Chinese Zoo Is Selling Tiger Urine, And A Bottle Can Be Yours For $7 (Which Sounds Like A Steal)

Outkick ^ | 2-12-2025 | Matt Reigle

[Adder]

Recently I've found myself fascinated by zoos and aquariums in China. I know that's very specific, but I'm starting to lose track of all of the stories of downright wackiness that are coming out of that nation's zoos and aquariums.

It feels like there's a constant flow of stories that feel like they were some sort of get-rich-quick scheme cooked up by a Hanna-Barbera character.

We've seen dogs being painted to look like pandas. A robotic whale shark swimming around an aquarium. A live mermaid getting bit on the head by a giant fish.

Now, we've got a zoo trying to sell bottles of Siberian tiger pee.

And as if that wasn't strange enough, it's actually not a bad deal.

According to the South China Morning Post, Yaan Bifengxia Wildlife Zoo in Sichuan Province, southwestern China has been selling tiger pee to visitors. The zoo claims that the urine contains some medicinal value and has a "good therapeutic effect" on ailments ranging from rheumatoid arthritis to sprains and muscle pain.

[BipolarBob]

Yeah, I’m sure they wouldn’t sell us anything but genuine tiger urine. That would be dishonest.

[Salman]

But can you use it to pass a drug test? { snicker }

[Bob434]

Holy moley! What a deal! Who DOESN’T want a bottle of cat urine?

[Enterprise]

"Urine trouble now!"

Well, you know what they say, bladder late than never.

[joshua c]

in very small print

self service only

[blitz128]

Like most things from China it will be fake, probably from political prisoners

[Larry Lucido]

[Verginius Rufus]

If Calvin wants some, he can get it for free from Hobbes.

[Rennes Templar]

As always Ezekiel, urine rare form.

[Songcraft]

And for the more adventurous among you, you can also acquire the other magical pain-relieving product obtained from the tail area of a tiger.

I've Got a Tiger by the Tail
(Buck Owens & His Buckeroos)
(song link)

[Ezekiel]

And now we know the instant secret to health and strength.

Do we really want to know what's in the "Can-Do" extra strength formula?

Gotta give the Chinese credit, though, for being first with the Hu's on First gag.

[Ezekiel]

Talk about jokes that would have black-listed her today.

I vaguely remember her. That’s some background of family history and trauma.

Looks like a lifetime of survival based on ‘laughter is the best medicine’.