusive-tiger-attraction-from-itineraries/?fb_ref=.UnH8GP1yZxM.send&fb_source=message
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:58:17 +0000
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