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Vernon Yates took one of his 18 tigers to a party—his fee varies by event. “You can’t trust tigers,” a guest said. To prove her wrong, he told her he’d stick his head in the animal’s jaws and tug its tongue for $20. She had to pay up.
One thing rescuers agree on: Cubs are cute, but a 500-pound cat with $7,500 yearly upkeep isn’t an apt pet. More states are curtailing trade. But Louis Dorfman of the International Exotic Animal Sanctuary says, “There’s always people who’ll sell you a tiger.” —Marc Silver
Photo: Maggie Steber. Graphic: Oliver Uberti, NG Staff
Source: Ronald Tilson and Philip Nyhus, eds., Tigers of The World, 2nd ed.
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Nov 10, 2009 3PM #
Numbers of tigers in the wild
Will only lessen as they fall
To the humans who have compiled
Atrocious crimes to creatures all.
When would a tiger stick its head
In a human mouth on a dare?
A tiger has more sense instead.
Human common sense is so rare.
The humans who were maimed and killed
By the tigers, no doubt did act
Stupidly. Humans are so skilled
At acting goofy. That's a fact.
One day when ETs take command.
Humans as pets might understand.
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