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Become a Partner   Rescued tigers live in peace in California  A
curious tiger approaches the 18-foot high chain-link fence that
encloses a total of thirty-three tigers at the Performing Animal
Welfare Society (PAWS) Wildlife Sanctuary in San Andreas,
California on Jan. 2, 2008.  By Patrick May San Jose Mercury
News  SAN ANDREAS, Calif. After years of mugging for photos at
backyard zoos and feline freak-shows, the arthritic performers
now live out their lives in hushed obscurity, a daily ritual of
gentle calisthenics, five-pound rabbits for breakfast and the
occasional scoop of Jelly Belly beans.  For the 33 tigers
rescued from America's love affair with beasts behind bars, life
at the ARK 2000 wildlife sanctuary is a mixed bag. Their 10-acre
world, after all, is kept under lock and key. Yet the bucolic
Gold Country retreat also features bathing pools and straw beds.
Sometimes, the kee