HORRIFIC BRUTAL FARMING OF ENDANGERED TIGERS FOR THEIR PARTS & SKINS

                      Refrigerated tiger carcasses in cold storage. Picture courtesy from Daily Express

China have the largest numbers of Tiger farms in the world that have more tigers than all the wild tigers combined in the rest of the world. The trade of tigers parts was banned in 1993 but unfortunately there are still farms that illegally carry on with the trade.

The tigers are farmed for their bones and skins which will be used to manufacture wines and branded bags and clothes.

The Chinese physicians have been using  different parts of the tiger to treat ailments and also to promote health. 

Tiger claws: used as a sedative for insomnia

Teeth: used to treat fever

Fat: used to treat leprosy and rheumatism

Nose leather: used to treat superficial wounds such as bites

Tiger bone: used as an anti-inflammatory drug to treat rheumatism and arthritis, general weakness, headaches, stiffness or paralysis in lower back and legs and dysentery

Eyeballs: used to treat epilepsy and malaria

Tail: used to treat skin diseases

Bile: used to treat convulsions in children associated with meningitis

Whiskers: used to treat toothaches

Brain: used to treat laziness and pimples

Dung or feces: used to treat boils, hemorrhoids and cure alcoholism

Head: used as a display to symbolise power and to bring prosperity and good luck to the owner. 

Eyebrows: have the ability to protect the owner and give them additional strength. 

Penis: have aphrodisiac powers and used in love potions.

Gall: used to treat bone diseases. 

Flesh: eaten to cure skin diseases. The flesh have also been known to be burnt by farmers and laid  around the farms to keep wild pigs away. 

Skin: The tiger skin have been used to make handbags, purses, fur coats and also carpets. 

                      Tiger farms in China. Picture courtesy from http://save-the-tiger.deviantart.com/

The population of tigers have declined 97% in the past decade. They say there are less than 3,000 tigers left in the wild and three of the species have already been extinct and more on the way.

While the Chinese government is taking action in cracking down on tiger parts trade. In 1993, a State Council order in China banned the use of tiger bone for medicinal purposes, the lack of legal clarity, regulations and enforcement provides loopholes for the tiger farmers to continue with their lucrative trade.

DO YOUR PARTS TO SAVE THE TIGERS.   DO NOT BUY ANY TIGERS PARTS, MEDICINES OR ANY CLOTHINGS OR BAGS MADE FROM TIGER SKINS.

References:-

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/380614/The-horrific-cruelty-of-China-s-tiger-farms-revealed-where-animals-are-turned-into-wine

http://www.tigersincrisis.com/traditional_medicine.htm

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/save-the-tiger-the-animals-bred-for-bones-on-china-s-tiger-farms-9636537.html

http://save-the-tiger.deviantart.com/journal/What-are-tiger-parts-used-for-graphic-images-268788290