全世界每天都有大量的行李托運，輾轉於各個機場，但往往都有行李或包裹成為找不到主人的「棄兒」，過了許久才會有海關打開處理，但卻有海關在無人領回的包裹裡發現3隻快瀕死的西伯利亞小老虎。
《臉書》粉絲專頁「Animals Lebanon」日前上傳一則影片，表示在黎巴嫩機場，海關檢查無人認領的包裹時，卻發現裡頭藏有3隻西伯利亞小老虎，而牠們似乎因長時間沒進食，幾乎快奄奄一息，因為被困了7天之久，也只能在同個空間裡大小便，被發現時小老虎身上更爬有多隻蛆蟲。此外，西伯利亞虎是世界上體型最大的老虎，同時牠們也已經瀕臨絕種，甚至曾被評為「全球十大最瀕危稀有動物」之一。
據了解，小老虎們原先要被送往敘利亞的一處動物園，可是牠們卻是被從烏克蘭動物園「偷」出來的，期間更可能受到痛苦的對待，而當地也長期存在走私名貴動物的問題，但好險就在機場被動物救援組織保護組織「黎巴嫩動物」（Animals Lebanon）攔截，並帶回妥善照顧，只有5個月大的小老虎已經恢復健康，體型也變更壯碩，官方還上傳了這3隻小老虎的最新影片。（邱奕欽／綜合外電報導）
STOP BABY TIGERS FROM ENDING UP IN THE BLACK MARKET! OUTRAGED?!?! SHARE this terrible story and help protect these three Siberian tigers. Stuck for seven days covered in their own urine and feces in a tiny maggot infested crate. They were shoved in a crate that was only 42 centimeters high while the animals were about 60 centimeters tall. These tigers were saved from further cruel suffering and possibly death by an order of a judge. They arrived a week earlier on a flight from Ukraine and were supposedly destined to a zoo in Syria. Nothing indicated that the box contained tigers or even live animals, and there were no details of a shipper or receiver. Other than an Air Waybill number, the box was completely unmarked… These four month old tigers are now in Animals Lebanon care. A specialized wildlife vet was flown in to give them all a medical examination. Their paw pads were raw and red from being covered in urine, and were their back legs and thighs. They had not received the proper vaccinations so all three were vaccinated. Only one tiger was found to have a microchip, though documents state that all three should have been microchipped. They are improving – but they are still at risk! Big cats can be worth tens of thousands of dollars on the black market. The owner is fighting to get them back, and we are fighting for the tigers and rule of law. Siberian tigers are protected under the Convention on International Tarde of Endangered Species (CITES). They can only be traded under very specific circumstances, and only when a number of other conditions are met. Officials have already stated that the transport conditions do not meet the regulations of CITES or IATA Live Animal Regulations. The owner, exporter and shipper is one man listed as 'Private Entrepreneur'... Animals Lebanon submitted today our case asking for the animals not just to be seized, but to be permanently confiscated. The Ministry of Agriculture, Judge of Urgent Matters and Customs have all made the right decisions. Now they need a decision to permanently protect them and prevent them from becoming part of the multibillion dollar wildlife trafficking industry!
由 Animals Lebanon 貼上了 2017年3月30日
28 days later... After being stuck at the Beirut airport for SEVEN days, these three Siberian tiger cubs have now been rescued and in our care. We now know that they came from the Nikolaev zoo in Ukraine and reported to have been born on 18 November 2016. Attempts to understand more from the zoo have failed. We have called and emailed but no response. When did these tigers leave the zoo - and what went so wrong that they ended up in Beirut in such a TERRIBLE STATE in an unmarked crate that does not meet even the MINIMUM STANDARD? Please SHARE and LETS GET THEIR STORY HEARD!
由 Animals Lebanon 貼上了 2017年4月4日
