Actress Blasted for Animal Abuse

Young actress Malvika Sharma has posted some pics in which she is posed with the tiger. The pics were taken in Tiger Park in Pattaya of Thailand.

The actress hugged the tiger and took photos close to it. "This tiger is trained to be around people since the time he was born. If you are going to Thailand you should definitely visit Tiger Park Pattaya, you can play with the tiger cubs. They are so cute and mischievous," she posted.

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This tiger is trained to be around people since the time he was born.Tiger cubs at Tiger Park are so cute, playful and mischievous ❤🐯 They are not being sedated or tranquilised because if that were the case these cubs would not have been so playful 😊

A post shared by Malvika Sharma (@malvikasharmaofficial) on Jul 12, 2019 at 4:53am PDT

Initially, many people praised her but later animal activists started blasting her for animal abuse. "Actually tigers are not trained, but they are actually drugged to keep low and pose for photos. What you have done is animal abuse and it is unethical,” an animal activist wrote.

They're not 'trained" they're DRUGGED. Please don't promote unethical tourism.
— Rutuja Shinde (@HavaldarShinde) July 13, 2019

"This tiger is not a toy. If you want to cuddle with one, go and buy a soft toy tiger. There's nothing cute about being so ignorant and passively cruel" another person tweeted.

This tiger is not a toy. If you want to cuddle with one, go to Hamley’s and buy a soft toy tiger. There’s nothing cute about being so ignorant and passively cruel.
— Ishita Yadav (@IshitaYadav) July 13, 2019