Should Tigers Be Kept in Cages?

Cages are needed to keep them safe and also to protect humans from dangerous animals like lions, tigers and bears. ... But it wouldn't be a serious problem if they are well fed and kept in big cages. Animals should be kept in cages for their own protection and that of humans as well.

Why tigers should not be in captivity?

Breeding tigers in captivity is not conservation.

However, these tigers are often inbred, which can cause birth defects and health issues, making them unsuitable for introduction to the wild.

Should tigers be kept in zoos?

Whatever problems one zoo may have, conservationists argue that keeping tigers in zoos is a means to preserve a species in terrible danger. After all, wild tigers are losing ground fast. Assaulted by poaching and loss of habitat, populations are sinking. A hundred years ago there were probably 100,000 tigers.