Tigers fed by human breastmilk die

Tiger cubs breastfed by woman die

Gee, I'm so surprised.

NOT!

You would think the staff of a zoo would know that human milk is inappropriate for cats. Even I know that, and I'm not a vet or an expert by any stretch!

Not to mention, one cub died several days before the other, which you'd think would have clued them into realizing "Gee, maybe human breastmilk is inappropriate for cats." But noooo.

Two innocent animals die because people don't know how to take care of them properly. I'd expect this to happen with untrained persons caring for cats, but a ZOO? What the hell?

Sorry, I just had to rant. All our tigers at Vanishing Species are healthy and plump and beautiful, and it's not like we're swimming in money there, either. This didn't have to happen.

-Z