all i can say is ...wtf??

[ryansmithxvx]

apparently anyone in america can get a license to own & show tigers and make a profit off of it.

in fact, there are now more privately-owned tigers in america than there are wild tigers in india

4,692 US
3,508 India

i don't even know where to begin on this one...

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[_likeablade]

holy shit?!
thats fucked up.

[onferriswheels]

the FUCK?

i hate people. what would even posses someone to want to own a tiger? or USE a tiger for that matter...

[recordplayeron]

i saw that last night and my mind cracked..

[xmyfistyourface]

I watched 20/20 last night and they were showing how all these places have tigers and they let you go right up to them and try to pet them. It's so stupid!

[ryansmithxvx]

that's where i started looking into this, from that episode

[pinkpunkhippo]

wow.
seriously why do people feel the need to own wild cats? (or any wild animal)
If I was rich enough to afford a tiger, I rather not be showing off (wo)manly hood, and instead donate the cost of what a tiger would cost (as often as I could afford) to help keep animals in there natural habitat.

[ryansmithxvx]

that's a much safer practice, also

[pinkpunkhippo]

agreed.
I already worry about bugs in my house killing me while i sleep with their little bug ways.. I dont need to worry about a giant carnivores learning how to open the doors to my room while i sleep.
Ive already seen my brothers cat try to open up doors with his paws

ok ive gone a little off topic. sorry.