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While we documented the underbelly of this industry, we also wanted to show the best life these magnificent apex predators -- unable to be released into the wild -- could have in captivity.
雖然我們記錄了這個行業(yè)的陰暗處，但我們也想展示這些高貴的頂級掠食者（無法被釋放到野外）在人工飼養(yǎng)下的最佳生活。
With two weeks left before my deadline, I headed to the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Denver, where well-nurtured cats roam acres of habitat.
在離最后期限還有兩周的時候，我前往丹佛附近的野生動物保護區(qū)，在那里，精心培育的貓科動物在幾英畝的棲息地漫步。
There I met Clay, Daniel, and Enzo, three of 39 tigers rescued from Joe Exotic's former zoo.
我在那里遇到了克萊、丹尼爾和恩佐，它們是從“野生喬”以前的動物園救出的39只老虎中的3只。
These huge, nearly grown cats frolicked, racing beside our ATV as we drove the fence line and sparring on their hind legs -- behavior I'd seen only in wild tigers.
當我們開過圍欄時，這些幾乎成年的“大貓”在我們的沙灘車旁嬉戲，用后腿搏斗--而這種行為我只在野生老虎身上見過。
It was a steamy July day, and soon two of the cats jumped into a stock tank to cool off.
那是七月里潮濕的一天，很快，有兩只老虎跳進了儲罐里降溫。
The third settled beside them on the ground.
而第三只則坐在他們旁邊的地上。
I crossed the road to shoot pictures of another tiger, framed by a patchwork of blue sky and gray clouds, with the last rays from the sun streaming through as it dipped behind the Rocky Mountains.
我穿過馬路去給另一只老虎拍照，在藍天和灰云的交織下，落日的余暉從落基山脈后面映射了進來。
Then I heard my assistant loud-whisper, "Steve, you said you wanted a rainbow. You got one!"
然后，我聽到我的助手在我耳邊低聲喊道：“史蒂夫，你說你想要有彩虹的背景。現(xiàn)在就有了！”
I crawled back toward the trio, trying not to disturb them, and slipped my lens through the fence.
我爬回那三只老虎身邊，盡量不打擾它們，把我的鏡頭從柵欄里塞了進去。
The third cat laid its head against the tank, and I had the shot: three contented tigers, framed by a rainbow.
第三只老虎把頭靠在水箱上，我拍下了這張照片：三只愜意的老虎，被一道彩虹映襯著。
When the story ran in 2019, members of Congress who'd sponsored legislation regulating big cats received a copy.
當這篇文章在2019年發(fā)表時，支持立法監(jiān)管大型貓科動物的國會議員收到了一份副本。
Three years later, the Big Cat Public Safety Act became law, prohibiting private ownership in most circumstances and public hands-on contact.
三年后，《大型貓科動物公共安全法案》成為法律，在大多數(shù)情況下禁止私人飼養(yǎng)大型貓科動物，也禁止民眾直接接觸。
The U.S. cub-petting industry is now a thing of the past.
美國的幼崽愛撫產(chǎn)業(yè)現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)成為歷史。
