bigcatawareness:

pussy-is-the-motive:

So I held a tiger cub today

Hi there!  This looks like it was a cool experience for you.  However, unfortunately I have to encourage you to please not partake in this kind of thing again.  Cub petting attractions are all extremely inhumane and bad for these cubs.  Especially for white tiger cubs, which suffer from health issues due to extensive inbreeding; the act of breeding white tigers period is inhumane and banned in US accredited zoos.  This cub alone is incredibly young and at risk of becoming very ill, just like a newborn human. They should be with their mothers at this age, and are often taken away from them for things like this. Please don’t take this as a personal attack, my #1 concern is for the cats.  Here are some links as to why cub petting is so terrible.

• Why Petting Cubs Leads to Abuse
• Cute Tiger Cubs: Robbed From the Cradle [VIDEO]
• Lions, Tigers, and Bears Sanctuary: Stop Cub Petting
• What Baby Tigers are Forced to do Might Shock You [VIDEO]
• The Sad Truth Behind Some Animal Sanctuaries (video)
• $20 to pet a tiger – is that a fair price?
• CUB PETTING: Crown Ridge Tiger Sanctuary
• Stop taking ‘tiger selfies’ that fund animal abuse, charity says
• No Photos, Please!
• Petting Lion and Tiger Cubs at Malls and Fairs is BAD (video)
• Photo Taking with Animals
• The Hidden Cruelty Behind Exotic Cat Cub Petting Schemes