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Big cat ownership in the US is a big problem

Lifestyle & Belief

Experts estimate more tigers live in captivity in the United States than remain in the wild. But big cat ownership is an unregulated, dangerous and often cruel undertaking that contributes nothing to conservation or animal welfare.

Sumatran tiger Melati looks inside a present box put out to celebrate the first birthday of her cub triplets in their enclosure at the London Zoo on February 4, 2015.

Is it time to close all the zoos?

Science

Bo Xilai Trial Ends in China

The World

The Takeaway’s Summer Book Club: ‘The Tiger’s Wife’

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Seized Menagerie

Eye on the Tiger

Author Margaret Mittelbach tells LOE about her search for the “extinct” Tasmanian tiger.

The World

Thai Tigers

Tigers around the world are threatened with extinction. In Thailand, there’s a conservation effort to save the Indochinese tiger. Orlando de Guzman reports.

The World

Takeouts: redemption for Tiger Woods, your responses

Business, Economics and Jobs

SPORTS TAKEOUT: Tiger Woods returned to the green, but will his performance on the field be enough to fix his soiled reputation? Takeaway sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin weighs in. LISTENERS RESPOND: We asked you to tell us, what service could you barter in these difficult economic times? From financial advice to hair cuts, you responded.

The World

This week’s agenda: arms treaty, Geithner in India, Tiger Woods returns

Global Politics

This week, the U.S. and Russia sign a new arms treaty, Treasury Secretary Geithner visits India, and a date will be selected for elections in the United Kingdom. Plus, Tiger Woods returns to the green.

The World

Takeouts: Tiger Woods, the ‘Celtic Tiger,’ listeners on jobs

Business, Economics and Jobs

Business Takeout: New York Times finance reporter Louise Story says the companies that Tiger Woods endorses have pulled television advertisements featuring the scandal-plagued golfer. Ireland Takeout: BBC Correspondent Mark Simpson on the massive cuts unveiled today in Ireland’s annual budget, which make for a particularly sad coda to the “Celtic Tiger’s” rapid economic growth in […]