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Zoos still suspected over dead tigers

POLICE BROADEN THEIR SCOPE IN MYSTERY OVER REMAINS FOUND IN CITY SLAUGHTERHOUSE

Published: 12/02/2012 at 03:53 AM
Newspaper section: News

Wildlife authorities are still convinced two male tigers slaughtered by a backyard butcher in Bangkok recently were supplied by a zoo.

SLAUGHTERHOUSE HORROR: A policeman with tiger carcasses recovered from a slaughterhouse in Khlong Sam Wa district last Saturday.

The National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department last week cleared two zoos in Chon Buri province _ the Million Years Stone Park and Pattaya Crocodile Farm in Bang Lamung district and Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Si Racha district _ of being involved as they were able to account for all of the tigers in their possession.

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Ian Wensor
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Discussion 3 : 12/02/2012 at 07:46 PM3
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Let's face it ... Given the opportunity, there are those who'd not only slaughter tigers for their skins and bones but sell their Mother in Law's false teeth ... FOR A FEW BAHT.
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Discussion 2 : 12/02/2012 at 01:42 PM2
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and to think these could be the tigers I personally fed and handled for photos ... so they could eventually end up like this! Horrific! Poor things!
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Discussion 1 : 12/02/2012 at 11:46 AM1
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Kanchanaburi has a tiger temple and tigers are speed bred using pigs to suckle the young in the tiger farm in Pattaya .I dont understand how authorities can let these people own huge numbers of such a rare animal .The chances of them being inbreed are pretty much 100 %. Tigers as well as elephants should be protected governemnt reserves in and not traded like commodities on the black market .
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