Aren't those Awesome ? I got those in an email from Cindy - livingdustmops and the story is CUTE... but not true - here is the link in the 2nd email she sent me -
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/tigerpig.asp
but the pictures ROCK ! I liked the story and am kind of sorry it was false.
THIS PART of the real story bothered me - I took this off Snopes.
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Although these pictures might appear charming and innocent, the AWI noted back in 2004 that there may be a darker side to the Sriracha Tiger Zoo, as press reports stated that Sriracha was under investigation for illegally breeding protected wildlife for commercial export and had been implicated in the sale of a hundred tigers to China (where there is strong demand for tiger body parts for use in traditional Chinese medicines). The AWI also noted that in late 2004 the zoo was closed for a month when between 80 and 100 tigers died or were euthanized due to an avian influenza (probably spread via the raw chicken carcasses fed to the tigers) that swept through the facility.
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