The Black Jaguar-White Tiger Foundation has quickly become a favorite destination for celebrities from all walks of life. Everyone from Khloé Kardashian to Debra Messing has made the trek to Mexico to visit — and play with — the sanctuary’s exotic animals.
There is just one concern: Black Jaguar-White Tiger is not accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, as pointed out Tuesday by Gizmodo’s Kate Knibbs.
“We do not support open handling [of animals],” the GFAS’s Executive Director Kellie Heckman tells Yahoo Celebrity over the phone. “There are dangerous animals that are driven by their instincts.”
Kellan Lutz paid a visit to the Black Jaguar-White Tiger sanctuary. (Photo: Splash News)
That open handling in question is Black Jaguar-White Tiger and its owner Eduardo Serio’s policy of allowing VIP visitors to openly frolic with the tigers and jaguars on the sanctuary’s Monterrey compound.
Paris Hilton at Black Jaguar-White Tiger (Photo: Instagram)
Asked if she’s worried the spotlight on Black Jaguar-White Tiger will lead to other sanctuaries allowing visitors to interact with the animals, Heckman says she thinks the general public knows better.
“I hope that people would recognize that this is the opposite of a natural situation,” Heckman says. “There was a trend of posing with animals on [Tinder] for a while but I think we’re mostly over that.”
There is just one concern: Black Jaguar-White Tiger is not accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, as pointed out Tuesday by Gizmodo’s Kate Knibbs.
“We do not support open handling [of animals],” the GFAS’s Executive Director Kellie Heckman tells Yahoo Celebrity over the phone. “There are dangerous animals that are driven by their instincts.”
Kellan Lutz paid a visit to the Black Jaguar-White Tiger sanctuary. (Photo: Splash News)
That open handling in question is Black Jaguar-White Tiger and its owner Eduardo Serio’s policy of allowing VIP visitors to openly frolic with the tigers and jaguars on the sanctuary’s Monterrey compound.
Paris Hilton at Black Jaguar-White Tiger (Photo: Instagram)
Asked if she’s worried the spotlight on Black Jaguar-White Tiger will lead to other sanctuaries allowing visitors to interact with the animals, Heckman says she thinks the general public knows better.
“I hope that people would recognize that this is the opposite of a natural situation,” Heckman says. “There was a trend of posing with animals on [Tinder] for a while but I think we’re mostly over that.”
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