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Animal welfare organisation speaks out on tiger breeding, exports in S.Africa / V000_9XQ7L8
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South Africa's legal lion breeding has spawned a tiger farming industry for commercial exports, potentially posing a threat to the species already in decline, an animal welfare group warns. Tigers are not native to South Africa and enjoy no legal protection in the country, but in recent years tiger breeding has become more common.
A report by global animal rights charity, Four Paws, showed that 359 tigers -- almost a tenth of the global tiger population -- were exported from South Africa from 2011-2020. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES