Tigers face welfare crises at both ends of their population: wild tigers from poaching and habitat loss; captive tigers from tourism and farming.
Captive tigers in roadside zoos and tiger farms endure profound suffering: inadequate space, social isolation, physical abuse in entertainment, and slaughter for body parts. Tiger farm cubs are removed from mothers to be sold for tourist interactions. Wild tigers snared or poisoned die in agonizing and prolonged ways. Demand for tiger parts drives a criminal economy of suffering.