Urge Busan's Lotte Hotel to Close Tiger 'Exhibit'!
The Lotte Hotel in Central Busan, Korea, is keeping a Siberian tiger named Cesar confined to a small display window in the hotel's breakfast room. Cesar lives among artificial plants and rocks in a barren enclosure—three walls and the roof of which are completely open to the outdoors, giving him no protection from the hot sun, torrential rains, or freezing winter temperatures. Several guests have reported that Cesar spends much of his time pacing and is showing signs of "zoochosis," a condition in which captive animals express their frustration and loneliness through obsessive, repetitive, and even self-destructive behaviors.
The Lotte Hotel has sentenced Cesar to a lifetime of boredom and loneliness. In the wild, tigers roam territories of up to 650 square kilometers, but Cesar's entire enclosure measures only a little more than a few square meters! Even the biggest enclosure cannot provide Cesar with the space, exercise, privacy, or mental stimulation he needs.
Please join People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia-Pacific in urging the Lotte Hotel to secure a more appropriate home for Cesar immediately.
You can also send written correspondence to:
Seung Woong, Kim
General Manager, Lotte Hotel
503-15, Bujeon-dong
Pusanjin-gu, Busan
South Korea
614 030
+82-51-810-5181
+82-51-810-5110 (fax)
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