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SAVE THE CANCUN TIGERS!
SAVE THE
CANCUN TIGERS!
September 10, 2009
Last Chance for Animals (LCA) urges everyone to help
rescue and relocate 7 Tigers that have been living in
deplorable, substandard conditions, in Cancun, Mexico for FIVE
years. They are kept in 12 foot cages, sitting in their own
feces, with little or no interaction. They are not fed or given
water regularly (they often drink water covered in algae, bugs,
and rotten food). The level of neglect is appalling! "Pepe," the
owner, refuses to allow a veterinarian to examine his tigers;
consequently they are in dire need of medical attention!
Click here to see video!
LCA interviews Tippi Hedren
at Shambala Preserve in Acton, CA.
See footage of the Cancun Tigers shot by LCA's undercover
operative.
Bengal Tiger with dislocated leg, sitting
in feces and rotten food
"Pepe" used to own and run a restaurant/hotel in Cancun.
Tourists would dine among the caged tigers, and for a fee, get a
picture taken with them. When Hurricane Wilma wiped out Cancun
in 2004, the restaurant was never re-opened. Consequently, the
building they are caged in is in dangerous disrepair. They are
malnourished, abused, and in dire need of medical attention!
"Pepe" dragging a tiger after his
restaurant was flooded in 2004.
And it's getting worse! Read this testimonial from a passing
tourist who saw the tigers recently and wrote this letter of
outrage:
I have seen these animals in March 2009
and one of the tigers kept trying to stand up but it's back legs
would give way. While we were looking Pepe came out shouting at
us to go away which we did not do. When I asked him to come to
the side of the iron bars I was on, he refused because I told
him I would put him in the same dying condition of these poor
endangered big cats.
The Mexican Government wildlife agency,
PROFEPA, recently reviewed and revoked the UMA license held
by Gil Jose Juarez ("Pepe") after pressure from GEPDA (Gente por
la Defensa Animal), an animal rights group in Mexico that has
been trying to relocate these tigers to
The
Wild Animal Sanctuary (TWAS) in Keenesburg, CO.
This is where the Cancun tigers should
be!
Affectionate tigers relaxing on TWAS' 320
acres of grassland
The rescue mission was in place 10 days ago--the Mexican
government has now reneged on their agreement to release and
relocate these tigers to TWAS. They are now talking about
sending these already abused animals to a zoo in Mexico City!
PLEASE--help us put the pressure on them to honor the original
plan: to release and relocate these tigers to TWAS, where
they will get the medical attention they desperately need, as
well as a beautiful home where they will be safe and taken care
of. TWAS is located on 320 acres of Colorado grasslands, and
would be the perfect home for these neglected exotic wild cats.
A CALL TO ACTION!
Help LCA, GEPDA, and TWAS save these exotic cats by putting the
pressure on the
Mexican Government, as well as the
Mexican Embassies and Consulates all across the U.S., by
flooding their offices with emails, telephone calls, and letters
demanding (politely!) that they release these beautiful
animals to
The
Wild Animal Sanctuary (TWAS), in Keenesburg, CO.
The Cancun Tigers could be
frolicking here at TWAS!
Happy tigers relaxing on the wide open
grasslands at TWAS
Please contact the Mexican authorities, and give a voice to the
voiceless. The terrible existence of these beautiful, exotic
animals is reprehensible! The Cancun authorities don't want
negative publicity to affect their holiday trade--this desire to
avoid negative public perception can be used to pressure them to
do the right thing and relocate these tigers immediately to
The
Wild Animal Sanctuary (TWAS)!
For complete information on who to contact and
helpful talking points, please visit:
www.savethecancuntigers.com
Help LCA, GEPDA, and TWAS rescue these exotic cats!
Contact Info@LCAnimal.org
to find out about volunteering with LCA.
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