bigcatawareness:

What Baby Tigers are Forced to do Might Shock You

Warning: Disturbing content.

Look, I know this is the HSUS so take it with a grain of salt if you need, but the footage doesn’t lie.  This is exactly what happens to these cubs and I have seen the same types of footage over and over from other sources on cub petting venues.  This is the norm.  But this is what you’re supporting when you pet cubs. No matter what they say, no matter how nice they look.

panthxra:

The first two pictures have been taken from Instagram user oncaleo’s account. Respectively, the captions say:

i’d love to know why eduardo of #blackjaguarwhitetigeris at #zoofari in mexico visiting ma-tzu’s father and having a good time when the zoo openly admits to allowing visitors to take photographs with the jaguars according to the website. is there a good explanation for this? because it looks really, really bad, and i’m already on the edge with this foundation.

the main page of #zoofari is a huge promotion to take a picture with fari the jaguar. is this a joke? #blackjaguarwhitetiger claims to be against cub petting and exploitation of big cats, so… why is he thanking his friend marcos for letting him see his place [zoofari], with marcos presumably owning it? i have the biggest migraine from this right now. what?

The third picture has been taken from Instagram user blackjaguarwhitetiger. As you can see in the first picture, user oncaleo has taken the picture posted to blackjaguarwhitetiger and put it with a picture from Zoofari’s website. The second picture is a collage of pictures taken at Zoofari.

Evidently, Zoofari in Mexico offers encounters with dangerous predators, such as jaguars, and even cubs. This scheme, known as a cub petting or pay-to-play scheme, is highly popular in unaccredited, irresponsible, exploitative zoos across the globe. Learn why petting big cats is cruelty:

• The Sad Truth Behind Some Animal Sanctuaries (video)
• CUTE TIGER CUBS - Robbed from the Cradle (video)
• Why Petting Cubs Leads to Abuse
• Stop Cub Petting
• $20 to pet a tiger - is that a fair price?
• CUB PETTING
• What you need to know about playing with lion cubs
• THE LIFE OF A CAPTIVE BRED LION IN SOUTH AFRICA
• Big Cat Ban (video)
• 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

So, clearly, participating in pay-to-play schemes is cruel and abusive, so why did Eduardo from Black Jaguar White Tiger Foundation visit Zoofari when he’s, supposedly, against zoos and his foundation is supposed to be rescuing big cats from these types of schemes? He has 1 MILLION followers, and he just showed all of them that this is ok. Read the comments; they are full of people saying they want a pet jaguar and they want to do just what Eduardo is doing. Add this to the list of reasons why Black Jaguar White Tiger Foundation will never receive any bit support from me.