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Life of Pi: Animal Friendly Or Not?

February 26, 2013

(ANIMAL ACTORS) Ang Lee’s successful 3D adventure film, Life of Pi, was nominated in eleven categories at the 85th Academy Awards and won more than any other film, including Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects and Best Original Score. Earning $583 million worldwide, the international hit chronicles the story of a boy who survives a shipwreck, only to be stranded on a boat with a Bengali Tiger. But as always, when it comes to movies involving real animals, concerns of safety come into question. Although the movie’s main animal character, Richard Parker, is mostly CGI, four live tigers were used to film single shots. Read on to find out why more movies should use CGI instead of real animal actors. — Global Animal

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Michael Jackson’s Tiger Dies Of Lung Cancer

June 29, 2012

(CELEBRITY PETS) CALIFORNIA — Thriller, Michael Jackson’s tiger while he was living at Neverland ranch, passed away of lung cancer on Wednesday. After Jackson left Neverland, the 13-year-old tiger went to actress Tipi Hedren’s wildlife preserve in California. While we don’t condone owning exotic animals, especially endangered ones, it’s good that Thiller was able to spend her last years in a sanctuary. — Global Animal  

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UPDATE: Ohio Releases Exotic Animals To Widow

May 2, 2012

(ANIMAL NEWS) OHIO — Two leopards, two primates, and a bear that survived the Ohio exotic animal massacre are being returned to the wife of the man who released them. In October, Terry Thompson released 56 animals from his farm before committing suicide. Although Ohio passed a bill that will ban the new ownership of exotic animals, existing owners, like Marian Thompson, will be able to keep their “pets.” Read on for more on this unfortunate news.  — Global Animal  

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Tiger Gives Birth To Rare White Cub (GALLERY)

October 26, 2011

(TIGER PHOTO GALLERY) CHINA — A Bengal Tiger mother named ‘La La’ gave birth to rare quadruplets in the Shandong Province of China — one of which has an uncommon white coat and blue eyes. Already an endangered species, these 51-day-old cubs are particularly rare because they possess a white recessive gene. —Global Animal

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Ohio Animal Massacre Avoidable

October 20, 2011

Much has been written about the 55 domesticated wild animals that were killed yesterday after  ‘animal lover’ Terry Thompson let loose his extensive collection of tigers, lions, bears, leopards, wolves, and monkeys – after which, he took his own life.. This tragedy was compounded by Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz, who with the aid of Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo, made the decision to immediately kill the animals.

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48 Escaped Exotic Animals Slaughtered In Ohio (Update)

October 19, 2011

ZANESVILLE, OHIO – In yet another case of animal versus man, animals lost big after a resident convicted of animal cruelty released a veritable zoo of 51 exotic animals and then shot himself. The wild animals, including lions, tigers, leopards, and grizzly bears, roamed residential streets on a rainy night until police shot and killed all but three of them. – Global Animal

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A Roar of Hope: Tiger Freed After Village Altercation

February 22, 2011

Feb. 22, 2011 — BANGLADESH — Endangered Royal Bengal tigers often wander into villages by mistake — and usually don’t make it out alive. That’s why this tiger’s release is a ray of hope for these majestic animals. Locals and wildlife officials near the Sandarbans mangrove forests are at last taking positive steps to protect the world’s last wild tigers. Read on to learn about the new tiger conservation plan in the Sundarbans. — Global Animal

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Climate Change Points To A Chilling Future For Bengal Tigers

September 7, 2010

One of the world’s largest tiger populations – the Bengal – could disappear by the end of this century.  The threat of extinction is caused by rising sea levels due to climate change, which may destroy their habitat along the coast of Bangladesh in an area known as the Sundarbans.

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