Thailand Tiger Temple Bangkok

Info http://www.travelandshortbreaks.com/tiger-temple.html A visit to Tiger Temple Thailand from Bangkok. Yvonne cuddles a tiger at the temple and then goes on to tickle a BIG ONE! Khancanabury Tiger Temple is a Buddhist monastery. If you've been why not add your comments below!

In 1999, the Thailand tiger temple Bangkok received its very first tiger cub, that was discovered by villagers and it died soon after. Later, several tiger cubs were received and have grown to over 21 cubs born in the temple, and the final amount of tigers is about 12 adult tigers and 4 cubs. Lately March 2011, the entire quantity of tigers living in the temple has risen to just about 90.
The Tiger Temple Bangkok Thailand is a forest monastery and practices a conservative philosophy. No alcohol is permitted on-site and "appropriate" clothing should be worn by women covering their shoulders and knees so they won't offend the monks inside the site. No vibrant colours such as red-colored clothes, no sleeveless or bustier tops or shorts/small skirts for ladies.
The temple charges 600 Baht admission (fee correct at March 2011). Excursions can also be found from Bangkok and the journey takes 2-2.5hours. The temple has 300 to 600 site visitors each day. You will find donation boxes in a variety of locations round the temple for individuals who would like to offer gifts to the sanctuary. Site visitors can also pay for being volunteers at the tigers' morning or evening exercise programme. No more than 20 visitors can be accommodated in this exercise per day. It costs about 100 USD per tiger daily for that tigers' feeding and care. You will find western staff on-site selling extra services to raise money even though handlers are usually local Thai women.
At Thailand tiger temple Bangkok visitors may also pay to take part in alternative activities with the tigers. Included is the bottle feeding of tiger cubs, working out with adolescent tigers, bathing tigers, hand-feeding tigers and sleeping with adult tigers.
The tigers are cleaned and handled by Thai monks, worldwide volunteers and local native staff. Daily they're taken with leashes to a nearby quarry. Initially they'd roam around freely in the temple but with the rise in site visitors and the quantity of tigers who sit within the canyon, they are now chained for safety reasons.
Tiger Temple Bangkok Thailand employees carefully guide site visitors because as they greet, sit with, and pet the tigers. Employees keep the tigers in check and also the abbot himself will intervene when the tigers get irritated. Nervous vacationers can observe everything from about 10 metres away. The temple says the entry fee is perfect for feeding and upkeep of the tigers, and also to fund the building of a bigger tiger sanctuary. This will permit the tigers to reside in a nearly natural atmosphere all day long. Certain areas of the new Thailand tiger temple Bangkok sanctuary are open and lived in by the tigers, i.e. Tiger Falls along with other parts continue to be in construction because they are waiting for the best kind of fencing round the moat.
The Tiger Temple Bangkok Thailand is also reforesting a lot of land nearby ('Buddhist Park') to be able to give the tigers an opportunity to be launched back into the wild later on.
Because of the lack of good breeding programmes and openly available DNA data the pedigree from the tigers isn't known for sure, but it's thought that they're Indochinese Tigers, except Mek who's a Bengal Tiger. There's additionally a possibility there might be a few of the recently discovered Malayan Tigers it is likely that lots of tigers are mix breeds or hybrid cats. Whatever they are Thailand tiger temple Bangkok will not close its doors.

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[therhythmslave1]

Save the tigers !!!

[IngridOfTheBlackbird]

Look at the first video that comes up when you type in 'Screeming Tigers' into YouTube. Then you'll be taken through the lives of these tigers.

All you saw was a web of lies...the truth broke my heart, but I think you should know what's really going on.

[JuLiTaLoVeJB]

OMG! That is not ok! Tigers must live in forest!!!!

[cpont1]

<3 Tigers have pure hearts purer than anything else's heart. Long live the tigers. <3 I say this with strong love, save our beloved tigers for they will vanish the earth one day, Please, Before it's to late.. Save the tigers, <3.

[ktnettori]

good to see tigers live with human

[tigertemplethailand1]

Tiger Temple Breakfast with the Monks

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[freedom4u2t]

You're brave tickling a tiger!