Nearly a hundred tigers and lions can't afford it, don’t just be a problem of "Brother Tiger" alone

Xu Hanxiong, a polar news commentator

Li Mingyi, a 70 -year -old uncle in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, raised 73 Northeast Tiger and 21 African Lions. He was called "Tiger Brother". Now he is old and sick and urgently needs to find a home for tigers and lions. (According to Jiu Jiu Jiu Ji News)

Li Mingyi's tiger base

According to Li Mingyi, in 2000, he went to Inner Mongolia to work and picked up a box in a box, and brought home. I thought it was a kitten. Later, I learned that it was the Northeast Tiger. For more than 20 years, the four Northeast Tigers had been reproduced to more than 70, and then the African lion was introduced.

This incident caused heated discussion among netizens, and some netizens questioned how the original four small Northern Tigers were "picked up". Some netizens think that he has achieved meritorious tigers and breeding so many tigers, that is, it is difficult for the zoo to do it. There are difficulties now, you should help him, don't have to entangle the source of the tiger.

The tiger raised by the base

Can I support tiger tigers? According to relevant regulations, wildlife resources are owned by the state; the state supports the artificial breeding of the relevant scientific research institutions to protect wildlife in key nationalities due to the purpose of species protection and implement the permission system. Li Mingyi said that when he learned that it was a tiger, he needed to find a breeding base, and had to go through various procedures. He built a base at the Shenzhen Mountain in Qiaogou Village, Qiaogou, Zhangjiakou City, covering an area of ​​more than 20 acres. The government department approved as a key protection of the artificial breeding base of wild animals. It has strict safety protection measures and animal epidemic prevention systems.

In other words, he has done the formalities and meets the requirements. For more than 20 years, he spent a total of tens of millions of yuan, and the local agricultural and rural bureau also provided him with 500,000 yuan in support. Now that he is getting older and bigger, he has recently found a serious illness, so he was anxious to find a good destination for the animals.

According to Li Mingyi, according to relevant laws, his Northeast Tiger cannot be sold or killed. He also thought about cooperating with the zoo, or built the base into a tourist area, because of lack of funds and did not realize it.

"Raising tigers" like this is not alone. According to the "Beijing News" on December 6, 2021, there were more than 400 circus teams in Qiaoqiao District, Suzhou City, Anhui Province. Now with the decline of the circus industry, hundreds of thousands of tigers are "smashed" by "smashing". In the hands of farmers, they couldn't afford to raise, can't throw away, and "dead", which became a difficult problem for villagers. It is worrying in hidden dangers and animal welfare.

A preliminary survey report released on July 31, 2022 also shows that there is a dilemma of the "Northeast Tiger Artificial Breeding Base" in Zhangjiakou, Hebei. The report also mentioned that 584 tigers were distributed in 34 circus in 34 holding artificial tiger breeding certificates in Suzhou, Anhui.

The artificial breeding tiger faces difficulties that can't afford it. This difficulty cannot just face the tiger alone. Although this kind of breeding is caused by the person's actions, because of hobbies or other movements, tigers are key protected animals, not whose "private property". The tigers are "difficult to ride a tiger". The relevant management departments should help the power and find a way to solve their difficulties, such as contacting social funds and volunteers to participate, or find a suitable resettlement point.

According to the "Preliminary Survey Report of the Status of Chinese Tigers", based on the current data statistics, it is found that there are about 7116 tigers in our country, of which 2715 are distributed in the zoo, 3744 are distributed in specialized breeding institutions, and those who live in the wild are in the wild. countable. Whether artificially breeding tigers are suitable for returning to the wild, I am afraid that scientific assessment is needed.

According to relevant regulations, the state guarantees the organization and the legitimate rights and interests of the organization and related activities of the protection of wild animal science research, artificial breeding and other protection; Activity. For the tiger who can't afford it, it is still necessary to give way to the law.

On July 31, the staff of the Agricultural and Rural Bureau of Qiaoxi District, Zhangjiakou City stated that they were actively helping Li Mingyi to find a way. I hope these tigers can have a good home.

(Picture source: Zhangjiakou Daily WeChat public account)

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