Chinese breeding industry
At Chongqing Yongchuan Wild Animal World, zookeepers staged an “opening ceremony” for 12 cubs—six lions and six tigers—placing them in strollers for photos. Nine tiger cubs appear in the images, displayed like newborns in a nursery. Officials branded it a kindergarten, complete with toys and staged play. Cute sells.
But behind the smiles sits the Chinese breeding industry. Each year, countless cubs are born in facilities like this, separated from mothers and raised by hand. They are not ambassadors for the wild. They are commodities, bred for ticket sales and endless “adorable” content. In reality, the zoo functions as a production line.
China has no shortage of tigers—on paper. Estimates suggest thousands live in farms and breeding centers. Yet none will ever help the species in the wild. They grow up in cages, not forests. What the public applauds as “rescue” is simply supply. And the demand is profit, the cruelty hidden behind zoos and captivity.
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Based on Bastille Post, China.
Photo via Bastille Post.
