Rini the tiger dies at age 18

Bhopal, India: Rini, the cancer-stricken white tiger at Van Vihar National Park who was receiving both chemotherapy and Reiki during the past few months, died last Friday shortly after her 18th birthday. We first reported on Rini's story in early August, when she was our first feline Celeb-Reiki. Subsequently, park officials said that the Reiki treatments seemed to have brought Rini some relief, and last week her veterinarian said there was hope she could recover. The results of her autopsy have not yet been released.