The fall and reincarnation of Thailand's Tiger Temple

Q1 Social Sciences

International Journal of Tourism Anthropology Pub Date : 2019-07-25 DOI:10.1504/IJTA.2019.101233

E. Cohen

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Abstract

This reconstructed anthropological case study of the prolonged struggle of the Thai authorities and animal rights and welfare activists against the Tiger Temple, focuses on the successful closure of the Temple's tiger displays, the removal of the tigers into government facilities, and the Temple's attempt to reincarnate its tiger displays in a formally separate tiger zoo. The paper concludes that the manner in which the authorities handled the process, eventuated in undesired consequences for all participants: though the Temple was granted a license for its zoo, it remained without its tigers; the removal burdened the authorities with the care for the relocated animals; and the tigers suffered a reduction in their welfare conditions. The article highlights the need to pay increased attention to the neglected problem of the level of welfare of wild animals after they have been released from the clutch of traffickers or from animal entertainment facilities.

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泰国虎庙的倒塌与转世

这项重建的人类学案例研究探讨了泰国当局以及动物权利和福利活动家反对老虎庙的长期斗争，重点是成功关闭了老虎庙的老虎展览，将老虎转移到政府设施中，以及老虎庙试图将其老虎展览转世到一个正式独立的老虎动物园。论文的结论是，当局处理这一过程的方式最终给所有参与者带来了不希望的后果：尽管寺庙获得了动物园的许可证，但它仍然没有老虎；搬迁给当局带来了照顾搬迁动物的负担；老虎的福利条件也有所下降。这篇文章强调，有必要更加关注被忽视的野生动物从贩运者手中或动物娱乐设施中释放后的福利水平问题。

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International Journal of Tourism Anthropology Social Sciences-Anthropology

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期刊介绍： IJTA is a peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to advanced theory, research and practice in the field of tourism anthropology. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of tourism anthropology, IJTA encourages manuscripts from interrelated disciplines - including ethnography, ethnics, sociology, psychology, archaeology, art, linguistics, economics, politics, history, philosophy, geography, and ecology - in order to publish original, high-quality and cutting-edge research on all aspects of tourism anthropology and to offer a new, integrated perspective of the field. Topics covered include: -Authenticity, identity, mobility; tourism/leisure/recreation/hospitality evolution -Rite and pilgrimage, acculturation and enculturation, ethnography, ethnocentrism -Cultural changes, cultural/interest conflicts, cross-cultural psychology -Globalisation, industrialisation, commercialisation, post-modernism -Hosts and guests, individuality, collectivity, stakeholders, community, welfare -Social/economic/ethical/familial roles, structure/impact, social class -History, memory, image, symbol, [in]tangible heritage, motivation, incentive -East and West, local and global nexus, rural and urban -Minorities, indigenous populations, folk art/customs, literature, art, museums, religion -Sustainability, ecology, culture, cultural brokering; events/festivals, theme parks -Economic/social/ecological/cultural behaviour/impact; public/government/NGOs -Competitive/interrelated industry behaviour/impact -Gender, the elderly, women, children, the disabled, health/therapy, disease, medicine -Terrorism, disasters, crises, politics, democracy/human rights, war, peace -High tech/new media impact, education and training