In 2004 I made my first trip to Thailand. My Lonely recounted a temple in Kanchanaburi, where the monks had found a litter of tiger cubs and how these, growing with them, they had adapted to live peacefully with humans. What was magical and I put in my immediate Kanchanaburi travel plan. Then I had a digital camera so cool but a Kodak disposable ... But at home I have prints of the photos on an album and my return to Italy I will try to scan to put them in this post. The monks opened the temple a couple of hours a day to visitors and providing them with some examples of tigers. These specimens were tied around the neck with a chain about three feet anchored to the ground, in a kind of quarry. The tigers were asleep visibilmete and visitors could also get closer and touch them and take some pictures. At that time, four specimens were available, surrounded by three monks and four men with the task of controlling the animals. I was quite disappointed to see these beasts so helpless on the ground. Years later I heard several times about the temple of the tigers and all I have always said that was a disappointment.
After 7 years I go back to the temple with Andrea. I approach the experience trying to be as objective as possible and trying to keep all the details ... however lately I have heard many positive testimonials.
The road to the temple has been paved and now can be reached by mini-bus, and then a sort of open bus carrying half way and then had to scurry. They are also constructing a building shaped like a huge tiger just before you get there (I assume a restaurant). The tigers are always kept within this cave and it is true that things have changed ... Yeah ... Now the copies will be available a fortnight, there is only one monaco but to compensate there are dozens of people to control the pink jersey, taking one by one the tourists and make them walk in the midst of tigers taking them a lot of photos.
Tigers are always bound and helpless on the ground. The person posing for the photos and move them hardly any muscle. I'm not sleeping, but for sure they are given a dose of tranquilizers that can make rimbabite. Obviously, this is the only way to bring tourists to their ... carnivorous animals attack hunger or defense is not that fun to hunt for men but a tiger is put in play with a man is still dangerous ... is like a huge cat ... only that if you scratch a tiger bites your face or a finger to his game has the same effect as a kitten!
E 'undoubtedly a great experience to pet a wild animal ... and can also come out some beautiful photos to show off to friends ... 1000 baht if you want to give you also my head in my arms !
But I think it's very sad that to please the tourists so you should ridicolarizzare animals. I wonder what they would do if you saw these tigers in these conditions ...
The employees continue to move the legs of the animals to pose. There are dozens and dozens of pink spots that walk among the tigers and the bypass, accompagando tourists from one station to another. The highlight for me is when I give the tail of a tiger in his hand ... I can not help but throw a joke to defuse a situation that seems ridiculous and sad at the same time!
At about 15:30 some tigers must be made to move to a "walk" with visitors and to be able to do a "show". Some are starting to move by themselves (and that's what makes me think of a targeted dose of tranquilizer for the hours spent on the photo), while others need to be shaken, slapped on the head or splashed with water, before being able to get up.
addition to this sad part of the so-called "Temple", there is another that there was 7 years ago and instead has something good.
follow the path past the quarry, you come to another clearing, where there are more tiger cubs available for photos, but in full possession of their faculties (though related).
But the part that really deserves is a kind of arena where the puppies are kept for 8 months. One can observe very closely and is beautiful to see them play each other.
And the only thing we'd like to do there is no place ovviamemte: ten people at a time for four rounds can go within the arena and play with puppies . The pups were clearly domesticated, and there are dozens and dozens of trainers. Is given to persons entering with a long stick attached to the end a lot or a fly ball to the pups to play. This is to be adrenaline own experience!
This last part I really liked it. When a puppy does something that does not fall in the teachings, such as approaching the person with the stick or try to snatch the game from the stick, then beaten on the head ... But are not given orders as to the circus. The puppies are very tame because accustomed since childhood to be among so many people. I also think that two hours of public opening will coincide with the "post lunch" ... and that the instruction requires that they eat prey already dead so do not try never experience attack.
In conclusion I found really humiliating and sad to see the adult specimens businnes forced to submit to a tourist, but very interesting opportunities to interact with the trainers (disguised as "controlling officers") with animals in nature can be very dangerous.
I firmly believe that all animals raised in captivity can not fully express his own nature, but here unlike other places are made to live in good conditions ... Valium apart!
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