As 2018 draws to a close it’s time we look back on our work throughout the year. Though we have been working towards improving the lives of the relocated Tiger Temple tigers since 2016, we only became registered as a charity in January of this year. Once registered, our ability to provide direct aid, perform research and provide public education has greatly increased. At this time we are still only a very small team so making big changes is somewhat out of reach for us. Never

The constant struggle that tigers are under to survive in the wild is being put into the spotlight more than ever with September being designated as ‘National Save a Tiger Month’ in America. With less than 4,000 tigers reportedly left in the wild, these figures are a major cause for concern. There are world wide conservation efforts being put forward by a number of large organisations such as WWF to highlight the major threats to wild tigers and being able to nullify them bef

Today, two members of For Tigers headed out to the Tourism and Animal Welfare symposium held at South Bank University. There were many interesting talks from Donald Broom, Daniel Turner, Claire Jenkinson, Stuart Patterson,Tom Moorhouse, Glen Cousquer and Jan Schmidt-Burbach. After the talks we were able to have some constructive chats with Jan Schmidt-Burbach and Tom Moorhouse on the welfare of captive tigers in tourism and the next steps to take in this area. #fortigers #tig

It’s been two years since the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi, Thailand was closed and the tigers relocated to government facilities. It looked to be a new beginning for captive tigers in Thailand with government officials announcing that they would be cracking down on facilities across the country. However, two years on and there are more facilities offering tiger selfie and interaction opportunities, not less. In terms of the tigers from Tiger Temple however, sadly things did

Over the past two years the Mali-Salika Zoo in Nakhon Nayok outside Bangkok has been attempting to close its doors. A private holding with 108 tigers residing inside, it was imperative that these tigers found homes before closure could occur. The past months have seen the Department of National Parks (DNP) searching to find homes for all these tigers as they are unable to take on all of them, themselves. This search has led them far and wide across the country as they attempt

Travelling circuses should be a thing of the past but sadly in most countries they are not. Recently a friend’s mother, travelling in the South of France, was enjoying her relaxing camping holiday when upon coming out of her accommodation she was faced with an overnight travelling circus. Booking her trip with a UK based travel company, she assumed that all forms of animal cruelty and abuse would not be promoted. To her shock this circus comes regularly to this campground in

As we mentioned yesterday, there were a few of the Temple tigers undergoing an operation for their respiratory problems. Today we learnt that it was three of our tigers (still unidentified) and that the vets would be heading to the second facility today to perform more surgeries. Hopefully everything goes well and that the tigers are all on a quick and successful road to recovery. #fortigers #DNP #savethetigers #captivetigers #animalwelfare #tigertemple #thailand

Temple tiger update: Another chicken run to the government facility today, this one funded by us. As before this was not a visit to see the tigers but rather just the food donation and as such we did not see any of them. Whilst at the facility we saw that the vet team was present but were unable to speak to them directly. We learnt that a few of the tigers previously suffering from the respiratory problems we have mentioned before, were undergoing operations within the govern

GRAPHIC IMAGES: This is a video from the Department of National Parks (DNP) and sadly, the video does show footage of three of the Tiger Temple tigers that have now died. The first image is of Jomnapah (already known to have passed on March 4th 2017), the second is of Sangtawan, the third of Farkram Jr. If you would like to give these images a miss, then skip the video between 4.10 – 4.23. The last two tiger’s deaths were previously unknown to us. Rest in Peace Sangtawan and

Another visit was permitted today, though due to health issues some areas were off limits so we were unable to visit all the tigers. The new enclosures are currently having their ponds upgraded which is great as they are now bigger but a bit of a downer as the tigers can't go out in them for the time being. As you know, some of the tigers have already died, more are continuing to do so and still some of the tigers are suffering from various medical issues which are currently

With the recent closure of the Tiger Temple it seemed that the future of tiger tourism in Thailand was looking up. A crack down on facilities across the country was happening, tigers were being checked and micro-chipped and a database set up to record the stripe ID’s of all captive tigers. Yet the tourist demand continues. Tiger Kingdom is the largest company involved in the tourism industry of being able to pat a tame tiger and get a selfie. With the original zoo situated in

For Tigers was founded on the back of the Tiger Temple closure. Everyone currently involved with For Tigers was at one time or another volunteering at the Temple. After the removal of the tigers to government facilities, there was a deep concern over the tiger’s welfare in their new home. The sub standard facilities run by the government were concerning especially as there seemed to be no move to improve them. The tigers from the Temple started to suffer from stress and began

Here is a video interview with two of the Temple tiger handlers released by Bangkok Post. It shows the side that many media choose not to show, it shows the carers side of the story about the removal of the Tigers from the Temple. #followthetigerscampaign #savethetigers #captivetigers #tigertemple #tigertourism

On 28th January 2016, five of the Temple's male tigers were removed to the government facilities. These five were: Dao Nua Jr, Broma, Saka, Dao Tie and Dao Tok. One month later, today, 23rd February, five more males have been relocated there. This time: Dawie, Happy, Dao Lurk, Mek Nua Jr (aka Liverpool) and Diamond. Here are some images showing the first ten tigers in the DNP facilities versus their home at Tiger Temple. *Images of DNP facilities provided by DNP #savethetiger