US EditionVirus kills dozens of tigers in Thailand park
At least 72 captive tigers died from canine distemper virus and Mycoplasma bacteria, prompting park closures and investigations into contaminated raw chicken feed, officials said.
- A deadly virus and bacterial infection have killed at least 72 tigers at a private animal park in Thailand's north in recent weeks.
- The provincial livestock office detected the highly infectious canine distemper virus and bacteria affecting the respiratory system in the tigers.
- Animal rights organization PETA Asia said "These tigers died the way they lived- in misery, confinement and fear" and that "If tourists stayed away, these places would quickly become unprofitable, and tragedies like this would be far less likely to happen.
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72 Tigers Dead After Lethal Virus Outbreak at Tourist Parks Across Thailand
The large cats died across two locations between Feb. 8 and Feb. 19, according to a report by the Protected Area Regional Office 16Tigers at Tiger Kingdom in Mae Rim, Thailand Taylor Weidman/Getty NEED TO KNOWOver 70 tigers died at wildlife parks in Thailand between Feb. 8 and Feb. 19Preliminary tests suggest a deadly virus outbreak caused the fatalitiesTiger Kingdom Mae Taeng and Tiger Kingdom Mae Rim have temporarily closed to the public amid …
After the death of dozens of animals in a tiger complex in the Thai province of Chiang Mai, once again fierce criticism of the attitude of the animals in tourist parks of this kind flares up.
Mass death behind bars: A virus kills dozens of predatory cats in Chiang Mai – now the pressure on the operators of tiger-striking zoos is growing. How could the pathogen spread so rapidly? In two private tiger plants in northern Thailand, 72 predatory cats seem to have died within a few weeks as a result of a virus outbreak. According to media reports, they are the largest documented mass death in such a facility in Thailand. The tragedy trigge…
Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 72 tigers have died in recent weeks in a private zoo in northern Thailand due to a viral and bacterial infection, authorities reported.The evidence detected the presence of the highly contagious canine mop virus, which can affect large cats as well as respiratory system bacteria, reported Friday in a statement by the Department of Livestock in Chiang Mai Province. “When tigers get sick, it is harder to detect it tha…
According to the Tiger Kingdom website, tourists can touch and pet the tigers.
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