1. >>0 >>1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >> Tiger Temple ครูจันทนา คำอนุกูล

2. >>0 >>1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >> Tiger Temple Tiger Temple, or Wat Pa Luang Ta Bua, is a Buddhist temple in Western Thailand which keeps numerous animals, among them several tame tigers that walk around freely once a day and can be petted by tourists. The Theravada Buddhist temple is located in the Saiyok district of Kanchanaburi province. It was founded in 1994 as a forest temple and sanctuary for numerous wild animals.

3. >>0 >>1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >> The first tigers came from government officials and others who wanted to get rid of their tiger “pets” or were under pressure to do so as laws and policies surrounding the keeping of CITES protected species became stricter.

4. >>0 >>1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >> They spend most of the time in cages, being fed with cooked chicken, beef, and dry cat food. The meat is cooked to avoid giving the tigers a taste for blood and also to kill the bird flu that may be present in raw food.

5. >>0 >>1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >> They are washed and handled by Thai staff and the younger tigers by the volunteers. Once a day, they are led on leashes to a nearby quarry. Originally they would roam around freely in this area, but now with the increase in tourists and the amount of tigers who sit in the canyon will always be chained.

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7. Thai staff and some volunteers lead tourists around by the hand to post with and take photographs using the tourist’s camera. The staffs keep the tigers under control and the Abbott will intervene if the tiger gets agitated.

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9. Nervous tourists may also observe this from about 10 meters away. The temple collects donations for feeding and upkeep, and to fund the building of a larger tiger sanctuary which would allow the animals to live in an almost natural environment all day long.