Thai Tiger Temple Defends Itself Amid Controversy

The Indochinese tiger is currently listed as an endangered species - on the brink of extinction. Only a few hundred still exist in the wild. But one place in Thailand has provided a sanctuary for tigers, and claims to have learned how to tame the beast - but its claims have drawn some controversy. At the beginning of 2015, the temple was raided by the Thai Police, after reports that it was involved in trafficking tigers and tiger parts. But the police decided not to bring charges. Tony Cheng travelled to Kanchanaburi, Thailand to investigate.

[@janedoh2625]

It's not an ideal environment for the animals, but it's better than extinction.

[@annabellethepitty]

Right? Unfortunately that is not what this place was. But one does wonder how many generations it would take for domestication to begin in big cats. Obviously the first few wont do shit but what could 20 or 30 generations in captivity do?

[@bintuae1]

Bigs cats are not dogs and will never be, dumbass. They will never be domesticated neither do they want to unless if it means to eat you.

[@christianordonez6675]

@@bintuae1 It is possible to domesticate them but it will take a long time

[@user-uu9zv7pb2u]

Jane Doh I'd rather die than be drugged, abused, and exploited 24/7.

[@datsyukthemagicman5735]

@@bintuae1 they can 100% be domesticated it would just require hundreds, if not thousands of years of breeding and raising them in captivity

[@rheinzchanz7105]

Stranger:so do you have pets? Monks:😐

[@riotman3579]

Monks: Yeah we do. *Opens cage*

[@autisticduck3071]

Aiyanna Ghaddar Why did the stranger tell Jesus to sweat?

[@rosetran1260]

You can't keep a tiger as a pet! Monks: Hold my beer.

[@truongthuylan1990]

@@rosetran1260 Bạn có thích hổ không?

[@LuckyFish3000]

Rheinz Chanz hahahahaaaaaaa!!!

[@yashsarpotdar9171]

India could be the best place for tigers right now we had 1400 tigers in 2006 and the number reached around 2900 till 2018 And still increasing!

[@canyizas1567]

that sounds awesome!

[@andyjat6197]

@@canyizas1567 Once there were around 100 thousand tigers in India before Britishers and Kings started hunting them just for their pleasure.

[@lucasverawow]

still not paradise tho.

[@thanos4025]

India has 70% of the worlds tiger population brother

[@novenjatinova]

Tigers increased Human decreased 😂

[@Abc123______]

“Exploit” a tiger for money, so that they can feed themselves and the tigers, or let people hunt them for money.🤔 wonder which one makes more sense.

[@peruperu-jj8zs]

I’d rather get shot than held captive and sedated everyday.

[@dasteraw]

@@peruperu-jj8zs but thats u not the tigers

[@peruperu-jj8zs]

ain't my problem good one lol. Yeah that’s just me lol

[@CarbonGlassMan]

@@peruperu-jj8zs I bet if someone really gave you that option, you would choose to live. These animals have a nice life.

[@KrolKaz]

I'm guessing you're American? Why are you people dead set on being the moral arbiters of the world?

[@baileyb4226]

4:03 even the babies are one of the most dangerous animals in the world so i built this cage so there’s no possible oh my go-

[@olf6280]

That really reminds me XD

[@jaxchan9033]

Old school

[@broitzharrison5216]

I WAS GANNO DO THAT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TYPING THAT AND I SAW THIS!

[@chazyeast6819]

Bailey Bovell 🤣🤣🤣

[@GANESHKUMAR-nb1kh]

Nice taigar

[@FlewChewChoo]

Although Tiger Temple is very controversial, at least this is the one of the few places in the world where tigers could reproduce.

[@EdwinWiek]

+Flew Chew Choo Tiger are one of the easiest re-producing wild animals in captivity.

[@jivert1258]

Did you see the news??

[@MrDreamer121]

That's true but these tigers are of no use for the wild tiger population because they aren't suitable for the wild environment and won't survive on their own in the wild.

[@imSaicat]

Flew Chew Choo Do you have any fucking idea how many dead cubs have been found by the police when they raid that temple????!!! Don't comment without even knowing or reading about it.

[@stacy1025]

Those tigers can’t go to wildlife ‘cuz they’ve never been there and they don’t have the skill to survive, and in addition to that it is as the vet said there is no home for there outside anymore us humans have taken their home.

[@m.g9011]

Of all the corruption in the world.. people chose this place to stick their noses and find where the money goes

[@anelisamorgan8590]

I know, right! 😤 makes me so annoyed.. these poor things would be poached to extinction there if these guys couldn't house them and protect them! People that don't see this as necessary live in some kind of B.S. candyland. They take money to pay for the upkeep, because they have to. Chicken doesn't grow on trees! 🐔🐓

[@alwaysafineline]

@@anelisamorgan8590 You do realise this place was shut down due to illegal selling of tiger body parts to the black market and illegal distribution of cubs right? Shit it wasn't even just the tigers but the bears as well.

[@Emily-zp1jf]

Very well said!

[@hemankpie0656]

@@alwaysafineline what is that real can you please send me the link of the news regarding the issue ?

[@alwaysafineline]

@@hemankpie0656 If you look it up, you'll find it. Just type it in here and I'm sure you'll find videos of it.

[@joshhahhuvgg7311]

I heard somewhere that one tiger can eat $60,000 worth of meat a year. They need all the money they can get

[@shaunnewbedford736]

Wow u read it on the internet so it must be true!!!! Really dude use ur head............. you can probably but half a million chickens for a third of that 60,000$ a year each tiger guy 200 tigers thats over 12 million a year come on guy

[@shaunnewbedford736]

All the money they make goes for all the gold and golden artifacts they have in that temple

[@no-sway3709]

I heard somewhere that it was actually $6 million per year

[@Mike-md8oi]

@@shaunnewbedford736 not a chance you would certainly not get half a million chickens for 20,000

[@Mike-md8oi]

@@shaunnewbedford736 a live chicken costs 3-30 dollars a chicken even at a discounted wholesale price I'd say a half a million chickens would cost over 400k

[@stevocanuck]

i believe humans will have to bond with animals from now on. Like the doctor said, their natural habitat were destroyed long time ago and this is their best chance of survival.

[@wolfu597]

I agree with you. We humans have destroyed their natural habitat, so this is second best option. And with the money, the turist's bring in they will be able to provide a safe home for the tigers, while at the same people can learn to appreciate and even admire these giant cats. Personally, I would love to go and visit that place.

[@pepesylvia9354]

Stevo Canuck humans are animals. We forget this. We are not important and the world was not made for us.

[@LuxusLeina]

Why shi f kaslejfls sad world..

[@iith0tslayer613]

PepeSylvia what the fuck are you talking about? 😂

[@kmah5328]

Stevo Canuck this temple is closed already

[@danile948]

Better than no tigers

[@mirsad96]

Are you arguing that this is conservation at work? HAH!

[@pododododoehoh3550]

Miki H. Yes

[@osamab814]

DaNile this might end i wish they have a plan to release them in the wild where they belong

[@sushantmishra2078]

@@osamab814 what about porcher

[@jamesfranxx6151]

@@HerreraAlonso zoo's also freeze animals that die for various reasons..it's a natural part of breeding to have deaths in the offspring i get they were likely selling the frozen bodies but i'm not so quick to accuse them and at the end of the day the good maybe balances out the bad

[@damanorelse]

In late-May 2016, police and wildlife officials began an operation to remove all living tigers at Tiger Temple. During the operation, officials found over 40 tiger cub corpses as well as numerous body parts from other animals preserved in freezers. According to a representative of the Department of National Parks, the tiger cubs had died only a short time before the raid. The temple, however, had not reported the birth of any tigers for months. This was seen as a sign for hidden illegal breeding. Some twelve living hornbills were also confiscated as being possessed without a license.[17] The abbot's secretary was stopped from leaving the site with over 1000 amulets containing pieces of tiger skin, two whole tiger skins, and nine or ten tiger fangs.[18] He and four other persons are investigated for alleged wildlife smuggling.[19] The temple was closed to the public at the beginning of the raid. On 3 June, another thirty carcasses of tiger cubs were found in containers with English-language labels, suggesting that they might have been for sale. In 2020 the site was a rundown area with only one lion still on the property, along with many deer and wild boar. The days of 400 visitors a day are over and the tracks are in poor repair. Only 5 staff remain to tend the animals still living there.

[@user-uu1wm6xq5y]

Thank you for this information ❤. Where are the 120 living tigers now? Do you know? Greets

[@ietsepiensAdvice]

i love the fact that these people care for the tigers, they love them. Tigers are souls too. Tigers are beautiful animals that deserve our love. I love that people are caring and loving the tigers!!

[@nailyusra9250]

knowing the truth

[@onlinecuriouse]

"It is a fearsome and noble beast. Once known as the king of the jungle" - lion is typing......

[@sasig5215]

Lions dont live in jungles

[@emelitoarong2707]

lion is afraid in tiger

[@SuperFUNKMASTERG]

Lions can live in the jungle and deserts

[@dranoelarios4788]

Tiger legit is in jungle tho

[@SuperFUNKMASTERG]

Tiger is weak cuz they are solitary

[@krististafford4212]

Everyone saying they look sickly/drugged. They looked drugged cus they're relaxed and comfortable. Like a house cat. They dont look sickly. All of these tigers look better then what they would In the wild.

[@icedcoldkilla]

They arent getting the exercise. They're loafing around

[@krististafford4212]

@@icedcoldkilla not all house cats get alot of exercise, you gon complain abt that too?

[@ethanschulze7655]

Aesthetic Obsessed deadass, can’t argue that

[@gudadada]

Fighting for your life and running from poachers ≠ Exercise@@icedcoldkilla

[@thatguybob7747]

Aesthetic Obsessed these aren’t house cats

[@edcrfvtgbyhnujmikolpqazwsx]

I appreciate the efforts to keep the species alive. It's sad that they need so much human interference, but I'm glad that there are people willing to help and protect them.

[@stevenygabbyperez695]

Especially animals like tigers who are known man eaters and literal monsters. Unless human populations decrease there will be no new lands for these animals to inhabit that won't lead to tigers killing people and people killing tigers. Animals like these will need human interventions, hopefully ever more humane, for them to survive.

[@jotunnomachy2480]

It’s good

[@SmthAbout.Money.SmellsLikeLove]

Darlyane Nascimento kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnqyl4t3fJ2GiZY kzbin.info/www/bejne/a52yaIKFpL9kpZY they aren’t treated good they are being traffict and drugged look it up they are being exposed

[@rajanjayesh1886]

You know what would help them actually. Leave them in their natural habitat and kick humans out of there. Let em be. How arrogant it is we as human go in and claim their land and say we are helping trying to protect them. Doing them favour.

[@Tunainthehouse]

“No we dont use sedatives” *gives lsd chicken seasoning to tanya*

[@unrdnungmk6902]

LSD is not a sedative

[@zeex9338]

@@unrdnungmk6902 Really? Not "that's not LSD" Rather, you take the "It's not a sedative" point? xD

[@shaunnewbedford736]

He was jst using that as an example like really he was making a point

[@unrdnungmk6902]

Cody Berman I don't get what you are saying my guy

[@ODA-392]

I was there in 2006...one of the best experiences in my entire life....walking with a tiger is simply awesome.

[@adriantepes4355]

One of the very few moments when you actually feel like you can fk everyone up as long as your companion is with you

[@BlackCanti]

They don't protect man from the beast, they protect beast from the man.

[@MidgetHulkSMASH]

Just saw a news article about half of the tigers that were “rescued” from this temple have now died. A fine lesson in leaving well enough alone.

[@0311ForceRecon]

I protect my assets too. JS

[@mysteradio]

so tigers were taken from this temple as "rescues" but died soon afterward?

[@trevordean7144]

@@mysteradio yes the western people complain about the tigers so much so Thai left them in wild and they died in 1 month all 78 tigers

[@Splashstar216]

So sad that they bowed to western pressure. The west thinks we're so smart.

[@jeffsullivan755]

Damn that's sad

[@ratnakararumugam2582]

Lion is the King of the Jungle but the Tigers they are 'THE EMPERORS'.

[@monucarubio]

Lions are the king of savvana

[@xbear7473]

0:28 *CASUALLY SMACKS TIGER*

[@salenebrom6476]

Xbear Moo the balls on this guy tho

[@brendasanderson7538]

Do you pay a dog I think all that was

[@Killerbee_McTitties]

judging by that huge scar on his throat, he propably earned it.

[@msmilano101]

They just found 40 tiger cubs bodies in a freezer at this temple.

[@veraniahinojosa2963]

:/

[@EricMcClair]

Is there a link or something that would confirm this? Would like to se it.

[@msmilano101]

+EricMcClair www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36424091 Update: this article presents the other arguments as well time.com/4470315/tiger-temple-thailand/

[@aliciatorres2794]

Leilani Nguyen , thank you! I just read it, this makes me sick to my stomach! I am so happy that the thai government shut this horrible place down!! no animals deserves to be treated this way!

[@mesakonangkormrzzvatcpv4090]

Leilani Nguyen this is a temple khmer make by ancestor khmer(cambodia)

[@dancole2994]

My guess is that it's not spirit of the monks nor drugs - it's depression. They need to be tigers - even domestic tom cats go out an hunt. These are reconditioned prisoners. I can't claim whether it's better or worse than extinction and people arguing over it have no idea what it's like to be one of these tigers; talking as if they know. They need proper food. It seems to me (can't claim to be certain) that the food isn't drugged, it's just not nutritious. My argument is that poachers are the problem, as well as people who buy parts of tigers.

[@maf6856]

It’s a sad place I’ve been there it’s nothing like what they are showing here. The day I went there was a loud mouth from the USA with a bullhorn. Telling the crowd what to do. There was one monk one tiger and at least thee hundred tourists. Don’t forget the volunteers get to stay in Thailand for free. More money just means a lucky few people like the vet are very rich . My trip there ended with my Thai wife being so upset. By the treatment of the tiger that we left in tears. The worst part is that there is no temple at the tiger site

[@Hells_Sock]

When you multiclass monk and a beast master ranger

[@preciousb868]

Update: The place was closed down after 40 dead tiger cubs were discovered in a freezer in the temple's kitchen freezer, along with other animal body parts including a dead bear and various other animal horns.while in another building, 20 cubs were discovered preserved in jars of formaldehyde. Allegations of wildlife trafficking prompted a raid by wildlife officials, who confiscated 137 tigers and moved them to safety in government facilities. At the time they found a huge cache of tiger parts and products on the temple grounds. A total of 86 tigers have died since they were moved from the tourist attraction known as Tiger Temple, in 2016. Thailand's park service said many had died of a virus, having been weakened by the stress of relocation. Officials also blamed genetic problems linked to inbreeding among the group. I've put a link for you to go if you want to know more about it, Tanya was there and she was interviewed throughout www.aljazeera.com/amp/indepth/features/2016/06/happened-thailand-tiger-temple-160605074332073.html www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/news/2017/02/wildlife-watch-tiger-temple-monks-trafficking-zoo

[@mypeepeeisstuckhelpbysubsc4738]

Precious B you’re a saint

[@b3s3rkfan70]

Holy shit

[@tanyakarazan8094]

mwuddneyddnd Sqbsj thank you for the update. I knew this place was a disgusting sham. I hope they jailed the owner of the temple

[@bee3644]

Why must humans ruin everything? They were doing such a good thing but had to destroy it by being greedy and hurting the creatures they claim they loved. There is a part of me that wants to believe that this is fake or a conspiracy made by the government to close down the temple or something, but I know that's not the case.

[@hobidihobidoo8626]

Oh horrible.

[@MissBK22]

They are so drugged.. or they will jump or attack or play.. they cannot be that relaxed with loads of people... very wrong

[@anaykulkarni7147]

@Dark of the knight i have been to the tiger Temple for sure they are drugged..

[@yellownotsus7538]

*once monk told me that if "you show love to animals, they bond trust and the most important thing is don't break the trust for somethings can replace"*

[@stormchaser4731]

Until the tiger eats you

[@littlegoddess]

The tigers behave more like a cat. They are too calm that I am thinking the vet has put them on Prozac or other antidepressant.

[@juliesmith1334]

Not to be a smart ass, but uh, tigers ARE cats...

[@dasplaudagei6060]

Yeah,just big cats

[@salenebrom6476]

Little TwinS they’ve completely reprogrammed their social instincts it’s actually impressive and may keep them from going extinct

[@kitsnap1228]

@@juliesmith1334 Yeah I have two cats and they doesn't half crash every 3 jumps when I play with them... Watching closely, the employees are too much confident and cocky around those, I'm more careful when I turn my back of my 3kg cat, I barely imagine how trusty I would be it it was 300 ^^

[@BrianSmith-jx7td]

I don't think so there are other places like this temple that don't do that. These Tigers have the disposition of a trained animal not a tamed animal they're used to being around people And as such they don't see them as threats. You know there's probably about at least 6000 Tigers that are kept privately as pets in America and you can actually keep them but you have to raise them from an extremely early age as in before they open their eyes I know many cat breeders that will tell you that with wildcats the smaller the cat the more aggressive and ferocious they are I was even told once that if you work with a tiger not just keep one as a pet but truly work with it they have better temperaments than most dogs

[@vishalsagar1922]

I have rottweiler pitbull.... Monk--hold my beer. 😁😂😂

[@anasqureshi644]

Hold my tiger

[@markweimar4807]

Nothing good ever happens when someone says "hold my beer and watch this!" Lol

[@srilekha3262]

The tigers were taught yoga and meditation that's why their urge to kill humans went down.

[@jonahsmith5096]

Sri Lekha zootopia

[@anirbansaha3355]

😂😂😂😂

[@doge2629]

Wtf

[@jimmyfallon2484]

.....and not drugs......

[@rajanjayesh1886]

😂 Even the yogis who are epitome of being supernatural and have actually achieved peace are drugged. These are animals also peace is human concept.

[@user-yn5vr9od9z]

Who's in 2020?

[@ploepiescoop5369]

“This is good for tigers!” What is in the bag!?

[@hennak.3051]

5:55 look at the tigers ears and eyes. can't even think how horrible the tiger's feeling

[@annabellethepitty]

The tiger is probably on drugs so like he is on mars? Reeeeeeeeeealy good? That is how everyone i know who has ever taken drugs has described it.

[@solly23k]

DcruzMON Right because nobody can help but fucking standby. It's just like consumerism where we use 'things' up and treat it like trash. But no I guess you're just human, right?

[@wx..]

It’s relaxed dude..

[@zennamok5428]

Sweet.... them you prevent their extinction

[@datdudedatdontdisco4036]

They've just got super lazy because they can't hunt like regular wild tigers.

[@InvokeThought22]

That Tiger didn’t go Crazy, that Tiger went Tiger! - Chris Rock

[@SirXer]

I'm glad to have seen this and then read the update. The tigers were heavily inbred and possibly sold for-profit, and were removed from this place. many died due to complications.

[@messthegr8170]

such lairs ..they said tigers are not drugged ...ya right ..just at them all half a sleep

[@malmari1]

why the hell does a tiger need extra flavour?

[@saiharish2157]

Yes ..they are kind of adding drugs to the meals..so sad...how can they control those beasts otherwise

[@pavelp9887]

Tigers sleep over 20 hours a day so yea they look sleepy.

[@moneymac614]

wtf are lairs????

[@carlbrimfield2282]

Anonymous and if you knew anything you would of corrected him, you joke.

[@zpan6268]

try to shower a domestic kitten first and then speak

[@phantomxx8384]

Oof

[@c4ankcrankgang290]

Im bleeding

[@AjithKumar-fw9nd]

got three scratches this morning 😂😂

[@k8h991]

Tigers love water.

[@sabyasachikarmakar8087]

Whatever the controversies are been done..... More than that this noble cause is.... Much impressed to watch and know about the conservation and such a friendly environment given to the beasts

[@Regrettable-Username]

I don't see taimed beasts, I just see broken spirits. 💔

[@radioactivedetective6876]

The 'temple' has now been shut down. The Thai police raided and found dead tigers, carcasses, pelts and all kinds of shit

[@Sapientiaa]

@@radioactivedetective6876 Wow

[@betequeue6233]

Those tigers are clearly totally spaced out on drugs. They’re getting pushed around and hardly react. No way that’s their normal behavior. Go look at the channel of Michael Jamison who has two healthy Bengals in an enclosure - they never look like this.

[@maktub171]

The phycology of the tigers mind can't be defined by what we expect, do you not realise that most of these tigers have grown up there. Strong bonds would obviously form between man and tiger, and anyways it says in the video the natural way of the tigers has been curved, and not in a violent way but just slow change.

[@stevenglikin3219]

+DOMINO RED- dude, your comment is pretty wrong and pointless. A tiger lying down and not reacting while being manhandled is not natural, it doesn't matter if they were raised by humans, they're still alive, so they're still supposed to act natural. Seriously check out "Michael Jamison", he raised his tigers from a very young age, and he slept with them on his bed until they got too big.

[@betequeue6233]

Declan Kube you just failed to make even one valid point.

[@stevenglikin3219]

+Declan Kube- He raised them from a young age and is STILL raising them, he stopped keeping them in the house because as they grew older they lost interest in being inside the house and spent more time outside. They aren't being kept in cages, there is a small fence dividing them and the rest of the animals for the animal's safety. They have plenty of space behind that small fence and they aren't being kept chained to a pole like the tigers in this video. Also unlike the tigers in this video they actually look clean, healthy and alive. The tigers in this video look sickly, and half dead.

[@mikemendez3778]

Oh yeah like your an expert and know what their lives are like. I mean if you grew up since birth doing that you might just get used to it, and not all cats are going to act the same. The ones who dont chill and relax arent going to be aloud out for the petting.

[@raccoon6451]

The thing about them using the tigers for money is stupid because they need money to take care of the tigers properly

[@imwaytoshort]

I saw a news report from 2016 that mentioned this place and how there were 40 dead tiger cubs that were found here. They were probably going to be sold for body parts. The tigers are drugged aswell which is why they are so calm. These people don't care about protecting tigers and only care about the money. Just because they say they are monks doesn't mean they actually care about helping the tigers.

[@merrychase9744]

@@imwaytoshort You are insane. Hundreds of Thousands to take care of a few hundred tigers is peanuts, where is the exploitation? They have simple houses and simple clothes and give food and medication. Have you been to a vet before? If the monks can earn obscene money from that measly amount and take care of tigers and the temple I think they should be hired as CEO worldwide.

[@alexasdas9917]

Don't tigers eat like 15-20 lbs of protein daily? Could you imagine that x100!?!? no shit they need money.

[@radioactivedetective6876]

Place has been shut down I think

[@SiddharthSinghFiery69]

Not once known, it still is the King of the Jungle. 🐅🐾

[@jend8694]

This place was raided and closed in 2016. The monks were suspected of selling tiger body parts on the black market. I don't know if they were killed for that purpose or died of natural causes. They found tiger skins, bones, teeth, amulets made of body parts, cubs preserved in jars, more dead cubs in a freezer. I think they even caught a monk trying to escape with hundreds of body parts during the raid. The government confiscated the tigers and over half of them died in their custody.

[@MandyDeeB]

It's so devastating we're losing the most beautiful creature on earth. Omg, I just saw the comments and read those articles. The place is shut down?!? Idk what to think or what to believe...

[@biyondawson1234]

The place iz shut down coz , the temple has been accused been illegally trafficking tigers with skins and other body parts.... Even dead baby tigers were found in jars... Im sad we lost the Javan , Bali and caspian tiger ....

[@biyondawson1234]

You could search wikipedia about the Tiger temple and you can find the reality

[@chriscullen3724]

Question is, it takes thousands of pounds of raw fresh meat to feed these guys.... where are these passive Buddhist monks getting it?

[@helsiclife]

A true sanctuary won't interact with the tigers, just like @BigCatrescue and @bigcatderek, this looks more like a petting Zoo than a legit tiger conservation sanctuary.

[@xandervargo5507]

God bless these people that revere nature and the glorius tiger! It's so sad that most people don't care that these majestic creatures probably will go extinct in this century!

[@medispasquetutespasabonne9111]

The sad face of the tiger at the end of this video is like " I have enough of the evilness of the human race in this world", that he is so desperate and depressed :(

[@Phantombay415]

Living side by side peacefully with these animals isnt something to be frowned upon

[@elyesbenhamouda8210]

How much did the temple pay you to do this “unbiased” video? Huh?

[@geomeopeoleo1740]

Elyes Ben Hamouda yeah it is kind of funny when they want a unbiased opinion they ask employees that have been there for years

[@topsykretz9126]

Learn how to be a journalist fool. You are supposed to report unbiasedly.

[@Splozy]

a sock

[@lifebeforedeath1788]

Easliy Displeased I doubt you’ll get anywhere using ad hominem, why not go for gold and build a straw man of him. Then this will be a true internet argument.

[@bexclue3007]

@@topsykretz9126 what? are you having a laugh? _Every_ journalist (well, most of them) are biased! They have their own opinions, values and views which they don't hide from - contrary: it's what they show. And they usually publish for outlets that support their views. That's why you'll find politically conservative journalists writing for politically conservative papers and so on. Journalists aren't reporters or news anchors.

[@Specogecko]

Definitely hurting, the housing conditions and enclosures are completely inadequate, they may be feeding them and giving them medical care but that not enough for them to be cared for properly

[@nattchi8731]

Hours of hours of being without being ... but I am a Tiger and I am alive ! Extinction is clearly on the map ... There is no place on Earth for my breed, no place anymore. I’m Too strong, Too wild, Too powerful, Too massive, Too scary, Too strengthful, Too armful, Too fearful, Too stalky, Too ambushy*, Too unpredictable, Too coveted, Too instinctive, Too spectacular, Too predatory, Too ravenous, Too heartless, Too cunning, Too carnivorous, Too strategic, Too speed, Too sit-and-wait, Too majestic, Too frightening, Too impressive, Too imposing, Too dangerous, Too damageful, Too unsuitable, Too threatened, Too compromised, Too Too ... Too ... Too much❗️ A Tiger Too Many What else than this poor reserve for those tigers !!😳

[@michellerosemarieflynn8897]

I AM ALL FOR ANYONE WHO WILL HELP THIS BEAUTIFUL CREATURE SURVIVE WHAT EVER THEY HALF TO DO WE WILL HELP !

[@havetime100]

Your An idiot.. these animals are drugged and abused daily. The tiger population is doing well in India. Not here.

[@DH-rq7gw]

Joe Rogan visited this place around a month ago with his wife and kids and he said it was so depressing. He talked about how you would see these young youthful tigers and then as they got bigger they are given more and more drugs to keep them manageable. Joe said by the time they were adults they were so drugged out they wouldn’t move/react etc.

[@willsonchan2759]

It's a weird thing of human... whenever someone does something good, others will definitely shoots them with negative comments which destroys their motivations...

[@jurassiccoast]

Shame, with such wages as they have from tourists, this temple should be lined with gold everywhere and people who "work" for them should they pay hard workers a fair remuneration for taking care of these tigers and not that they work for free

[@MrAbiel1]

If places like this didnt exist then i dont think tigers would either.. its easy to complain instead of putting your own time into building a place for tigers and maintaining the animals.. instead of crying go build a better system before destroying one that works..

[@NonStopHD765]

Shinobihiden You're fucking stupid

[@duochirkznemesisiv8394]

Shinobihiden that's only you. Don't be a self-centered prick, the world doesn't revolves around you alone.

[@MrPraveenGeorge]

Wrong. Take a look at Sundarban National Park in India.

[@anonymousanonymous8344]

they were literally killing and selling tigers and tiger parts on the black market!

[@kevintan5497]

in all honestu sinohibiden is kind of right. thats not living. id rather die than be kept like a toy.

[@genghiskhan3577]

One day I’ll visit Thailand. Not because of sandwich massage, but to visit these beautiful beasts. 🐅 ❤️

[@user-nn7mg3bp4u]

carlin once said: "Let them go gracefully"

[@knowledgejoy3554]

In India we have nearly 3000 tiger 🐯. Country of tiger.

[@Loud.Thoughts]

knowledge & joy Hear you say that proudly... like that’s a number to be proud of. 3000? Barely enough to fill an arena. Yet there is a billion Indians. Definitely a ratio you should be proud of.

[@prabodhamolagoda5272]

@Sanskar Gupta yeah ive heard in this year tiger population in India has increased, good work brothers. Try to increase the lion population too. Love from SL

[@sumasa]

With the population explosion ongoing and many fertility clinics, soon no tigers will remain in India.

[@Loud.Thoughts]

Jeet Joshi nigga I’m black , fuck you on about . I was just saying that 3000 isn’t a number to brag about , that’s all.

[@Loud.Thoughts]

ghost rider Actually I’m sure there are some in the US (zoos and shit), if you wanna be spiteful. If you mean the place I was born, well ofc. It’s a small island .

[@redsoulheart5040]

I'm all for helping the Tigers, and I'm glad this place allows them to reproduce. However I'm not a fan of the crampt stone floors of their sleeping pens. That part isn't natural and I'm not a fan of the chain link cages, but other than that this place doesn't seem to bad. I've see Zoo's with worse conditions than this, the tigers are fed properly and are given exercise, they are allowed to socialize with other tigers and people and are allowed to reproduce. Maybe the monks could use the money they are gaining from the tourists to buy more land/get better cages or improve the flooring for the tigers. And on the premise of money, they have how many tigers on the facility? over a hundred I think they mentioned. For those who think the monks are abusing these animals for personal gain is wrong. They have to make some form of money to cover the costs of upkeep for this sanctuary, you can't take care of over a hundred breeding tigers for free it doesn't work like that. I'd like to think these monks are using the money the tourists give them to improve/take care of the tigers.

[@MrPraveenGeorge]

Conservation of Tigers doesn't have to be like this. Take a look at Sundarban National Park in India.

[@hungly5624]

oh yeah, "more more more money" to build new Temple, to draw new tourists. Do you see it?

[@eons8941]

Hung Ly if it saves the tiger population then I can pay millions

[@spaghettigod1794]

Hung Ly yes

[@GG-lk5ln]

Sorry didn't finish what I was going to say, you guys are really taking care of the Tigers better then what the other people was doing to them. They don't look happy

[@6831kenny]

12:48 You can feel Dr. Somchai really wanted the tigers to be free.. but he knows there are no place(forest) that can protect them... This world is just so sad

[@kevinkealy1576]

tigers are on drugs

[@vinwevi]

wow

[@himinoshankykaigainiki5550]

You are saying it be better than letting it go extinct?? Or letting mankind hunt them??? Answer me

[@venom5552111]

@@vinwevi you got proof?

[@hennak.3051]

6:55 WHAT THE ACTUAL F**

[@sanathanuradha]

Fuck you

[@MusaMoh]

sanath anuradha right back at you

[@brucedutton9361]

sanath anuradha oh yeah and here's a link bitch have read www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36424091

[@dancegoals-kaddict6256]

Bruce Dutton this is horrible!

[@johno3104]

:'(

[@sushilbasak5631]

97 percent wiped in 100 years shame on human

[@andyjat6197]

not shame on humans, shame on those British officers and Kings in India.

[@cengizhanbozkurt337]

@@andyjat6197 why would anyone kill a predator? I mean why ? Humans don't eat them they are not like dogs so we can pet them or let them live with us in our houses they just wanna be left alone.

[@andyjat6197]

@@cengizhanbozkurt337 British officers and Kings used to hunt them for their fun and to show their fake bravery.

[@jotunnomachy2480]

Let’s be real, Indians back in the day probably cheered whenever someone was ‘brave’ enough to kill a tiger. They’re not as slow, dumb, and as timid as a bear which one person can scare off. Also, that 97% reduction was between 1990 and 2010...

[@Bigballhaver]

Jötunnomachy forreal?

[@ixoh7754]

Okey....so... the guys says “the tigers are not drugged.. that’s a joke... hahah” ,..., “tania... feed this “ (packed with no label) “it’s good for them” .... very NOT suspicious.

[@Meriale46]

I admire these Monks for taking on such a monumental task to keep these beautiful creatures alive and well.

[@caroselloshow5615]

They found 40 cubs dead in the freezer... don’t know if they are really keeping this animals alive and well.....

[@radioactivedetective6876]

It is shut down now

[@0311ForceRecon]

I admire them too, killing tigers is no easy task

[@sandrajenkins6822]

Drugged and constantly handled theses tigers live miserable lives. Without tourists money they wouldn't exist. Why on earth do people visit them, don't they see the cruelty?

[@annabellethepitty]

sandra jenkins idk being high all day and getting scratched and petted all the time sounds so awful... Wait that is my one true desire.

[@Splashstar216]

so true. bc of us there's no wild to go back to. most of those tigers, if wild, would be dead. there's a reason tigers are endangered. They can't survive out there and it's showing through their dwindling numbers.

[@jojogamer-bu4hn]

14:33 that’s the look of a species that has lost everything because of our selfishness

[@hennak.3051]

this make me angry..

[@aaronsolanorosales8503]

Scarlet Hena just comment once, jeez

[@BryoMoss]

?

[@firstborn1236]

That's what Hulk said

[@proudjember]

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatu "Javan Tiger"I Miss you Jember,East Java, Indonesia

[@monqueljones14]

I feel like they are drugged. Even if they do sleep 20 hours a day, missing out on sleep wouldn't make you calm. Even if you are tired, and see an unknown person show up, you will naturally perk up. Out of curiosity. Those tigers looked dazed.

[@stokes58]

11:47 waving that thing that's the same colour as her shirt seems like a bad idea somehow.

[@artiawhale3807]

I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning, I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing Now the old king is dead! Long live the king! One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

[@artiawhale3807]

This is so sad 😞.. Once a king of the jungle, with pride & dominance.. Now, helpless & objects of pleasure to those who are responsible for their way to extinction ...

[@jessicabrown5885]

No offense but i cant mess with vicious Cats like those ! Just look at their big face They just sent me into numerous chills God damn it

[@abdurahmanfaisal6835]

They are not aggressive at all, So strange, feels like they are drugged

[@rajanjayesh1886]

Well they're

[@venkatesan6547]

They could be for all I know

[@anuragtingre8662]

In India 🇮🇳 there is paradise for Tigers 🐯

[@kshitij8428]

@@waiz0231 ohh please stop with that Infact India is the only country where there are both Lion and Tigers Not At All Hell For These Big Cats😒

[@nipponmukherjee8609]

Not quite but may be much better than other countries

[@yajatgupta7736]

Other countrys have tigers as pets

[@gunturabumuhammad9668]

6:55 IT'S DESCRIBE HOW GOOD THEIR F**KING RELATIONSHIP !

[@JuggerGirl001]

Tf type of broom is that? I need it nnniiioooww!

[@askshreya]

come to India there are 50 Tiger reserves here just for them. And they dont have to be tamed like these.

[@chinmaydesai863]

Shut up they are designated throughout the world

[@conocosz]

Well I mean if they want to domesticate it for future generation as pets, they need to size these things down big time. Even pets now days can go berserk, imagine a 600 lb tiger pissed off at the park.

[@BrianSmith-jx7td]

Well because the deepest truth that most people never realize is that you can never ever 100% tame any animal your border collie or your horse or your parrot or ferret Is just as capable of losing it and attacking you or even killing you as any wild animal

[@immaturee]

14:07 I know, he Said please tell me, but it sounded like: “please kill me” ^ ^

[@manmanmanman6258]

😂😂😂

[@subyouwont]

Every evident t but sure

[@bilalcakir5750]

Tanya, (volunteer carer) can you please confirm with us if these majestic creatures are actually exploited or drugged up for the entertainment of entry fee payers? I really want to visit and get close with them as tigers are my favourite animal but never considered to visit the temple of hearing mistreatment. Lütfen doğruyu söyle, gerçekleri bizde bilelim... (please tell us the truths so we can know the reality.) Thank you

[@NoName-sv4jt]

God bless u alll this really nicest thing I watched the hole day 🙏🏽

[@alexskr1493]

imagine walkin a tiger on the street! Dope!

[@JayDayWise]

Damn absolutely drugged down tigers. That’s sad. Free them so they can live wild and happy.

[@nathansexoticfish849]

Jaspuneet Singh when I get older and have my own place I’m going to build a huge incluser like bigger then 4 football fields were I will put I water fall and a medium pond caves try to make it like they are in the wild I’m going to breed them and put some in the wild and try to bring the population back up.

[@simbarashekunedzimwe1372]

there is no wild to talk about. In the wild they are hunted because some foolish perverts think tiger bones are viagra and for magic potion

[@khoirommilton9816]

Just to get kiled

[@CallmeDaddy21]

Free them so they can die and go extinct? Yeah sure

[@zennamok5428]

You mean go extinct

[@jezebulls]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't tigers supposed to eat raw meat since cooked chicken can have very sharp bones?

[@wildcreatrix12]

Umm what do you think they eat in the wild?

[@abhinay4200]

Monastery & Monks was a coverup for illegal Tiger body parts trade these people were doing.

[@nachohernandez9491]

Volunteering? They generarte millions....

[@Angelphysique]

Lmaoo 😂😂 sounds like if the vet said "please kill me" 14:07

[@Dimadome12]

Lml it does

[@manmanmanman6258]

Possibility he did tried said it like that

[@stigadvice1676]

is it open now?

[@msrevannavar9906]

Where it is..!? How to reach..!?

[@Bot-mr2jv]

They lying about the sedatives bro. Home girl working there 3 years she know

[@divine-ki3ep]

Bruh really? You say the Tigers are drugged?

[@Syls1989]

​@@divine-ki3ep The place was shutdown after they found tons of tiger pelts and part as well as 40 tiger cubs corpses frozen. Supposedly the cause of the raid was because three tigers disappeared from the temple and their chips were removed. That doctor took the blame and resigned but they later found a place where more tiger parts were found as well as all the necessary stuff to butcher tigers.

[@nayryecal7675]

Syls 💔

[@divine-ki3ep]

Syls thenks man!!😰

[@chriskellerson9740]

Tigers are underfed and drugged. Disgusting GREED

[@stevenglikin3219]

you idiots should check out "Michael Jamison", compare the tigers in the video to his tigers, obviously the tigers in the video are fucked up

[@MasterPiece-rg7ed]

@@km-kz5xf welcome to youtube. The place of keyboardwarriors.

[@L._.A-06]

JustMoveAlongGuy 11 spreading the word gets it shut down (plus what do you want us to do go in there with guns and start shooting up the place)

[@stevenglikin3219]

+meliosexe Animations- it was already shut down, police raided the place and found tiger bodies and organs in the freezers

[@stevenglikin3219]

+C S- so it's not their fault that they're selfish pieces of shit? funny, I live in capitalism and so far i haven't murdered my cat for a dollar

[@jalaksharma9496]

Really nice to see these video.eager and curious to visit these place once in a life time

[@prakhar3079]

Y kon c jagah h

[@pedrocastillo272]

Once known as the king of the jungle? I thought that was the lion

[@ghostman52621]

Pedro Castillo bruh lions don’t really live i the jungle

[@gamersvalley]

Tigers live in jungles and lion live in Savannah and grasslands.

[@nipponmukherjee8609]

They both are kings in their own domain