Commercial Breeding and Trafficking in Tigers

A tiger with the uses of parts of its body labelled

Trade in Tiger Parts
Live adult tiger can be purchased for $200, their parts are worth $10,000. A tiger is worth more dead than alive.

A tiger behind bars

Europe’s Second-Class Tigers
Revealing the out-of-control captive tiger numbers and commercial trade. (FOUR PAWS)

A map of Europe colored by levels of circus bans

Europe Circus Bans
Bans or restrictions on the keeping of animals in circuses. (FOUR PAWS)

Several big cats behind a fence

Facilities That Keep Asian Big Cats in South Africa
South Africa’s lax and unregulated approach. (Ban Animal Trading and EMS Foundation)

A lion's face

The Vicious Cycle
A review of the exploitation of South Africa’s captive big cats & its people. (FOUR PAWS)

Two lion cubs in a tiled room

Alarming Welfare Concerns at Lion “Cub-Petting” Facilities
New research reveals the practice has negative consequences for big cats. (FOUR PAWS)

A map of tiger habitats

Tiger Range Map
Former and current habitat. (Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand)

Closeup of a tiger's face

Skin and Bones
Tiger Trafficking Analysis from January 2000–June 2022 (TRAFFIC)

A tiger behind bars

The Tiger Temple Report
The illegal International trade of tigers and other protected species at the Tiger Temple, in Thailand. (Cee4life – Sybelle Foxcroft)

A tiger behind a fence

Hidden in Plain Sight
China’s Clandestine Tiger Trade. Includes breeding time line. (Environmental Investigation Agency)

Tigers in a barren enclosure

Tiger Farming Time Line
Where are the captive tigers coming from? (Environmental Investigation Agency)