ADAM POPESCU: There are about 10,000 tigers in the US. Thirty states allow private ownership of predatory exotics like tigers. The requirements are deceptively simple: a USDA conservation label form and a $30 license. Nine states require no permit or license whatsoever. This allows virtually anyone to own, breed and sell tigers. Most of the … Continue reading THE TIGER FACTORY: How did America end up with the world’s largest tiger population?