Vanguard | July 22, 2011 | 8 comments

Inside a tiger farm: 'Vanguard' Dispatches from the Field

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In this dispatch from the field, correspondent Adam Yamaguchi tapes his own raw reaction to seeing first-hand a massive tiger farm in China where over 1,500 animals are being held -- likely until they die, when their parts are far more valuable.

For the episode "Tiger Farms," Yamaguchi goes undercover to investigate China's lucrative black market for tigers and tiger parts, including the business of Asian zoos and breeding centers.

"Tiger Farms" premieres Tuesday, July 26 at 9/8c on Current TV. For more, go to http://current.com/shows/vanguard/episodes/season-five/tiger-farms/.

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  • tieuellegacy
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      tieuellegacy  

    • When I saw this a few nights ago I thought that it was called Tiger Parts. I was surprised at some of the footage that they snuck away with. Very guerilla. I thought that the consumption of tigers, dogs, and cats were a myth but it made me think twice about eating certain things in restaurants that I'm not familiar with. How long did it take to film this reporting? Tieuel Legacy! Motion

    • 10 months ago
  • Sawadee
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      Sawadee  

    • Tigers are majestic creatures. Thank you for bringing the issue to light. I am heartbroken by what is going on at these Tiger Farms in China. It infuriates me. Why do people have to be so cruel? We need to protect these cats before they become extinct. It's apparently an aphrodisiac in some Asian cultures, which is not only disturbing but archaic at best. When these cats perish, what then?

    • 10 months ago
  • tverdell
  • BigCat
  • demsbeans527
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      demsbeans527  

    • I thought the economist had a good point about not having restrictions on tigers being a way to save the tigers in the wild. Legalize it and it takes away the greed factor which makes pouchers and others ruthless and deadly. Who pays $ 10,000 for tiger parts anyway? People with waaay too much money. That white tiger was absolutely beautiful. And you have quite a set on you to have been able to be still standing after that gigantic tiger jumped up on that fence for the chicken. My knees would have completely buckled and I would have needed to change my pants. I have a question though, did you eat that meat she sliced off of the dead tiger rotting on the floor? Because...ewwww! That Chinese market was pretty puke worthy too. No wonder they don't want cameras around.

    • 10 months ago
  • rajupone
  • Dusty_King
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      Dusty_King  

    • 1,500 tigers in one place, in China, and the there are so many species of tigers on the brink of extinction all over the world. Yeah, that's great, that's our #1 trading partner.

      Fuck them. They have stolen the best technology on the planet and still think tiger toe nails will give them a big dick? If it hasn't worked for 5,000 years, why the fuck do you bastards thinks it will work now?

    • 10 months ago
  • merrywriter

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