"The Tiger King"

Tiger King – everyone is watching, no One is acting


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Wild animals, not wild stories 

Behind the scenes of the Netflix Tiger King series, is the abuse of animals and an international network of breeding, trade and exploitation of tigers, lions and other big cats.

With an estimated 1
,600 captive tigers in Europe, 10,000 in the US and 1,500 tigers caged in South Africa, FOUR PAWS is fighting to protect ALL big cat species and ban their commercial trade. 

We believe in a world where
 big cats live in the wild, not where the story about their life in captivity is so wild that it ends up on Netflix.

The Issues

More tigers in captivity than in the wild 

In danger of extinction

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Business in the age of mass extinction


We are losing the fight against biodiversity loss. The world has already lost 90 percent of the wild tiger population. Yet the captive industry of breeding and trading them is booming.

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Captive Breeding

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The legal, silent commercial trade 


Bred for selfies, petting, walk-with opportunities, circus shows, or kept as pets. As long as it is profitable to breed tigers, the demand will continue to grow. Read more about the truth behind the tourist attraction!

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Europe and South Africa: hot spots for trade

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Their parts used in traditional medicine


The trade in big cats and their parts is an international problem. FOUR PAWS has been fighting to change legislation key in areas of the world where demand from Asia is coming from. Read more about #RuthlessTrade

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What FOUR PAWS is doing?

Revealing suffering, rescuing animals and protecting them!

Reveal

FOUR PAWS reveals inappropriate and life-threatening conditions for animlas. Read our report on ‘Europe’s second-class tigers’

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Rescue

FOUR PAWS rescues animals in need worldwide that are under direct human influence, and reduces and ends the suffering of animals with continuing help and medical care

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Protect

FOUR PAWS provides a safe home for wildlife such as big cats rescued from non-species-appropriate keeping conditions around the world

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What you can do


Sign our petition to demand an end to the commercial wildlife trade, as part of our #TheySufferWeSuffer pandemics campaign

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Travel Kind for animals

Travel Kind

Animal abuse for tourism is real. Travel without the animal cruelty.


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#LiveKinder to End the Wildlife Trade

Stop the exploitation of wild animals


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The Tiger Trade

More tigers live in captivity than are left in the wild


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Worldwide Bans on Wild Animals in Circuses

Which countries have banned wild animals in circuses and which are lagging behind?


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Investigation into Tiger Mafia

Exposed: How the tiger mafia in Asia and Europe trades with endangered big cats

FOUR PAWS hosts world premiere of wildlife crime investigator Karl Ammann’s new documentary 


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Lion in South Africa

Trophy and Canned Hunting

Killing and displaying wild animals as trophies


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The Vicious Cycle 

A review of the exploitation of South Africa's captive big cats & its people


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