Wednesday, 11 August 2010 12:49

CHILE .- A prosecutor, effective police and the NGO Ecopolis made possible the seizure of eight white tigers at Mexican circus Los Hermanos Fuentes Gasca Spectacular, the most powerful in Latin America. Three zoos cats receive a provisional order of justice. Ecopolis NGO, animal rights organization, denounced the abuse circus animal abuse and trade of species protected by international treaties (CITES). The complaint filed in the various cities, such as Viña del Mar (2009), Puerto Montt (2010), and now in Santiago (July 2010).

Bringing history to prove the crime despite the welcome with which the SAG approved the import of tigers and renewed the term of the permit in Chile.



The cats who brought Fuentes Gasca circus Chile, through Alva Productions Ltd. (itself represented by Rosa Abarca, Chilean criminal record for smuggling protected species of animals) from Mexican zoo are not registered with CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) and authorized to mobilize Bengal tigers beyond Mexico's borders.

However, the SAG allowed the hospital to issue a CITES import certificate without checking first whether the home zoos are registered with the CITES Secretariat in Geneva, the only valid way of looking over transboundary animal species threatened with extinction, and always which are not used for commercial purposes.

Bengal Tigers were not only admitted into the country illegally (Panthera tigris six who became eight with the birth of two puppies on November 4, 2009) but are kept in conditions that violate their health and well-being in open violation of the CITES rule, the Hunting Act and the Animal Protection Act.

It seems that the tigers are drugged presumably for photo shoots, it is clear the narrow confinement itinerant metal cubicles, unable to voluntarily self-isolate, displayed on all four sides in a position of enforced proximity (the tigers do not live in herds as lions) and without any kind of "environmental enrichment", a concept too complex for the limited notions of welfare Alva Productions Ltd. This situation is not occasional, but permanent, tigers leaving only her tiny golden cage to do their part the show in the midst of loud noises, flashing lights, shouts and applause.

Why the State of Chile, recently accepted as a member of the OECD (to meet supposedly environmental treaties undersigned), authorizing the importation of animals from one species to the brink of extinction to an audience unaware pay 5000 pesos take a picture with a cat chains, attached to a metal platform, unable to even stand up.

The wagon to move the cats will be escorted by police vehicles and NGOs OS5 Ecopolis who has coordinated with the reception of the zoo animals. Zoo Quilpué, Rancagua Zoosafari BuinZoo and will be the new home of the cats, waiting for Justice to decide the best destination for these specimens of species protected by national and international laws. There are six adults (four males and two females) and two cubs whose existence will be a turning 180 degrees. No more captive traveling circus no more for them.

The first stop on the wagon to transport the tigers will Quilpué Zoo, a place that already has enabled the quarantine zone and a habitat of 600 square meters of nature, grassland and shrubs. It is a high ground area that offers a panoramic view of the natural environment. Then leave BuinZoo to complete the procedure of relocating the cats in Zoosafari of Rancagua.