When the zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia, was hit with a flood this past weekend, about half of the 600 animals drowned, including almost all the zoo’s predators. Some escaped, only to be shot later. One was a white tiger, which mauled one of the volunteers helping to clean up after the flood. The volunteer later died.
Men with automatic rifles came running and shot the tiger.
Why? Tigers are aggressive animals. I’m sure the tiger prowling in an urban area was confused and frightened. Why not move back and wait for a tranquilizer gun?
There are about 7 billion humans.
There are a few hundred white tigers.
It is obvious to me that a white tiger’s life is far more important than a human life.
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