At Saint-Paul Park, a baby tiger and a young audience in danger!
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At Parc Saint-Paul, in the Oise department (60), the animal keeper Kid Bauer exhibits a baby tiger as a trophy. Extremely objectified, the little beast passes from hand to hand without care or precaution, and undergoes long photography sessions on the knees of the children. This “attraction” presents as many risks for the feline as for the young public. We are filing a complaint against this establishment.
Come
here, ladies and gentlemen … And especially the children! A baby
tiger awaits you, almost in “free access”, under the tent
in Saint-Paul park, in the Oise department (60). Keeper Kid Bauer
places his new mascot at your disposal to play with, to rock like a
baby and to kiss! Your little one can even be photographed with the
animal in their arms, against a 10 euro note. A “marvellous”
opportunity to immortalize this “magic” moment where a
one-and-a-half-month-old animal is man handled like a toy and in a
state of intense stress is placed for a few seconds on the lap of
your child… Before it is then passed around on to someone else’s
lap !
Caresses and mistreatment
The
attraction is a great success … So, think, who would not be seduced
by this adorable fur ball, as harmless as a soft toy, presented by
trainers as a lover of cuddles? The queue is long, toddlers are
thrilled … At their age, it is impossible to imagine that adults
can tell and / or do anything … However, the young feline does not
need all of them these outstretched hands or the constant chain of
caresses… On the contrary, they are terrifying to this baby tiger!
Between the blinding neon lights, the deafening din, the oppressing
crowd, being carried about by members of staff, the hundreds of
unknown fingers foraging through its coat, this poor baby has to
endure this ordeal.
Sanitary risks
Our
investigators reported a video testifying to the multiple traumatic
sources to which the baby is subjected. The only love that his eyes
crave is that of his mother, from whom he was snatched! The unhappy
mother is also probably looking for him. Besides, where is she
hiding? Her baby is not even weaned yet! We have forwarded these
images to Dr. Chris Draper for expertise. The biologist, specialist
in the welfare of captive wild animals within the Born Free Foundation, worries as we do about the treatment of this fragile
feline. In addition, he underlines the risks that constant handling
represents for the baby’s health as well as that of the young
audience who touch him:
«There is a risk of disease transmission: neither children nor the baby tiger have yet fully developed their immune systems.»
We
must therefore react urgently and not let this situation continue!
We are filing a complaint
against this establishment and demanding the seizure of the little
tiger and its mother. We have the logistics and infrastructure to
welcome them and keep everyone, including cats and humans safe !