White Tiger (Kenny), Selective Inbreeding
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and Foundation
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
In the United States, all living white tigers are the result of
selective inbreeding to artificially create the genetic conditions that
lead to white fur, ice-blue eyes and a pink nose. Kenny was born to a
breeder in Bentonville, Arkansas on February 3, 1999. As a result of
inbreeding, Kenny is mentally retarded and has significant physical
limitations. Due to his deep-set nose, he has difficulty breathing and
closing his jaw, his teeth are severely malformed and he limps from
abnormal bone structure in his forearms. The three other tigers in
Kenny’s litter are not considered to be quality white tigers as
they are yellow coated, cross-eyed, and knock-kneed.

Avian Quarantine Facility
The New York Animal Import Center
Newburgh, New York

European Finches seized upon illegal importation into the U.S. and African Gray Parrots in quarantine.

All imported birds that are not of U.S. or Canadian origin must undergo a 30 day quarantine in a U.S. Department of Agriculture animal import quarantine facility. The quarantine is mandatory and at the owner’s expense. Birds are immediately placed in incubators called isolettes that control the spread of disease and prevent cross-contamination by strategically placed High Efficiency Particulate Air Filters.Before each quarantined bird is cleared for release, it is tested for Avian Influenza and Exotic Newcastle Disease.