Stop Canada’s Tiger Kings: Get Big Cats Out of Captivity!

A new government bill in Canada’s Senate aims to protect elephants and great apes from suffering in captivity. If passed, Bill S-15 would prohibit the breeding and import of elephants and great apes, and make it illegal to force them to perform for entertainment. While it’s critical to protect these majestic animals from suffering in captive settings, we’re calling on lawmakers to do even more and add protections for big cats to the legislation.

Canada is home to an estimated 4,000 privately-owned big cats, including lions, tigers, and jaguars—many of whom are held at shoddy roadside zoos and in private homes. They are often bred, with their cubs taken away to be sold, or used as photo props for selfies with visitors.

Nearly every zoo in Netflix’s notorious Tiger King series is either shut down, facing criminal charges, or convicted of animal cruelty—but that hasn’t stopped Canada’s wannabe “Tiger Kings” from flourishing.

Like elephants and great apes, big cats have complex social, psychological, physical, and environmental needs that simply can not be met in a backyard cage or zoo.

Take action today to help big cats! Ask the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs to swiftly pass Bill S-15, and amend it to protect big cats.

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A new government bill in Canada’s Senate aims to protect elephants and great apes from suffering in captivity. If passed, Bill S-15 would prohibit the breeding and import of elephants and great apes, and make it illegal to force them to perform for entertainment. While it’s critical to protect these majestic animals from suffering in captive settings, we’re calling on lawmakers to do even more and add protections for big cats to the legislation.

Canada is home to an estimated 4,000 privately-owned big cats, including lions, tigers, and jaguars—many of whom are held at shoddy roadside zoos and in private homes. They are often bred, with their cubs taken away to be sold, or used as photo props for selfies with visitors.

Nearly every zoo in Netflix’s notorious Tiger King series is either shut down, facing criminal charges, or convicted of animal cruelty—but that hasn’t stopped Canada’s wannabe “Tiger Kings” from flourishing.

Like elephants and great apes, big cats have complex social, psychological, physical, and environmental needs that simply can not be met in a backyard cage or zoo.

Take action today to help big cats! Ask the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs to swiftly pass Bill S-15, and amend it to protect big cats.