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i think tigers are great pets, if you train them right, and people would not let them go.See i used to have a friend who had one it was 1year old and weighed 300 lbs. it was a very friendly tiger and loved to give affection.

Looking to by a tiger. I prefer a small Serbian. I am located in Okinawa, but will travel where ever to pick up. Will pay great price, just want as a pet. Please send a picture if you have and willing to sell to my email. Please leave some contact information as well in the email.

i think tigers are a great pet to have.i've always
wanted one my whole life

I am looking for a tiger. prefer a siberian. I think they make good pets w/ the right traning.
A few years ago I had a tiger. I kept her outside
during the day and in my heated garage at night.I
worked w/ her 5 days a week until I saw she trusted me.My e-mail adress is Denmar202315@aol.com

You're all morons! Tigers are meant to live in the wild!! I dont give a damn how many years of expirience you have with them,its wrong! Tigers are an endangered species if you haven't yet realized,they also can weigh upto 750 pounds..What makes you think you can "tame" a enormous beast like this? I mean honestly,are you Americans just that dumb?! The only place I want to see tigers is in the wild,or a zoo,where they are properly taken care of! You cant JUST keep it as a pet,If you want it because " it'd be fun and I'm animal lover" then you're totally not ready for a tiger nor any large cat. You need a USDA,which is extremely under-priced.Every one wants Tigers an large cats as pets because "they're just soo cute". Yeah,right.Just wait until it mauls you.Do make me recite and describe the maulings..I do remember one though,An family owned a tiger,only weighed about 250 pounds,The family was posing for a picture with the tiger when it killed one the family members and dragged the body around the yard. Now,that happened,though it may have been slightly different,either way,it happened.So what the hell makes you think it wont happen to you!!

Okay...I'm an American and I TOO think ALL of you are NUTS! I agree with "WHOA". They are NOT meant to be for pets. It makes me sick to my stomach to read these websites where they're selling wild animals. Wrong...just wrong.

Disclaimer: I am not selling any tigers and I personally have no information about it. The above information just caught my mind and so I posted it and this post is getting so much attection from lots of people. Even I feel weird about that.

If you are not an american then you suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unless you are are tottaly for america. VOTE BUSH '04

Horses are meant to live in the wild but does anyone care? No because people like them. Horses can kill people and many have but does that make a difference? NO!! Horses can be well into the hundreds of pounds but does that stop anyone? Nope because people do what they want and any animal can be just as good of a pet if raised right.

You nasty sick person. Why would you want to kill such a majestic and beautiful animal? I will buy it, but I want it alive and if it has young,My friend and I will take them also.

The Difference between horses and tigers...Hmmm let me see. Horses have been domesticated.. tigers are not..horses are NOT predetory...tigers are... Horses have no natural agression nor any hunting instincts..Oh yeah tigers have that also!!! Wake up kim Raising an animal "right" doesn't wash out genetics

It saddens me that people can purchase cute tiger cubs over the internet. Those cute cubs grow up to be wild tigers and more often than not, their owners can't handle them. They end up neglected, abused and yes, sent to kill ranches for hunters trophies, even though the unsuspecting seller doesn't realize where they are sent. Often, the tigers end up at "tiger rescue" groups where they suffer terriblly under the auspices of well-meaning care. I believe, the proliferation of tiger breeding in America is a moral failing of people who simply breed for profit and people who buy because they are uninformed and sadly mistaken if they believe that tigers can be pets. Those people who are hurt by their pet tigers get what they deserve, although it's the tiger that pays the horrific price of a life of misery.

I agree with almost all the dif comments on the posting but however i have one thought that no ones talked about specifically yet. I do think tigers should be in the wild and if possible id like the ones in captivity to be there. But sense captive ones cant survive in the wild and learn to hunt like they need to to make it out there i think they deserve a good home zoo or not. Its not there fault their born and rasied in captivity so they shouldnt have to suffer. And not just anyone is a good home. Zoos, sancuataries and certain ppl that know alot about them should be the only ones aloud. Im not saying this is me just so you all know. Im only 14 and im concerned about tigers.

Under the right care, any animal can be as harmless as your next door neighbor. I have a 600 pound Siberian tiger, that will be 6 years old this August. If anybody would ever try to take my permit (cat) away from me, they'd regret it. My cat has 17 acres of mixed open and forest area, surrounded by a 20 foot high cement boundary. Every day I come home from work, we spend hours watching the Discovery channel, as we both eat our dinner. For me, it's not an "ego thing"....I just love the abnormal lifestyle!

Thats my point if any animal is taken care of corectly they will become a great loving pet. A tiger has just as much of a chance to be someones pet as the next animal it just takes someone that knows what they are doing and takes the time to train it well.

*claps for Curtis* Now thats someone who can give proper care! Im so glad you give so much thought and attention to your tiger. Its also glad to hear that you dont keep it in a cage all day like ive seen some do.

ok, horses have been DOMESTICATED!! tigers have not, so for you morons who say that tigers are wild just like horses are stupid. all animals are wild at one time! dogs attack ppl and kill them but we have them as pets cuz they make good pets! tigers are endangered and should only be in the wild or in a facility that is qualified to keep them. THEY ARE NOT PETS! you cant just put them in a cage! tigera are used to being around other tigers and having a huge territory to run around in! metal cages or your backyard just aren't adequate

ok, horses have been DOMESTICATED!! tigers have not, so for you morons who say that tigers are wild just like horses are stupid. all animals are wild at one time! dogs attack ppl and kill them but we have them as pets cuz they make good pets! tigers are endangered and should only be in the wild or in a facility that is qualified to keep them. THEY ARE NOT PETS! you cant just put them in a cage! tigera are used to being around other tigers and having a huge territory to run around in! metal cages or your backyard just aren't adequate

personally, i think having a tiger is great. sure, they CAN be dangerous, but so can we. but that doesn't stop us from bringing possible murderers, drug dealers, rapists, etc. into our homes and daily lives. [Woah] you'd prob. have more of a chance dying in a car accident than a tiger maul. also, would you rather be living in the wild where you can be free, but also killed that very minute or in a "palace" where you are well fed, treated right, and spoiled? Personally, I'd take the pampering anyday. but that's just me.

Thats gotta be one of the best points ive heard in a real long time (comment above by "me")

I want a tiger cub so bad. I would prefer a White Siberian Tiger(The BEST of the tigers) This is the coolest animal(pet) a person could ever have.Just picture yourself walking into Pet'sMart with a tiger cub in your arms. I really wish I could get a tiger cub for me and my family to have! That would be so cool.!.?

The thread in all of these comments that appears to be missing is that the breeding of captive tigers for sale to anyone who can afford them is cruel and inhumane. Sure, it's comendable that zoos participate in the breeding of endangered Tigers, particulary the Sumantran tiger, but the problem with breeders outside of zoos is the tigers don't have the genetic diversity necessary to be healthy past a certain age. Those comments from people who say they want a tiger as a "pet" only proliferate the sad fate of babies taken away from their mothers too early, grief and loss for the mother, and tigers who are subject to genetic problems and susceptability to diseases. Tigers need very specific diets, exercise, and environments. Certain breeds of tigers get cold easily and males spray their sent glands all the time. No-one outside of accredited zoos that have years of experience should breed or house tigers (period)

I think that a tiger would be an awesome pet. White tigers are endangered and people could save them so the population is still big. If I had one, then I would have a neighborhood magic show with my best friend next door and grow up to take Siegfried and Roy's wonderful show at the Mirage. I would make a Secret Garden like Siegfried and Roy's at the Mirage in Las Vegas, and breed them so i would raise them to hunt for animals and let them go in the wild so the population would be huge so no one would have to worry about the bengal tigers, white tigers, and just tigers being extinct. I personally would want the White tigers and tigers to live until the earth blows up, the sun is gone, and we're all dead so they have space to live. I hope you enjoy reading my comments. Later Gators!!

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U ppl are bloody freaks. Ur outrageously stupid notion that tigers make great pets are so outstandinly idiotic that it gives a new meaning to feeble brained jackasses. This hobby of urs is clearing out the bengal tiger from its habitata the Sunderbans and furnishing ur homes both as "pets" and stuffed trophies. America should be called the land of the free ranging idiots.
So long suckers I hope u make a nice meal for the poor animal that u will take into ur houses.

I can't believe how some people hate America simply because we are number one. Give me a break. I provide food, shelter, and love for my 600 lb tiger. If it wasn't for me, Sine (my cat), would have still be at a zoo getting in fights all the time. When I bought my tiger in 2001, he had all sorts of scars on various parts of his body. They keep those animals caged up almost all the time, and sometimes in pairs! I think people just don't like how we have the freedoms so many people desire. By the way fida, thanks for wishing death on somebody who cares so many people who care about tigers.

I volunteer at a rescue center for big cats. These are amazing animals. Tigers are my fave! I not quite sure how I feel about tigers for pets. I see the tigers where I work and some of them have had some bad previous owners. That is why they are here at the rescue center. Thet are loving and carins cats. And not all tigers are solitary in the wild. I see them play and communicate like any other animal. Part of me would love to have a cat like this, then the other part says it is not right. They should be in the wild but the wild is almost gon because of us. Humans ruin everything! Thhese cats deserve alot better.

hello i am in england and travel alot to the states, i am wanting a small baby tiger either for hire or to buy, i am prepard to pay upto a large amount, but only if it is a healhy cub..... pls email me back if you have any forsale, transfer of xash can be instant or cash on collection,,,, or i am intrested in the bear market

I think anyone who wants these wild animals to keep as a pet is stupid becouse they are wild animals with wild routes going back 2 million years + which can not be lost due to some domestic training.
They should only go to a home who treats them with respect and who has lots of land becouse i am talking from experience.

You are a complete asshole. If anyone is killed by a Tiger, I am sure they are as stupid as you.

I used to work with race horses. Forget 5 hundred pounds -- talk about 12 or 13. Not to mention that some stallions are like monster size bull dogs. How many people do you think get killed every year by horses?

People who are animal lovers always take a chances. A domestic cat can do damage, perhaps mortal, under certain circumstances.

I have broken my arm twice, my foot three times, my collar bone, my nose; plus I have suffered 3 concussions, and in one incident, fractured my skull.

But I would never, never, ever hurt a horse. If you work with something much bigger and much, much stronger than you -- eventually you are going to get hurt.

Also, learn how to speak English. Everyone makes typing errors but the very first line of you nonsensical advertisement is not grammatically or, for that matter, logically correct.

Go to hell. And if you are really selling tigers for some asshole to shoot, I am reporting this site to the FBI.

Again, fuck yourself. You are an asshole.

k

Why so much fuss about this issue ? Great pets or not depends on individuals. Who are you guys to talk about it ? If someone wants a tiger then he should be allowed to keep one.

So what are the points against tigers as pets ?

They are dangerous and ntamable ? That is precisely what so many of us like in them as pets.
Definitely they are not for pussy boys.

Genetic contamination ? When you say contamination what is the standard that you measure against ? How pure is a tiger the wild ?
can you bet on it ? And why should you bother about purity ?
Cruelty ? .. lol .. do not forget these are wild animals. Whatever you do to them will come nothing near to what they would do for themselves. Males and females kill each other and the cubs in a gruesome manner. Given a choice, a tiger might prefer a bullet rather than death from another tiger. If they are kept in a cage, that shows the magnanimity of mankind (vs killing them as they would do on us)

Burden on the society ?
Then even the dogs should be banned. Every year so many dogs are euthenised because of lack of home. So should keeping dogs banned ?

Safety ? What makes you think a oxen/buffalo/cow that you rear is safer than a tiger ? They can kill you with their sharp horns in a second. But yet you do not have any problem growing them in your farm ?

I feel people should avail the oppurtunity and buy a tiger and experience for themselves. I am man's friend first. Not the animals.

Tiger domestication is the only sustainable way to keep them from becoming extinct. And in return they MUST serve us in some ways. If enetertainment is what they can give us let them give us just that. Otherwise they will ever be indebted to us which is not good for man-tiger relationship .

Just one thing guys .. do not forget the tigers and lions mauled us (primates) during the prehistoric ages. Even today they would kill us at sight in the jungle. That being said, enjoy when you can while it is possible. Today, mostly the equation is reversed. Let us avail it when it lasts. There is nothing wrong. If it is OK to hunt Deer/Bunny which are far more cute and far less harmful , it is also OK to kill these big cats. And when you see someone just confining them in a cage .. smile .. they are just trying to be nice to the beasts.

You are absolutely correct andy. Man should show his prowess on these creatures. Some people say we need to "respect" the tigers for their power. Well I say better they respect us and survive the rest of their days.

Yes. That is correct. Let us ask ourselves a question.
"Will they let us survive peacefully in the jungle ?"

If they would not, then we should not either.

Oh my God all of you people who think owning a tiger would be fun are SO STUPID!!! I will make an exeption, the lady who ownd a tiger and has 17 acres and a 20 foot cement wall around him. But to the rest of you, I bet it will not be as fun when his instinct to kill kicks in and he mauls your head, or the head of one of your relatives. Genetics cannot be undone by 'love and affection'. Do not think because a tiger is so sweet to you, that you have achieved domestication, It only takes one single day that the tiger is having a bad day, or a toothache or in a bad mood cause he had a nightmare or God only knows what... Only one time where he lashes against you and you will be disfigured for the rest of your life or dead... Buy yourselves a damn dog...

don't kill tigers` thats mean, i want a tiger as a pet. ;]

i think you people that have never had a tiger needs to keep your mouth shut. tigers are great animals to have as a pet i should know me and my husband have had two. and NO they never once try to harm us in any way. you people out there that say this stuff about they will kill you whatever, and if that was to happen than that was a chance that you took. you people keep your mouth shut if you dont know what your talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!! nikie

I believe that cats can be domesticated and can be great pets. But the problem with legalizing it is that there are only a handful of great owners out of many. Many tigers that are purchased because they wanted a cub aren't ready for the responsbility of what will inevitably be a 500 lb(female) or 800 lb(male) tiger. And they grow up pretty darn fast too. Many can not afford the $2500 it cost to feed a tiger monthly, not to mention vet cost and possibly furniture damages. And when they're not wanted, they have no where to go. IT is amazing how many calls zoos and santuaries get to take in their tiger. But you will almost get a "I'm sorry we're full" answer. When this is the case, they are typically sold for gaming. So for the few tigers that are treated wonderfully by owners, many are not so fortunate and live a terrible life. Did you know breeders kill 29 out of 30 white tigers just to be able to find one that is exceptable? Almost always, white tigers will have some form of disfigurement that is unexceptable(rather unprofitable). And since people praise, desire, and are willing to pay more for white tigers, breeders are continually doing this for the hope of that one tiger that will fetch $20,000. I feel there are great owners who are willing to spend the time and energy to care for these large cats and that's great but restrictions needs to be made to prevent people from buying on impulse.
Just my two cents.

I have a five month old tiger for sale. Price negotionable. Can deliver anywhere. Please send only serious inquiries at kp_2k2@hotmail.com

If you want a tiger, that's fine as long as you're wishing for a 500lb bastard, not a cute little ickle tiger cub. Believe me, puss will grow out of his infant state damn fast, and you're going to have to be able to afford a lot of food to keep him going.

If you're getting a tiger, good luck, and try to make sure you actually have the space.

Im interested in purchasing a bengal tiger, but only when I have the correct enviroment. And also, I would never get one from the wild.

Anyone actually know where to get a tiger for quite cheap, preferrably very young or trained. Hopefully white siberian but hey lets be real they are too rare. Thanx,
titch

ps tis for ma girlfriend

I want to own a tiger, well not now but I'm buying a new house with more than thirty acers of land and then will buy a tiger. I want to raise the tiger from a cub and raise it. Any animal can be raised from a cub to be calm, I have a cusin who has a tiger, It acts just like a regular pet its been raised by my cousin since it was a cub he's been raising it delecatly, its a very peace full animal. He owns allot of land and gives it allot of space to run around, he gives it unconditional love and respect and thats what the tiger gives back to him, the cub he raised was abandoned by its mother(tiger mothers some tend to abandon their cubs if their first time mothers)those cubs would have been killed in the wild(there was three cubs two of them raised in professsional area, and one is owned by my cusin, the reason I want to own a tiger because I want to give it a better life not having to worry about every day to get food in the wild or worry about getting killed every day. For those of you that just want to own a tiger for fun !!NOt A good Idea!!You need to be comitted tigers need allot of care they need food, exercise, check ups at a vet, and raised properly you need to know what your doing if you want to own a tiger( I think there should be certain requirements for people to have a tiger:such as have a large enough space where the tiger is gonna be keapt, enough money to afford food, vet-care and ect.., and issued a license test for a tiger(testing their knowledge on the animal and its needs)And I'm prepared for all this and telling you crazy people that if you just want a tiger for fun you should not be given one just to fool around with an tiger and end up hurting it you need to know all the conciquences forehand, re think it just imagine a 400pound tiger right next to you, very large animal dont you think and if you dont raise it right or treat it right it could turn on you if that makes you feel uncomfortable than I suggest you should get a house cat

I agree with princeza. I have grown up with a tiger that was calmer and gentler than most house cats and dogs I have seen. The tiger must learn what is acceptable and what is not, but it must be learned at a very young age. Most people are not mentally and financially capable of raising a tiger. Therefore, they should not think of getting one unless they have plenty of experience. Experience is also not enough. A tiger takes up alot of time, energy, and money. You basically can't leave the tiger alone for more than a few seconds the first 3 to 8 years of its life. You also have to be willing to put the tigers needs before your own. It is very hard to raise a tiger and I wouldn't suggest it to anyone who has not raised a smaller exotic cat such as a serval before.

For those of you who believe tigers, or any wild animal should become pets, think again, and all the way through this. First of all, the habitat for tigers is diminishing forever at an alarming rate. These creatures who once roamed freely throughout areas hundreds of square miles collectively, are now forced to hunt and fend for themselves within a smaller area and with a now drastically reduced gene pool. These "Tiger Mills" where these creatures are bred are run by immoral incompetents. Additionally, they breed hubrids, which commonly have congenital defects such as glaucoma. The moment this is discovered among the unscrupulos and inhumane breeders, the cubs, sometimes as young as three days old, are left to starve. So, yeah, go ahead, buy something from one of these bozo's and keep him in business serving the world community with a disservice never before seen in the history of humanity as these great creatures fall victim to the chopping block of the almighty dollar. You want to help tigers, there are legitimate operations with highly trained professionals that work tirelessly to preserve the health and beauty of these creatures, and more often than not, on a narrowly negotiable budget. Want a pet? Buy a dog. Or, if you can truly afford-not just the money, but the very demanding time required to properly care for a wild animal, at least take the intitaitive to get the proper training, for sake of the animal, those around you, and you, yourself. Please.
>->->---- ----------> (peace)
Brian S. Goodson

tigers are'nt pets.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR ALL OF YOU WILD ANIMAL ENTHUSIAST AS YOU CALL YORUSELFS, EVEN THE ONES THAT CRY OUT THAT” THEY PROVIDE THE BEST CARE AND TREATMENT TO THEIR WILD "PET"
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF SOME FOREING BEIGN CAME UP TO YOUR HOUSE SAW YOU, THOUGHT YOU WERE CUTE, DRAGGED YOUR ASS AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY AND CAGED YOU IN SOME WIERD PLACE FOR HIS ENJOYMENT AND PLEASURE WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE THE LUXURY OF STRANGE FOOD, A LEASH AND A CAGE.
WOUDLNT BE SO FUN WOUDL IT....I BET YOU WOUDL HATE IT AND WISH THAT YOU WOKE UP FROM THAT NIGHTMARE.....
THEN WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT THIS ANIMAL WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU WANT WITH HIM ENJOYS YOUR COMPANY.
YOU ARE ALL A BUNCH OF EGO CENTRIC BABIES THAT OBVILUSLY ARE MISSING OUT ON THE KEY COMPONENT TO BEING AT ONE WITH NATURE AS YOU SO THINK YOU ARE …RESPECT…LOVE.. …MOREOVER, TRUST
THAT IS THE REAL CALL OF THE WILD THE NATIVE AMERICANS SAID IT AND LIVED IT AND YOU JUST PISS ALL OVER IT BECAUSE YOU WANT SOMETHING CUTE TO TAME…
YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE GOTTEN THE ATTENTION YOU NEEDED FROM YOUR PARENTS IN CHILDHOOD AND PERHAPS YOU FEEL TRAPED IN YOUR LOSER EXISTENCE BUT THAT ISNT A REASON TO IMPRISON ANOTHER BEIGN IN YOUR MISERY WITH YOU.

FREAKS.....

You people need to learn to spell really bad! By the way the word is being NOT beign!!!!!!!!! Uneducated fools!

I would just like to say that ... people are not morons for wanting tigers as pets! And buddy, tigers do belong in the wild... but all of us tiger lovers know that they only die in the wild...they are hunted for their fur which is discusting by the way....skinned and sold for big bucks! I think it is great that people want tigers for pets, at least they get to be loved and spoiled, not killed in their wild habitat. There were once hundreds of thousands of tigers in the wild... now in the whole entire world including those in captivity and the wild, there are less than 2000 tigers alive today. So please everyone give a tiger a life that it will never forget.

READ THIS!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM 50 YRS OLD AND HAVE BEEN IN THE PET BIZ ALL MY LIFE ,YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ME ON TV ON THE SHOW COPS WITH MY "PET " DIAMONDBACK.\
FOR 30 YEARS IVE ALLWAYS WANTED A TIGER AND WAS NOT TRAINED OR HAD A PROPER PLACE TO KEEP ONE.
A FEW YEARS AGO I WAS LUCKY TO MEET A LADY
THAT HAS A TIGER PRESERVE IN OREGON,SHE KEEPS 30 PLUS BIG CATS,ALL FROM BAD HOMES
BECAUSE OFF ASSHOLES THAT GET A CAT, LOSE IT.. GET HURT OR KILLED,, THEY WILL BE BANNED ,,,AND SOON
THAT IS NOT THE WAY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
WE WILL LOSE ALL BIG CATS IN THE WILD THEY WILL BECOME EXTINCT, ONLY BY KEEPING CATS IN CAPTIVITY WILL WE SAVE THEM,BUT NOT BY SOME ASS THAT WANTS A CAT FOR A PET. BOTH INDIA AND RUSSA HAVE TUREND DOWN THIS EX GREEN BERET THAT WAS WILLING TO GO STOP THE POACHING ..IVE FOUGHT WITH THE "PROS" SAYING CAPTIVE TIGERS CAN BE RETURNED TO THE WILD AND THEY CAN BE TAUGHT TOO HUNT,(THIS WAS JUST PROVEN TO BE TRUE )YRS AGO THE SCUBA DIVING INDUSTY HAD TO CLEAN UP ITS ACT, JERKS WERE BUYING DIVE GEAR AT SEARS AND DIEING FROM NO TRAINING ,NOW YOU CANT GET A AIR FILL WITH OUT A PERMIT, WE NEED TO DO THE SAME THING,TRAIN OWNERS IN ALL ASPECTS OF PROPER BIG CAT CARE ,WILL YOU EVER BE SAFE ..NO,,, NOR AM I ON MY HARLEY WITH A HELMET
ALSO FORCED DOWN MY THROAT TO WEAR , I WAS JUST REARENDED AND MY ARM TORN OFF..
THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A BIT ,NOW THINK OF IT GETING RIPPED OFF SLOWLY BY A BIG CAT,STILL WANT A CUTE PET ? BOTH THE OWNERS WITH 30 PLUS YRS OF EXPERENCE HAVE ALLMOST BEEN KILLED,BOTH BITTEN BADLY..WHOS NEXT?
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE, IS THIS ,,GO TO A PRESERVE
LEARN TO CUT STINKING RAW MEAT AT 4 AM 7 DAYS A WEEK,TRY SOME OF THAT SHIT FOR A FEW MONTHS ..THEN
GO TO A SCHOOL http://www.zooschool.org/
SPEND 20,000$ FOR CAGES, GET A VET ON STAFF, AND ON CALL, AND AFTER YOU HAVE DONE ALL THIS, BE WILLING TO DIE TO KEEP YOU CUTE PET,THOSE ASSHOLES THAT JUST LOST A TIGER IN CALFORINA AND DIDENT TELL ANY ONE NEED TO BE SENT TO PRISON,
SOME PEOPLE HAVE A GIFT TO KEPP A BIG CAT WELL ,THE FIRST CAT I MET ,A LARGE SIBERIAN TOOK MY HAND IN HIS MOUTH THUR THE BARS, WE WENT EYE TO EYE FOR 20 MINS ,I KNEW I COULD WELL LOSE MY HAND (I WAS FINE)BUT IF THATS WHAT HAPPEND I ASKED FOR IT ,HIS OWNER WAS SCARED SHITLESS ,AND WOULD NOT GO IN HIS CAGE EVER,THIS IS A GUY THAT BIT OFF MORE THAT HE COULD CHEW AND SHOULD GO DO SOME THING ELSE. YOU WANT A BIG CAT? CONTACT ME AND WE WILL CHAT ,I AM OFF TO THE SCANTUARY 300 MILES SOUTH OF MY HOME EACH WAY AND CUT MEAT
MY E MAIL IS COYOTEPUBLISHING@HOTMAIL.COM
PS IF! YOUR STILL WANITNING A CAT BETTER GET BUSY WRITING YOU ELECTED OFFICAL BECAUSE YOUR RIGHTS ARE ALLMOST GONE ..REY CHAPIN
PS... MY WIFE AND I ARE SELLING A NEW HOUSE
JUST TO MOVE WHERE WE CAN SET UP A PRO STAFFED SCANTUARY

WE are NOT selling the house to move anywhere. Tigers are dangerous and there should be a much better screening process for obtaining a tiger or big cat of any kind. They (tigers) can be a dangerous weapon when used incorrectly or abused in any way. Current regulations only work "after the fact". AFTER the cat has been abused or people have been maimed or killed, is not the time to make some changes. Someone has to work for changes that are effective BEFORE the abuse or injury. Cats in the wild are being wiped out. Cats in captivity are the only resource for keeping the species in existence. But cats in captivity that are being abused or neglected are not a resource, they are a shame. If the Industry cannot or will not police itself, they abrogate that responsibility to the government. And, make no mistake, the government WILL step in when you leave them no other option. Kill ranches are abuse in its most flagrant form. I am fascinated by the literacy level of the majority of the respondents on this site. Frequently, it makes a better impression when words are carefully chosen and statements are crafted, instead of spewed out like so much vomit.

My god, U Americans are FUCKWITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! U want to have a pet tiger because you think it is cool, not because you want to help preserve the species, I was speaking to a leading tiger expert and he knows that breeding tigers in captivity will basically do nothing to preserve the species, get real you fucking arrogant Americans, thank Christ I live somewhere other than the U.S!!!!!! Tigers have 5 million years of wild instincts, u honestly think u are going to stop that by keeping one as a pet, yeah right! Tell that to the 5 year old boy who had his arm ripped of by a 'Family Pet' or the young girl that was grabbed by the throat and killed by another 'Family Pet'!! U tell her father that it's ok to keep a wild animal as a pet!! Where do you think these attacks happened, oh yeah the U.S., who would have thought?! THEY ARE WILD ANIMALS AND SHOULD BE IN THE WILD!!!!!!! And you arrogant Americans wonder why every other country in the world hates your guts!!!!! Gee, I wonder why!!! Only in America!!! Stop being so self absorbed and for once in lives, think about something other than yourselves! The tigers

If there is anybody who can tell me from where I can bay a white tiger (baby) please e-mail me.My e-mail is MaBpeB@Gmail.com
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YOU all are wacked freaks and just need to say that you are because no one would really want to by a $10,897 tiger and yet have the money to tend to it.

if u guys are sellin tigers 4 money then fuck u cause tigers are livin creatures, they aren't a piece of garbage to toss around. they should be treated right with RESPECT.don't put animals in misery and at the same time u could be putting some1 elses life in danger. SHAME ON U TIGER SELLERS.Peace

OMG I CANT BELIEVE YOU PEOPLE.TIGERS A LIVING THINGS AND SOME OF YOUZ ACUTALLY WANT TO KILL THEM, AND SOME ARE EVEN SEFISH ENOUGH TO TAKE ONE HOME SO YOU CAN SHOW OFF NOT REALISING HOW YOUR HURTING THEM,I LUV ANIMALS I LUV TIGERS ESPECIALLY AND AS MUCH AS I LUV THEM I WUD NEVA BUY THEM UZ GUYZ R FUKD IN D HEAD ANIMAL GIRL IS RITE I CANT BELIEVE U GUYZ U SHUD GO 2 JAIL 4 DOIN SHIT LYK THIS U FUKN SON OF A BITCHES TIGERS ARE LIVING ANIMALS THAT SHUDNT B LEFT IN CAGES OR IN SOME DIRTY PRICKS BACKYARD IF ANY ONE BUYS A TIGER AND IT ATTACKS U I SAY GOOD ON THE TIGER U TOOK EVRYTHING AWAY FROM IT AND EXPECT IT 2 B LOVING AND FRIENDLY UZ R SELFISH PRICKZ FUK ALL U PPL HO GET TIGERS OR ANY ANIMAL THAT SHUDNT B APET N STIK EM IN UR BACK YARD

Just be surfing around in net.
I definitely found a very informal place with a lot of good stuff for everybody.
I will certainly visit your site again sometime.
Really good work.

I do not see anything wrong with having a tiger as a pet, if and only if you have the space to keep it. I have dreamed my whole life to have a tiger of my own, but they require a lot of space and money to take care of both of which I do not have. If you decide to adopt a tiger as a pet you also need to remember that they will be loyal to there owner and will try to protect you if they feel there is danger. This sounds like a good thing, but if they have been raised by people their whole life they will not know their own strength, and may end up severly hurting you or someone else.

reynold here again,( saw my wifes post just now ) ill be calling her and packing ,( bye ,bye) Ive waited 20 plus years to get a big cat ,and do it right
thats the ONLY way to do it..UNDER THE PROPER TRAINING OF A PRO,
and as far as "joey" insulting all americans
I fucked your sister in the ass you punk bitch.
what are you a french surrender monkey???
rey

I would love to have a tiger. I have always wanted one. In my opinion I don't think there should be anything wrong with it unless it got under control. Thats just the way I think about it.
P.S.-- I'm looking for a newborn tiger cub for sale. Please e-mail me if you know where to find one. Thank you!!

I would have to agree with most of what is said about having wild animals as pets. they are most emphatically NOT PETS, Tigers and other wild animals cannot be domesticated, that being said I have and maintain 2 tigers and 6 full blood wolves,BUT these animals are not pets, they live with me...because someone else THOUGHT that these animals would make good pets,they were wrong.I am able to take care these because I own a bussiness,and am able to invest a considerable amount of time and energy into taking care of them.this would not be possible if I did not have the luxery of having a considerable amount
of land also..yes the entire property is enclosed and monitered with various safety features.the tigers and wolves have there separate enclosures,this ALL costs money and effort, and I dont do it alone...so anyone of you who think that you can just have a wild animal and keep it in your backyard ..or your garage ect. is not thinking ...and when the novelty wears off, and it becomes work to have and maintain the animal, here is what usually happens, it is mistreated or abused because you cant get it to obey you ..you ignore it or dispose of it...YES they are cute and cuddily when they are small...BUT guess what they grow up and GET big..then what do you do????...hell most People CANT take care of fish or a dog,and I read that people want a tiger ?!?...stop living in a fantasy world...I am angry that people think that they own the world ..Humans DO NOT!..we are the cancer on this planet and it is WE that need to be removed..becuase WE are the abusive creatures here...wake up...it is NOT cool or neat or fashionable to have a wild animal as a pet.

Tigers are strong enough to kill you, JUST BY PLAYING. The difference between animals like horses and animals like tigers, are wild instincts. A horse plays by letting you ride it or running with you, but a tiger plays by pouncing on you, and it's strength is enough to kill a human being even when the tiger does not retract it's claws.

Dogs, cats, cows, some rabbits, some mice/rats, some birds, and some horses are domesticated animals. Years of training, breeding, and evolution are what made them suitable pets, because they interact well with humans naturally.

Tigers and other wild animals however, have not gone through that process, and they shouldn't. They're wild animals, and most of them do not have the proper instincts to interact with humans who aren't professionally trained to handle them.

We’ve domesticated enough animals. We don’t need to mutilate an endangered species like this just because you think they’re cute. Animals aren’t our slaves, just get over yourselves and let them live their lives.

I highly doubt ANY of you “Tiger owners” are trained to handle them. If you are not trained and know how to properly handle and care for a tiger, then you have no right to attempt to domesticate them.

Tigers need a lot of space, a natural habitat simulation, stimulation of their instincts, proper handling to keep both the tiger and handler safe, a lot of meat that a tiger would normally hunt in the wild and at the same time keep up proper nutrition, and veterinary care from vets that are able to treat wild animals such as tigers.

Tigers are not an animal that the average Joe should EVER own. More often then not, wild animals kept by your average person is often kept in the back of a trailer or small house in the city, acting as a “better guard dog” or a “cute and cool unique pet” and are often abused, neglected, and not given the proper care that a tiger or any other wild animal needs.

Bottom line: Leave tigers alone. They may seem cute and cool at first, but one day when you’re hanging out playing with your tiger in the backyard, the tiger can easily get to rough and hurt you, or even itself if it’s not in a proper environment. Tigers and horses are NOT the same animal. Tigers are an endangered species, and its things like this that make the species lean closer toward extinction.

When tigers are ceased from the homes of abusive “owners” by authorities, sometimes they have to be spayed/neutered, or even euthanized, because sometimes they simply cannot find a way to get the animal to a proper sanctuary, thus reducing the numbers in the species, and making the endangerment of these animals even worse.

I advise that you gain some proper education of wild animals and domestic animals before you attempt to do something this foolish.

AN Update....
since the last post on may 17th I have been asked to yet again respond to the plight of a big cat..this time however it is not a tiger, but a black spotted leopard...this animal when siezed weighed about 70 pounds (about 32 or 33 kilo's) in other words she was skin and bones..when I saw her for the first time I about cried..I thought how could humans do this.??she was locked in a cage about the size of a mini-van and was being fed dog food,GODDAMN dog food!!...WILD ANIMALS ARE NOT PETS!!..she is currently under a vets care and in isolation until she gains wieght and until a suitable enclosuer with the proper enviroment can be constructed...THIS COSTS MONEY!!...feeding them the proper diet COSTS MONEY...so to anyone that wants a TIGER or some other WILD ANIMAL, why dont you find what it COSTS to have ONE and to take care of one, what their diet is and what a VET CHECK UP costs ..maybe just for Teeth cleaning and see if your little fastasy world can AFFORD IT...wild animals are wild for a reason ...get over it ...and get an identity that doesn't hurt something else so you can feel good about yourself..or feel popular and important....

i think tigers can be great pets if you take care of them and r nice to them and you play with them every day and have 50 acres to run around

Where is the "wild" of tigers? India and Russia. Two of the worst places on Earth not only for animals, but for people. Poor, starving people that have made the tiger nearly extinct and only a handful remain. Those struggling to survive in Russia are starving to death or eating domestic dogs that have distemper and then dieing of distemper. The people of Siberia continue to poach because they are hungry and starving. Efforts to stop them has had little effect. People in India kill tigers because they hate the "man-eaters", but the tigers are starving and there are so damned many people around to eat, they can't help themselves. Hell, if I were starving, I'd eat any one of you. Other Indians poach tigers to sell to the Oriental market. They want the money to feed their starving families. India is already the second-most populated country on Earth. Those tigers left in the "wild" are "fragmented" (look it up) from each other by human populations and can't come together for mating. So the "wild" for tigers is pretty much gone.
If there weren't 15,000 tigers in America, the gene pool would be too small if we counted on the limited number of tigers held in zoos. In other words, there would be no viable gene pool. Even the zoos admit this (refer to www.istormcats.com for the AZA letter on this).
The time is really fucking NIGH to domesticate any animal we want to have around in the next couple of hundred years. The only animals that will be left are those for pets or commercial purposes.
I challenge you to see into the future, beyond your lifetime, what is happening with the human population explosion? What are all the experts telling us about habitat loss and population fragmentation? Now see into the future. Will tigers be left? Only if they are domesticated. Afraid of big cats because they can hurt you? Is that our definition of domesticated? Only those that are small enough to not hurt us can qualify as tame or domesticated. Then working with big cats is not for you. You should not speak on that which you do not know. Cats are killing machines, but only to that which their parents have taught them is prey. In other words, if you don't teach your tiger cub to feed on humans, then they won't. Cats can kill you by playing with you. Yep, and accidentally they have (so have dogs, horses and other animals) so you better know how to play with them and understand them (or if you just don't like any animal that has the potential to harm you, stay away from animals). Most people forget tigers are cats. Read a book "Tiger On My Couch" written by the head honcho of Tiger Island and his wife, a domestic cat expert. They will tell you, tigers are just cats in a big package. Can they be domesticated? Hell yes, their little cousins have only been around us for 3,000 years and that's nothing in terms of Earth's clock (again, unless your definition of domesticated is that it is too small to pose me any harm). Are they domesticated yet? Nope, but it has to start somewhere. Who is qualified to be a part of this journey into domesticating tigers? Anyone who wants to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars and 24/7/365 of their time. Those are a special few. Yes, there are some who buy tigers for ALL the WRONG reasons. They probably haven't even studied domestic cat behavior or are passionate about all felines. But then there are MORE private conservationists and husbandry practitioners who do have vision and know where Earth is headed, and do this for ALL the RIGHT reasons.
There soon will be no WILD. Just think about it a moment. Can we stop people from breeding? Where are all these people going to live and how much land is it going to take to raise livestock to feed them? What "wild" land is going to be left? Start the domestication project NOW.

to the queen of cats ...domestication will not save the big cats of any of the endangered species on this planet...greed and arrogance prevent this ...I can sympathise with your thinking ....but simply put it is wrong...tiger on my couch ....yes good book....however...that really does not give a wholly accurate picture...the facts you have given are accurate to a large degree, however ..the reality is that you CANT domesticate a WILD animal...domestication is done thru breeding and manipulation....and then you have damaged animals ( just look at what humans have done to Dogs and any animal they have meddled with)..yes there are a few who understand these animals but for the most part ...humans are useless...and Choose to ignore the fact that they share this planet with everything else that lives on it .....so although your argument is valid to some degree....it does not hold up in reality...and foot note ..marcus you must be about 10 years old....tigers require several dozen square miles as do most wild animals to live ....NOT "50 acres to run around on" even if they are being tended and all there physical needs are being met....

I agree with you too Sabrewolf in regards to most humans are pretty useless (and just not too bright). But domesticating animals has been done before and has to start somewhere. All domesticated animals were wild once. I'm not sure I follow your comment that wild animals just can't be domesticated. They have been, and through the breeding and manipulation you speak of. No it doesn't happen in a single person's lifetime, but that's my point. We need to start now so it takes fewer generations and hopefully with modern technology and understanding of genetics, we can do it quickly. Please read the Russian Fox experiment on my website (http://www.istormcats.com let me know if you can't find the link), I think you'll understand what I am referring too.
And I agree with you again on the comment that people are too damn greedy and arrogant, and the minute money is involved (maximize profits, minimize costs), the animals do suffer. But I am not making a dime off my operation and there are other folks out there like me that just want the cats to survive because we love all felidaes. It is time to question conventional wisdoms and come up with a solution, even if it requires unconventional thinking.

yeah, whoever buys a tiger is an idiot. Lets keep the wild ones in the wild and the captive ones in sanctuaries. Whoever decides to keep a tiger as a pet and gets killed by it, deserves it. Whoop-D-What? thats right.

I have read ALL of these comments in this page and i ca conclude that you are all partially right. Big cats are dangerous yes, but like many of you said if you know what you are doing you should be fine.

as for the habitat issue, I agree with the person who said that they are better off in captivity. Us humans are unstoppable in our spread through this world. And there is nothing we can do about, because I dont think everyone is willing to only have one child, like they MUST do in china where if you have more than one child you would prefer to kill him/her or send him/her somewhere else for adoption cause in china having an extra child is like being a prostitute in an early puritan town. And i also dont think that ANYONE is willing to say "yes I want my MOM, DAD, SISTER, BROTHER, or AUNT/UNCLE to be humanely euthanized at age 60 for other generations to occupy their space. I also dont think many couples are willing to wait 10 years before they have their first child. SO WE REPRODUCE FAST, LIVE LONG, AND SPREAD, FAST. habitat loss is inminent. So lets enjoy the animals god created while they are alive, even if it means meeting all the requierements for having them close to our houses, and taking risks; and not sorrow over a picture in an extinct animal encyclopedia.

I have volunteered at a sanctuary in Davie, Fl and I gotta tell you, from what i saw I dont want animals in this conditions. Small cages, living in pairs. I agree with keeping them in big spaces and making this tiger thing be like the diving thing. WE CAN DO IT WE JUST NEED TO DO IT RIGHT.

an update :
I do apologise for being away for so long ..work however does take up much of my time and what is left is given to the animals in my care. in a perfect world, humans and animals would live together in peace,the planet would sustain everything. but I think people misunderstand the term PET and all that it implies, in todays lexicon the term pet ..usaully means some form of animal life that a human takes care of for personal enjoyment, when I look around and see so many PETS at shelters being slaughtered because they became inconvient to care for....and the logic used by some of those who also throw away children....it becomes diffacult to see thru the rage...when humans meddle with the lives of animals ...the animals usaully get the short end of the stick....QUEEN OF CATS, I went to the link you provided ...and it sadly proves the point ..even people with the best intentions cannot be trusted to do what is best for animals ...see PETA article, I also ..as you do not make any profit for the work I do..and I do invest a considerable amount of my own income for these animals...the small spotted leopard is doing very well now that she is eating the proper diet and in a better enviroment, she is extrodinairily beautiful....DAVE, again in a perfect world it could be done right...but look at alaska ....they still shoot wolves there and want to open it up for drilling ....and where alot of these wild animals live in third world countries ...we are fighting huge amounts ignorance and ancient belief structures that will take years to undo...the people there just can't see the big picture.. they are worried about food and clean water ...which make it easy for poachers to fill the requests of these people that want wild animals...but what I see happening when a domestic tiger program gets started ..is the same damn thing I saw when "dances with wolves" came out...and the horrifying aftermath....with thousands upon thousands of full blood and Hybrid wolves being put to death, or from my point of view " Murdered " because people wanted them, when a tiger becomes QUOTE available to own ..you will see them being given as gifts ...then in shelters...then routinely SLAUGTERED because they cant find homes for them...a very good example of this kind thinking was 101 Dalmations when everytime that movie played the puppy mills pumped out thousands and thousands of them...and the shelters began the wholesale slaughter of them....becuase they are not easy to take care of..they are not good with kids ect ...so when someone has a tiger ..and then has a baby ...the tiger then gets put out put down ect...you see this with dogs and cats ect ...so the domestication of tigers is a death sentence to them...you would be better off in changing the thinking of the world ...and not in domesticating the wild animals it would be a diservice to them...Queen of cats I do appriciate you sentiment..but again it is truly not a viable solution for the protection of tigers

I can't believe how ignorant some people can be. First off, I have to say...owning a TIGER or any other large WILD ANIMAL as a pet is 100% illegal!!!!!!! I hope everyone who thinks they can pull this off gets caught and prosecuted. Also, I work with a rescue center who saves these magnificent animals from illegal and abusive situations. I love these "cats". I will go to any length to rescue and care for as many as I can. We have to raise awareness!! We have to at least attempt to restore what the assholes before us have so severely depleated.

There are several people who have posted on this website who’ve said that they “think” a tiger or other exotic cat can be a “great” pet if it’s “trained” properly. I would like to ask those who state that if they’ve ever seen a tiger up close, in person? And I’m not talking about at the zoo with a foot of plexiglass between you and cat? Something tells me NO.

You have no idea what these creatures are like. They only look like the little domesticated cats you can get at the pound or any pet store; that’s where the similarities end between Snowball and the wild cats. First of all, as many people have already said, tigers are extremely large. Second, while it’s true, there are some individuals who are very sweet and even act more tame than a housecat, you should NEVER let a cat’s personality fool you into believing that millions of years of instinct have been erased in that individual. A big cat will never hesitate to act on instinct, even if it means biting the hand that feeds it (remember that in the wild, male cats sometimes kill their own cubs). And while most cats are not inherently violent, they are inherently dangerous due simply to their nature. Third, animals, no matter their species, can only be trained so far; domestic cats are notoriously difficult to train because of their independent and aloof nature. What makes anyone think that a big cat, who has not been domesticated, would be any easier to train?

As for those who’ve posted that they own a perfectly behaved big cat, such as Curtis- the one with the acres and the concrete fence- they might be special cases, which occur in every species. Not only that, but Curtis allows his cat to spend the day acting on it’s predatory nature- it is allowed to roam free through it’s own “territory” and stalk and hunt whatever it likes. Then it spends a few hours with Curtis at the end of the day being sociable and friendly. That scenario is extremely different from the situation in which most big cats are raised as pets. Many owners want their big cat to sleep at the foot of their bed and lap milk from a giant bowl before falling asleep in a patch of sunlight falling through a window. Since when is that vision realistic in any sense?

Lastly, those who suggest that it is appropriate to attempt to domesticate big cats has no idea what sort of damage that will do to the species. Some say that it can be done, and perhaps it can, but that doesn’t make it right in any way, shape or form. Look at the already domesticated species of dogs, cats, birds, horses, rabbits….the list goes on and on. My point is that we humans can’t even get it together to treat all those animals properly. Someone has already mentioned that most people would not be fit to own a creature such as a big cat, and I would have to say I heartily agree with that statement. We can’t even properly care for dogs and cats, who ask little more than food, water, and shelter.

Needless to say, it saddens me deeply that those who claim to be animal lovers would rather see a majestic creature like a tiger or lion domesticated; one could even say tamed or broken-spirited. Part of the allure, beauty and majesty of these creatures is their wild nature; the fact that we can’t tame them into behaving like kept pets is part of their greatness. And even if can be medicated and properly fed in captivity, that is not the place for them. They belong in the wild. They have no natural predators, except us humans, who kill them for their pelts and ruin their habitats and scare off their food sources. As for the difficulty some individual cats find in hunting in the wild, they have survived as a species for millions of years until now, when we meddled in their lives. Sad though it may seem, those cats which have difficulty hunting and die because of their troubles, it is a part of the circle of life (though I hate to sound cliché).

Ah well, despite my best efforts, many of you will disregard much of what I’ve said; it’s too bad that you will be the ones to blame for the disappearance of these majestic creatures.

look at this tiger its crazy http://www.buffaloworks.us/images/tiger%20drinking%20milk.jpg

and you ppl want this...........think again???????

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i think tigers can become loving pets Roy(sigfreid and roy) was saved by his tiger yes yes people think manticore tried to kill him put look at it this way how do tigers hold their young? by the neck that is what manticore did manticore was trying to help i would love to have a tiger as a pet but heyy i dont have enough money

i think tigers are really beautiful and need to be saved especially the south chineasae tiger were there are only about 30 left and nobody had seen one in over a 10 years. I would love to have a tiger but tigers need to respected and kept in the wild

I spent last summer hunting wolverines with my uncle. I used a freakin 12 guage. I got like 50 of them. Next summer I'm going to Russia to hunt tigers with a freakin 30-06.

Napolean:
Where do you live? I'd like to come hunting for you with a "freakin 30-06." How fast can you run? Would you look good stuffed over my bar?

Here's a solution: if you people want to have a tiger(s) as a pet then why don't you just save up your freakin' allowance, buy yourself a piece of stcikin' land-- no even better, why not an island-- and buy all the goddamned tigers you want? There, so now they'll have a large enough space to run around. I sure hope you become a famous author/artist or business man/woman so that you'll make millions to afford the tiger's needs and wants and yourself (including your family). If you can top that all off, I'm happy for you and your tiger. If you can't then I strongly suggest you buy yourself a regular house cat or dog.
Also, I'm getting the impression that other countries here hate us. Look, jackasses, America is not so awful because of us who live here; its our fucking government and dumbass of a president. Don't get us confused with politics. Now, I know there are some dickwads in our country, but don't think that your place is any better, I know there are as many assholes in your country just as bad as the ones here, so you just shut your mouths and sit back.
I'm American and I am very disappointed with my country, but not because of the people here (well...some) but because of the government. I am also disappointed by others who believe they raise tigers so well when the animal is in so much stress and depression. But I also believe that this animal, in time, can tolerate us as not a pet, but as an equal. I believe that if you want a tiger; both spend time in each other's worlds. I mean, try to see each other as teachers to fully understand, and perhaps, see one another in both ways to accept our different natures. Dedication, patience, and passion is strongly recommended to those who desire to have this magnificent and beautiful beast as an egual, not a pet.
We ourselves are animals and also the pets of even the most tiniest of all creatures (small dogs, cats, rodents). I mean, we are like servants to our pets because we take care of them, pamper them, spoil, ect. Does it ever occur to you that you might indeed be the slave/servant/pet of a tiger that you've raised since birth?
The people in here that are against tigers as pets and call themselves as "the true animal lovers", get a grip, will ya? You sound like you're trying to make yourselves be saints because you disagree of others keeping wild animals. Who are you to say that a wild animal will not enjoy a simple life with a partner that he/she knows will take care of? Who are you to say that a tiger would rather live life struggling in a battle with starving pouchers and hunters other than a place where they are kept safe and loved? Are you by chance God or a God/Goddess who has come to claim rights over who is perfect/imperfect and who is right/wrong? If so then fine, but know this: not everyone shares the same beliefs as you. There will always be something to oppose the other; light and darkness, good and evil, white and black, life and death, ect. Who knows, may be it would be best to round up all tigers and buy yourself a huge chunk of land and raise them and keep them away from other human contact? Or better yet, leave the poor fuckers alone and get on with your own life!
If you really want to save these beautiful, yet deadly creatures then why don't you just stop supporting malls that are being build (to those who love shopping I'm saying that to) and go against the clearings of forrests that are endangering even other species?
Get out a fucking piece of carboard paper and write down your protest and start waving it with other protestants to save wildlife! Its that simple. Unless you're too busy buying tigers/wolves/ect. or complaining to others about tigers being pets, then shut the hell up. You all know as good as I do that human desire is the greatest thing. WE ALL WANT WHAT WE CAN'T HAVE!!! Duh. But to those who understand this irritated fifteen year old girl rambling on, I take my hat off to you and respect that you also see that keeping a tiger doesn't mean he/she is your pet, but an equal, a member of the pack, friend, companion, and family. They deserve to be respected, just like we deserve respect from each other.
Alright, I'll shut up, but I don't gaurantee that this will be the last post from me ^_^.

I agree somewhat with Angel.If you have enough money for a tiger go buy one, but you do need space for one and food. That would cost a lot of money. So if you want one that bad then save up a lot of money for one , but if you don't feel like saving up that money then just let them be. They like the wild and I'm pretty sure they would like living with a human for a little while but not for all of its life. I came on here looking to buy a tiger because they are my favorite type of animal, but after reading all of these comments I've changed my mind. I'd rather let the wild keep them because I have friends and family too so i want to keep them safe and between my school work and sports and eating I wouldn't have time to raise it right so it wouldn't be very nice.If you're thinking about the weekends , I'm always with my friends or family traveling to go see family that live in a different state. I love tigers but they do need their space.They are endangered and that makes me mad so for the people who do want a tiger just think about there is only a few left. Wouldn't you rather it live in the wild and make more tigers than sit in a yard without a mate.I may be only 11 but I can be smart I was taught well.To think before I act.Ya'll should do the same.Napolean:Let the tigers live . How would you like it if someone went hunting for you.How would all the people that hunt tigers feel if the tigers and the people who don't hunt tigers went hunting them.Answer that one.We'd be the ones endangered if they did that so just lay off.Go hunt rabbits or something.

brother:those 2 tigers are adorable I still want one but I don't want to not raise it right and it die so they can stay in the wild.

I thinkits fine to buy a tiger, so long as you have the experiance, the money, and the land. and you buy a tiger from a breeding program that they wouldn't survive in the wild anyway. Who am I kidding, no one should be advising a life with tigers unless you have/had already had a tiger as a pet.

you people are disgusting, tigers are endangered animals, they are not meant to be pets, they are wild animals, and horses are completely different. they have been domesticated over hundreds of years and do not eat people. these animals are close to extinction and you people are so spoiled that you want to take them home as pets??? that is gross and it makes me sick to my stomach to even think about it

Well Tigers arnt pets. It might be nice to have one a a pet but its really not good for the animal. They would usally live in the wild , so why captivate them, away from other tigers and other big cats. Its Just not fair for the tiger to be taken away.

i think that this site is absoloutley appauling. I come from Bitain where it is illegal to sell baby animals such as tigers and monkeys. Why should you have the right to take baby lion cubs and monkeys ect. from there parents?? And i dont agree on domesting a wild cat as you just cant, they are used to outside enviroments and are not born to have the lifestyle as a human. These animals have feelings aswell. How would you like to be sold over the internet??????? I think people should think before ever buying these pets as that cute little lion cub turns in to a larger lion in the future.

from a concerned person

I am a very very concerned 14 yr old from England and i do not under any circumstances agree with selling baby animals over the internet. This website is absoloutley barbaric and i do not think in anyway that this should be legal. Why in gods name would you want a very big tiger as a pet? The little tiny cub you by in the future will turn in to a big tiger in the future and many people just turff them out on to the streets. These animals have feelings and you people are seeling them over the internet!!! It is vile and very upsetting for me as i am a huge fan of lions but i would never like to see them as my pet. I would like to see them in there natural enviroment free where they should be. From a very young age these animals are most likeley to be taken from there parents which were probly killed, and domesticated and put in toa completley different enviroment. I think you humans who do this should be disgusted with your selves. This is a very upsetting website for such caring people who dont agree with this. I hope in the future that this will become illegal all around the world and animals wont have to be suffering in conquences for us.

Bridie

I am a very very concerned 14 yr old from England and i do not under any circumstances agree with selling baby animals over the internet. This website is absoloutley barbaric and i do not think in anyway that this should be legal. Why in gods name would you want a very big tiger as a pet? The little tiny cub you by will turn in to a big tiger in the future and many people just turff them out on to the streets as they can not cop with the aggresion these animals have towards humans. These animals have feelings and you people are seeling them over the internet!!! It is vile and very upsetting for me as i am a huge fan of lions but i would never like to see them as my pet. I would like to see them in there natural enviroment free where they should be. From a very young age these animals are most likeley to be taken from there parents which were probly killed, and domesticated and put in to a completley different enviroment. I think you humans who do this should be disgusted with your selves. This is a very upsetting website for such caring people who dont agree with this. I hope in the future that this will become illegal all around the world and animals wont have to be suffering in need for such a greedy race.

Bridie

I strongly agree with you, Bridie. But, I also disagree in some ways. Sure, tigers need their space and natural enviroment, but I believe that it would not be so bad for a person (with experience, time, love, patience, and above all the money to pay for its needs and themselves) to own one. I know a man who kept two female lions and he had thousands, thousands, and thousands of acres of land for them to be wild and free (I'm serious, that's a huge chunk of land). Yeah, he fed them most of the time (they mostly hung around his trailer house rather than anywhere else), but they usually hunted after deers that were on his land and rabits and even mountain goats. Now, I know that may not be a heavy meal for those two lions, but they were very healthy and had a special veternarian. They were also very happy and loved Mike (that's the guy's name who I knew). They were very protective of him and also very friendly (well, once they got to know you). They seemed more like big house cats because they usually just lounged around on trees, basking in the sun on the wide fields of grass, or just swimming/playing in the rivers and large ponds that were in Mike's land. Yes, he did put them in a cage, but he left the door open for them so that they could go in and out whenever they pleased (they only went in whenever it was too hot for them because the cage had a.c. in it and a large built in pool of water.). The cage was about as big as a gym at high school (yes, that big) and had trees planted in it and once and a while he would round the two lions in there and stick two deers and lock them in there when he wanted to feed them (that's the only time he would have the door of the cage shut...and I think they were deers that he fed to them...). Hey, the man was rich and was building his own house (that's why he was living in a trailer for some time until he finished). So, what I'm trying to say is that may be its not so bad to take in a tiger AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE MONEY AND LOVE AND SPACE for them. Sure, may be lions are different than tigers, but I still think that a person like Mike can make a tiger or two happy and live a long life knowing they are cared for. So people, only get a tiger IF you HAVE the TIME and PATIENCE, plus MONEY and LOVE. Because to be honest, the two female lions that Mike had were very happy and affectionate to him and loved their enviroment, not to mention he had saved them from the WILD from POACHERS. They were already one or two years old. Yeah, my folks and I thought he was crazy and told him those two lions would kill him, but some how they became attached to him because he showed and gave them RESPECT and LOVE and LAND. So, that tells ya something, doesn't it? But, I'm not encouraging anyone to take in a tiger, I'm just stating that a tiger or lion, or any animal in fact, will not be endagered/stressed/depressed of becoming a part of a person's life. From what I've seen of the two lions Mike kept, they loved their new life and home and partner (Mike). They absolutely enjoyed it. When he had finished his home (It was huge and beautiful!), the two lions had even slept with him on the same bed (One slept on his right and the other to his left. A king sized bed). He would even give them treats like large salmons in deep dishes and they praised him for it, lol. It was cute. All I know is that Mike had God on his side for allowing him to live with two animals that came from the wild. So, again I say that its only alright to have a tiger... if you're the kind of person like Mike, that is. But, yes, I also agree that tigers should stay in their natural enviroments: out in the wild. Yet, its fine to take one in IF they need you and are in danger of being killed. And yes, Mike did get a special liscence to keep the two lions and he also worked in four different zoos (and he was also one of those animal observers, so he had the money to go to different countries to observe different animals which was mostly lions and tigers). He even raised a baby tiger that was abandoned from her mother (because the mother was also too young and naive about raising her own cub, which in some cases leads to where there are orphan tigers and lion cubs out in the wild and starving to death). Mike did what he thought was right when he took the tiger cub and recieved permission from the tiger sanctuaries that he could keep it (which he recieved a lot of money from them. They helped pay for its food and treatment, even sending a special veternarian to him to check up on the tiger's health and such.). So, in my opinion and belief, Mike did do the right thing. Some of you may disagree and say, "Its only nature. Let nature take its course." But its people like Mike who give us reason that there are those who break the rules of nature's wildlife and protestants in order to save one wild animal's life and give it a new one. That, my friends, is a true hero...

id love to havea tiger but i can i live in canada soo i can't .. when im older im moveing somewhere i can either work with tigers and lons or own one my self i don't care of they are visiouse ; i will get one as a baby and train it !! it will be named nikki

ok so lets get this straight...you actually want a tiger as a pet?!?!?! first of all unless you have the proper licence thats illigal, second-you people that say that its getting them out of endangerment- breeding in captivity helps add to the surplus "pets", third, these are endanged species, and your reducing them to pets? and to you people who say we should show them that were in controll or whatever...that scares me!!! that shows how ignorant you are about tigers! they are beautiful majestic animals, and you must be a complete control freack!!!!! you people are so....how do i say it...well lets put it this way...most of you will prolly end up as murderers or something if you are serious. your idiotic "i will take care of it and it will love me" doesnt even deserve an answer.

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hello i would like to bye a tiger i dont care wat sort it is i think all tigers are great if you could send me a picture then youve made my day......ow! could you tell me how much you want for one because i dont really like telling you how much i want for one,im not that kind of person.
thanks

all those people that think owning a tiger is wrong u are a complete bunch of pricks.
You obviously dont own one so wat the fuck are u doing on this site.
Your the sick and wrong one's for allowing Tigers to be left in the wild where sick people like u are going out of ur own way to kill these poor Animals (Fucking sick Hunters).
If u didnt already know there are now at most between 7,000 to 5,000 Bengal Tigers still alive in the wild.
That is a very small number for such a popular species of Animals.
This number is decreasing every single day and so u think we should just leave them be to be extinct well u are the ones being cruel to The Tigers.
The majority of people own a tiger to protect them and give them the best life they could offer them.
Im not being funny or anything but do u know anyone that would devote there life to a Tiger for over 20 years just because they are cute.
To look after a Tiger without it trashing your house u have to be with them 24/7.
Im sure to be able to devote ur life to a Tiger for 20 years u wuld hav to be in love with the animal and be ready to share ur life with him, to care for him, to pay for his supplements and to treat him like family.
Any one who look on purchasing a Tiger because it is cute wuldnt last a day with em because it wuld soon hit em how much lookin after they need and how much they cost.
People like me own a Tiger because we feel we have to and want to because we would love to be the animal and i know wich Tiger i would rather be.
Either the one in the wild havin to hunt for your own food wich sometimes can take weeks can u imagine that not eatin fow weeks when they shuld be eating more frequently. havin to watch your back and your cubs from continuious freat from other animals and hunters.

Or the one that can live a life of freedom. Eat regulary and the best type of foods. hav a roof. share a strong bond and love with there owner and family. To be safe. To be brought up without the threat of humans and to be taught not to be vicious.

Thats what separates the Tigers from the wild and the Tigers from Familys and America

Thats why a majority of people devote there life to

TIGERS...

p.s. now do u or do u not think that was a brilliant speech by a 13 year old kid...

hi. i love tigers and think they are realli cute! i would not buy one though because like Darryl Bonello said, they take a lot of work.. plus more. but i was just curious on the pricings of these animals? i would guess to buy a cub it would be like 7000$.. am i totally off? does any1 know the average prices?

hi. i love tigers and think they are realli cute! i would not buy one though because like Darryl Bonello said, they take a lot of work.. plus more. but i was just curious on the pricings of these animals? i would guess to buy a cub it would be like 7000$.. am i totally off? does any1 know the average prices?

haha, u sick bastard/bastardette(aka bitch) that is not cool, the whole kill the tiger thing, i hope the asians are gunna take the rath apon u. i have 10 horses, all worth over 20,000$, my baby, who is 3 months old's, (pure black colt) sister is going to the world championships in halter, i kno my shit about horses, i wanted to buy a tiger...larger animals are yes more dangerous, iv been kicked, bit, and almost trampled by heard, my 2 year olds wiegh 1500lbs, and are 16h!!!but i think ppl can relate to them more then lil parrots, because they are more like us, tec...we are pred, and prey... now, if some tiger jumps on me, sure it might be painful, but it wouldn't be leathel, i have concluded that if i did buy a tiger they would have lot of land, a pool, and be fed fresh meat everyday, im a rich fuck so i can do that...but i think if you got them declawed they wouldnt be as dangerous. but omg! they are so adorable, and i have 4 cats, so im like obsessed wit cats....ok so if u do mistreet those, prolly more intellegent then u dumbfucks, tigers i hope u get raped by a gorrilla, and then throne off a brigde.

Any questions????

oh ya, by the way...iv been to vegas, i saw the sigfried and roy show, it was so fuckin awsum! those who didnt see it, is like way not blessed, thats when i fell in luv wit the white tigers! the show is amazing, and the tigers made it that way! and ya wit Darryl Bonello talkin bout the whole pampering thing, roy let all his tigers sleep in his bed of silk! dude thats prolly fuckin better then u live u tiger hunting lozers, the only reason y u do that is coz u don have a life, and havnt seen ur sico help dude in a while, so plz, for all of us, get back on the meds...

lol i like swear way to much for a 13 minnesota chick, but hell, yall deal wit it

you people are disgausting even thinking about selling beautiful creatures who belong in the wild to rich s