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A vet is at the center of global outrage after a viral clip from Camino Real del Tigre zoo in Mazamitla. Bengal tiger Rayita leapt from behind, grabbed her camouflage jacket, and pulled her against a fence. The vet, Alejandra Mora, later appeared smiling in a video, insisting Rayita was only “playing” and that both were fine.
But this incident exposes reckless behavior. A trained vet knows that a tiger’s instincts are never safe in captivity. By standing so close, she risked her own life and set up Rayita as the villain had blood been spilled.
The zoo shares blame. It packages tigers as family attractions, ignoring poor facilities and weak safety standards. And behind both lies the larger system: one that reduces apex predators to toys, where natural instincts are trivialized as entertainment until disaster strikes. The pattern is the same across the zoos and captivity industry worldwide.
Rayita is not guilty. The vet was careless, the zoo complicit, and the system itself is the true threat.
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Based on Need To Know, UK.
Photo via Jam Press.