As the tiger approaces,
the bubbling stream flows,
the rocks have been ground,
far with encroach,
no living thing knows the secrets that lay,
and no living thing dares to make a sound.

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I went to the Philidelphia zoo this past weekend and found myself pitying the poor tigers... All of the animals, really. But I took at least 300 pictures, some of them were blurry, others were just terrible shots. I honestly wanted to break the glass, free the tigers, then ride out of the zoo. They didn't deserve to be in the cages... There was even a sign that said: 'These tigers are known to have unformed bones, tight skulls, decay in teeth, and mental slowness.' I was in tears.. Most of these pictures, thier mouthes were hanging open... Don't blame it on the heat, it was in the 30's when we were there. Before I visited Philidelphia, I had been creating a nonprofit foundation, called the Society of the Tigers, it helps all tiger species and prevention of harmful inbreeding that causes these birth defects. It isn't completley started yet, but the website domain is: [link] I would appriciate it if you would join, or just pay a visit. Thank you.

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