( CNN ) Beyonce had quite the play-date set for her daughter Blue Ivy -- a baby tiger , during their trip to Thailand . The Carter-Knowles clan 's glamorous visit to Thailand during the holidays is well documented on Beyonce 's Instagram page , but it 's a fan photo of the family posing with a baby tiger that 's not sitting well with an animal rights organization and critics . The photo shows Beyonce petting the baby tiger while it 's being bottle fed at the Phuket FantaSea theme park , with hubby Jay Z and Blue Ivy looking on . `` Tourists like Beyoncé are often unaware of the cruelty tigers suffer for these tourist attractions , '' said World Animal Protection in a statement , `` The tigers used for these photos are often forcibly removed from their mothers to be fed artificially by tourists . They are also crammed into tiny cages or chained to the floor for long periods . '' Beyonce and Jay Z are n't the first to be blasted for posing with a tiger . A recent New York State bill bans people from posing for photos while hugging , patting or touching tigers . The bill was introduced after men posing with wild cats became a trend on dating apps like Tinder and OKCupid , which even produced a Tumblr that collected photos of men posing with Tigers . Beyonce 's elephant ride during the trip also came under criticism , with the organization One Green Planet reminding the singer of the `` incredible amount of suffering involved in Thai elephant tourism . '' The PETA Foundation would like to see all tourists avoid visiting parks where animals are held in captivity . `` We 're sure that the Carters , like many unsuspecting tourists , would be horrified to learn that baby elephants and tigers propped up for photo ops are typically torn away from their mothers , violently beaten by trainers , and deprived of everything natural and important to them , '' PETA Foundation deputy general counsel Delcianna Winders said in a statement to CNN . `` And the issues facing exotic animals do n't stop in Thailand , of course . Roadside zoos and captive-wildlife breeders in the U.S. subject animals to the same abuses . PETA encourages all caring people to enjoy nature with their families in ways that leave captive animals out of the picture . '' CNN reached out to Beyonce for a statement .
Beyonce pet a tiger in Thailand while her daughter and husband stayed on . Animal rights groups are saying those animals are sometimes mistreated . The singer also was taken to task for riding an elephant during the trip .