Tiger farming in China and Southeast Asia keeps thousands of tigers in intensive captive conditions while fuelling illegal trade in parts and products that threatens wild tiger populations.
Tiger farming causes severe and prolonged welfare harm. Tigers in intensive facilities may be kept in small concrete enclosures with no opportunity for natural behaviour. Tourist contact experiences involve cubs separated from mothers early and subjected to repeated human handling and photography. Adult tigers used for bile extraction face repeated invasive procedures. The farming industry's claimed role in reducing poaching pressure on wild tigers is not supported by evidence - it likely stimulates demand and provides cover for laundering wild tiger products. The welfare case against tiger farming is overwhelming and reinforced by conservation arguments.