“Boycott!”: SA Lodge Rescues Tigers From Alleged Tiger Bone Trade After Movie Shoot, Mzansi Outraged
- A South African wildlife lodge took in tigers that were used for a film production after the crew threatened to sell them to the medicine trade
- A man later bought the tigers and left them in the care of the lodge, but what he revealed next left staff stunned
- A TikTok video exposing the story sparked outrage among South Africans who demanded to know which movie was involved
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A South African wildlife lodge became the unlikely refuge for a group of tigers after a film production tried to offload them into the illegal medicine trade, according to a TikTok video posted on 14 August 2026.
The clip, shared by @wideawakepodcast, features an interview filmed near what appears to be a private game lodge or sanctuary. A man explains how the tigers were originally brought to South Africa for a movie shoot. When filming wrapped, the production team announced plans to sell the animals to the traditional medicine trade. The lodge refused to let that happen and stepped in to house them.
Tigers rescued from the Tiger Bone trade
The situation took another turn when a man who had purchased the tigers from the production asked the lodge to care for them temporarily while he travelled abroad. Staff began looking into his background and discovered he had a well-known history of trading animals to buyers in China.
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When he returned, he gave the lodge an ultimatum: take the tigers permanently or he would hand them over to someone in Diepsloot who would sell them into the tiger bone trade. The lodge initially declined to take ownership, citing a lack of space, but ended up taking them in.
View the TikTok video below:
Mzansi reacts to the Tiger rescue story
South Africans in the comments on the page had plenty to say:
@user2399713572429 demanded:
"Give the name of the movie!!!!"
@lalalazuli echoed the sentiment:
"What movie?? Boycott!!"
@Eddie could not get over the Diepsloot reference:
"DIEPSLOOT 💀💀💀"
@Yanda 🖤 was equally stunned:
"He had a guy in Diepsloot?!"
@Tinky wrote:
"Thank you for not letting him have them, poor Tigers"
@Tsh3p0_🇿🇦 added:
"We need more updates about those tigers"
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