White Tigers: Facts, Threats, & Conservation

>>Instead, these animals only exist today because they are bred in captivity, a cruel and profit-fuelled enterprise.

In captivity, white tigers are the result of inbreeding, which results in cubs being born with severe deformities and medical conditions. They are bred in unregulated pseudo-sanctuaries with the sole aim of generating massive profit, with little regard for the health and wellbeing of the animal. One study even found that 80% of inbred cubs died shortly after birth. <<

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White Tigers: Facts, Threats, & Conservation | IFAW

White tigers have a rare genetic mutation; they’re rarely found in the wild. Their prominence in pseudo-sanctuaries is the result of cruel inbreeding.

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