Is Thailand’s Animal Tourism Industry Exploitative?

Posted on December 22, 2012 by admin

Is Thailand’s Animal Tourism Industry Exploitative? – huffingtonpost.com, December 21, 2012
…The good news is that I returned from Chiang Mai’s “Tiger Kingdom” very much not-killed. The bad news? I found no evidence that definitively confirms or denies the farm’s tigers are being sedated, propaganda publicity leaflets notwithstanding.
Although my subsequent visit to the Samutprakan Crocodile Farm, near Bangkok, left me feeling just an uneasy about the state of animal welfare in Thailand, I’ve stopped short of condemning it outright…

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