According to a press release, the animals were housed in dreary cages with no adequate activity and no natural floor. They have now been temporarily transferred to a zoo.
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The animal protection organization plans to relocate the young animals to its own animal protection center “Lionsrock Big Cat Sanctuary” in South Africa as soon as possible. As part of the veterinary mission, the Four Paws team also examined two male and two female leopards as well as a male and a female tiger, the parents of the cubs. Some of them suffer from chronic health problems. After the owner’s consent, the adult males were sterilized.
“Clear signs of inbreeding”
“When examined, both parents of the tiger cubs showed clear signs of inbreeding, such as squinting. The male white tiger suffers from chronic kidney disease. The gene mutation that is responsible for the white fur occurs extremely rarely in nature and is therefore of “This white gene mutation is not a separate tiger species and should not be part of breeding programs,” reported Patricia Tiplea, wildlife expert at the animal protection organization.
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Source: Nachrichten
