Buddhist Temple Of Tigers
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Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua
The temple of tigers
In 1999 the inhabitants of a little village in the province of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, found in the forest two injured baby tigers whose parents had
been killed by poachers
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Not knowing what to do with them they took them to the Bhuddist temple Wat Pha Luang where they were housed and cared
for by the monks.The Temple tigers wake to see the day
Since then many orphaned baby tigers have been taken there and raised by the monks
The tigers are tame and used to eating only cooked meat in order to avoid developing a taste for blood
They are treated like members of the temple family
Phra Acham Phusit
It is a communal place considered a
sanctuary for animals and
preservation centre
The temple is open to tourists
The employees keep the tigers under control and are ready to intervene if they
become agitated.
The visitors are invited to leave a donation if they wish to be
photographed with the tigers.
It is the only place in the world where it is possible to pat free tigers.
July 2009