Captive Tigers at Risk in the U.S., Not Just in the Wild

in Animal News on December 05, 2011

(WARNING: The video this story links to contains graphic images.)

PHOENIX — A tiger cub named Orion born at the Wildlife World Zoo in the west valley was eventually given to a small roadside zoo back east — a zoo that had a history of problems. Now Orion is coming back to Arizona, but it got us wondering — what else can happen to tigers in captivity? It turns out Orion is one very lucky cat.

Link: MyFoxPhoenix.com

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