Animal Cruelty Research

Imagine a powerful tiger drooling through the savanna lands trying to sneak up and attack it’s unsuspecting pray. Tigers are known to be ruthless kings of the wild, but have you ever asked yourself if tigers are better off in captivity or if they are better off in the wild? In other words keeping tigers in zoos is a form of animal cruelty. Animal cruelty can be defined as physical abuse, mental abuse and the quality or condition of being cruel. Over the years many controversial issues have emerged, “In the wild, tigers live for approximately 14 to 18 years, while in captivity they can live over 19 years”(Satchell). Yes it might be true but tigers in zoos are affected by extreme boredom, lack of appropriate exercise and poor quality of