Bangkok: In a shocking discovery, Thai wildlife authorities found 40 Tiger cub carcasses in a freezer in Thailand’s famous Tiger Temple on Wednesday as they shifted the wild animals. The animals were removed live in response to international pressure over suspected trafficking and abuse.
The Buddhist temple had become a tourist destination where visitors snapped selfies with bottles-fed cuds, but this time the officials found dead cubs instead. Tiger parts are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
The 40 dead tiger cubs were found in a freezer in a kitchen area, said Adisorn Nuchdamrong, deputy director-general of the Department of National Parks. “They must be of some value for the temple to keep them,” he said. “But for what is beyond me.”
Monks at the temple were not immediately available for comment. Officials have moved 52 live tigers from the temple since Monday, Adisorn said, leaving 85 still there.
