The Temple of Tigers
In 1999 the inhabiatants of a little village in the province of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, found in the forest two injured
baby tigers whose parents had been killed by poachers
Cliquez.
Not knowing what to do with them, they took them to the Bhuddist temple Wat Pha Luang where they were housed and cared for by the
monksThe temple tigers wake to see the day
Since then, many orphaned baby tigers
have been taken there and raised by the monks
The tigers are tame and used to eating only cooked meat in order to avoid them developing a taste for blood
They are treated like members of the temple family
Phra Acham Phusit
(Founder of the Tiger Temple)
It is a communal place considered a
sanctuary for animals and preservation
centre
The temple is open to tourists
The employees keep the tigers under control and are ready to intervene if they become
agitated
The visitors are invited to leave a donation if they wish to be photgraphed with the tigers
It is the only place in the world where it is possible to pat free tigers
JM - 27 Août 2008