Recently, it was rumored on the Internet that there was a circus in Tiandong County, Baise, Guangxi, which allowed children to take a group photo on the back of a tiger for 20 yuan. On December 9, the reporter learned from the Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau of Tiandong County, Baise City, that after investigation, the circus involved began to perform at the east gate of the Hengli Square Market in Tiandong County on the evening of December 6 without authorization, and allowed children to take a group photo on the back of a tiger for a fee. On the afternoon of December 8, the Tiandong County Bureau of Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism had ordered the circus to immediately stop its performances and file a case. (CCTV News, December 10).
Wang Junrong. "The tiger's butt can't be touched", but the circus let the child ride the tiger on the back of the group photo, the fee is 20 yuan, 20 yuan is not expensive, so the child both rode the tiger and took pictures, the circus has increased the additional fee, it seems to kill two birds with one stone, but what about safety?Security is entertained by them.
A circus in Anhui Province has also done a similar "business", saying that riding a tiger to take photos can ward off evil spirits: 20 yuan a piece. Riding a tiger seems to have no accidents, but it is certain that it is not safe. You know, tigers have also bitten and killed trainers. On December 11, 2020, during a circus performance in Hedi Town, Wenxi County, Shanxi Province, a performing tiger suddenly pounced on the animal trainer and bit itIn May 2021, a tiger attacked and died in Danjiang Peacock Valley, Shangji Town, Xichuan County, Nanyang City.
Once the tiger "wields", the consequences are unimaginable. Therefore, letting children ride tigers for a fee to take pictures is an absurd move of the circus to "ask for money and not die". It's just that they "don't want to die", that's someone else's life. These people are for money, regardless of the safety of their children's lives and the safety of their breeders.
Circus performances bring entertainment, but the premise is to protect animals and respect animal welfare, and at the same time, parents must take responsibility for guardianship and provide a safe environment for children to grow up. More importantly, the regulatory authorities should tighten the strings for similar phenomena, and they must be able to detect and deal with them in a timely manner, and never wait until the tiger hurts people, and then "make amends".