Alshad Ahmad, known as Indonesia's 'Tiger King', keeps four Bengal tigers at his home in Bandung. While he gained popularity for his social media videos featuring the animals, he recently faced criticism and anger online after the death of a tiger cub, bringing to light the deaths of six previous cubs under his care. Animal activists questioned his ability to care for wild animals, prompting investigations into his permits and raising concerns about the ethics of keeping tigers in a domestic setting.
As school children trot past the front gates of what otherwise would be a normal, albeit very luxurious, mansion, the aggressive sound of a male tiger pierces the air.The four Bengal tigers and their khaki-clad owner, Alshad Ahmad, are well known in Bandung and throughout Indonesia.And his home zoo, technically a captive breeding program, has made him Indonesia's Tiger King, although he shuns any comparison to the Americans featured in the popular Netflix series.
Animal traders are able to buy and sell them, provided they have permits issued by Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry.ABC News: Mitchell WoolnoughIndonesia is a top-10 country for the legal wildlife trade, according to an analysis of 46 years of data from a global convention on the wildlife trade up until 2021.
On any given week in Indonesia, there are thousands of songbird competitions, and the growing demand for competitors is threatening already endangered species. "This concept of granting permits for conservation has shifted to allowing wild animals to become pets, that live with their owners to be featured in online content," he said.And he described the process to get his original permit for the first tiger as "a long journey" involving many checks.
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