Truth about tigers' death

Truth is the very prerequisite for a solu- tion to the death of 11 tigers in more than three months at a zoo in Shenyang in the Northeast.

Who is responsible for the management of the non-State-owned zoo? Why is the annual revenue of 12-14 million yuan from sales of tickets - aside from the subsidies from the local government - not enough to provide for the more than 1,000 animals? Where has the money gone?

In the past 11 years since the zoo was established on the basis of the city's State-owned zoo, the total number of animals has been reduced from more than 1,000 in 61 species to more than 500 in 41 species. More than 100 workers have been on strike for a week asking for their defaulted payment.