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Posted: 6/2/2012
In this sneak peek at an upcoming episode of Vanguard, correspondent Adam Yamaguchi visits an Asian zoo, where a nervous tourist foists upon him a snack for a captive tiger: a live chicken.
For 'Tiger Farms,' Yamaguchi goes undercover to investigate China's lucrative black market for tigers and tiger parts, including the business of Asian zoos and breeding centers.
'Tiger Farms' premieres Tuesday, July 26 at 9/8c on Current TV.
'Vanguard' is Current TV's no-limits documentary series whose award-winning correspondents put themselves in extraordinary situations to immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. Unlike sound-bite driven reporting, the show's correspondents, Adam Yamaguchi, Christof Putzel and Mariana van Zeller, serve as trusted guides who take viewers on in-depth real life adventures in pursuit of some of the world's most important stories.
For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard.
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