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A short life wasted: One of three white tiger cubs born in March at the Indore Zoo is now dead - due to zoo authorities’ decision to release the cubs prematurely into an enclosure where they could be viewed by tourists. Local news sources report that wildlife experts believe that putting the cubs on display prematurely made them ill in the first place - and zoo authorities knew the cubs had been suffering from bacterial gastroenteritis since late August. A zoo employee reportedly said the cubs were dehydrated and had diarrhea, but were kept in the enclosure anyway so tourists would come and see them. The tiger cubs became ill while on display the last week of August and veterinarians were called to the zoo. Dr Hemant Mehta of Mhow Veterinary College confirmed the diagnosis. Tests have shown that the cubs were suffering from bacterial gastro-enteritis. We’ve administered saline drips and white blood cell counts have increased after the treatment for the past four days. While the condition of two of them is improving fast, it is difficult to make a prediction for the third one right now. The zoo’s superintendent, B.L. Sharma defended the decision to display the cubs, saying that they were sick because of changes in the weather. He noted that … the cub Samridhi who has died was weak since birth. Sharma claims that the zoo is now making efforts to safeguard the health of the surviving two cubs.
Source: GO Media - Written by Rhishja Larson - Image source: istock.com
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A white tiger cub has died at India’s Indore Zoo after zoo authorities decided to keep a litter of sick cubs on display to attract more tourists.
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