More than half the tigers saved from Tiger Temple have died from a virusMore than half of the tigers saved from an infamous Tiger Temple tourist attraction, closed down in 2016 after allegations of animal trafficking, have died.Thai authorities confiscated nearly 150 tigers from the Buddhist temple west of Bangkok in response to global pressure over wildlife trafficking.During the raid, they allegedly found dead cubs preserved in the freezer, and others stuffed into jars.Visitors to the temple took selfies with tigers and bottle-fed cubs, but the tourist destination became the centre of controversy when it emerged the owners were selling tiger parts on the black market. Years on, 86 of the 147 confiscated tigers have slowly died from Laryngeal tongue paralysis. The animals had become weak from the stress of living in captivity, and their condition had steadily deteriorated from their diagnosis to their death, The Thaiger reported.Because the tigers had been inbred and lived only in captivity, their immune system was weakened, leaving them unable to fight the viral disease. The temple had promoted itself for years as a wildlife sanctuary, but it was eventually investigated for suspected links to wildlife trafficking and animal abuse. A total of 146 tigers were confiscated from the temple in 2016 after allegations of animal trafficking Jars containing infant tigers and tiger organs were found in a freezer during the raid, as were the bodies of 40 cubsWildlife activists accused the temple's monks of illegally breeding tigers, while some visitors said the animals appeared drugged. The temple denied the accusations.When the Thailand Wildlife Conservation Office began capturing and relocating the tigers, officials allegedly uncovered the frozen bodies of 40 cubs, BBC reported.Some had allegedly been dead more than five years. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Fisherman reels in a monster five-metre tiger shark and... Tiger escapes from its cage during a circus show as... Share this article Share In the same freezer, authorities allegedly found 20 jars containing infant tigers and tiger organs.A monk allegedly attempted to escape the temple during the raid, driving a truck with hundreds of vials of tiger skin and teeth, which were hidden in a suitcase. Visitors to the temple took selfies with tigers and bottle-fed cubs. The temple opened in 1994 and is located 2.5 hours west of Bangkok
Dozens of tigers have died from a deadly virus
More than half the tigers saved from Tiger Temple have died from a virusMore than half of the tigers saved from an infamous Tiger Temple tourist attraction, closed down in 2016 after allegations of animal trafficking, have died.Thai authorities confiscated nearly 150 tigers from the Buddhist temple west of Bangkok in response to global pressure over wildlife trafficking.During the raid, they allegedly found dead cubs preserved in the freezer, and others stuffed into jars.Visitors to the temple took selfies with tigers and bottle-fed cubs, but the tourist destination became the centre of controversy when it emerged the owners were selling tiger parts on the black market. Years on, 86 of the 147 confiscated tigers have slowly died from Laryngeal tongue paralysis. The animals had become weak from the stress of living in captivity, and their condition had steadily deteriorated from their diagnosis to their death, The Thaiger reported.Because the tigers had been inbred and lived only in captivity, their immune system was weakened, leaving them unable to fight the viral disease. The temple had promoted itself for years as a wildlife sanctuary, but it was eventually investigated for suspected links to wildlife trafficking and animal abuse. A total of 146 tigers were confiscated from the temple in 2016 after allegations of animal trafficking Jars containing infant tigers and tiger organs were found in a freezer during the raid, as were the bodies of 40 cubsWildlife activists accused the temple's monks of illegally breeding tigers, while some visitors said the animals appeared drugged. The temple denied the accusations.When the Thailand Wildlife Conservation Office began capturing and relocating the tigers, officials allegedly uncovered the frozen bodies of 40 cubs, BBC reported.Some had allegedly been dead more than five years. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Fisherman reels in a monster five-metre tiger shark and... Tiger escapes from its cage during a circus show as... Share this article Share In the same freezer, authorities allegedly found 20 jars containing infant tigers and tiger organs.A monk allegedly attempted to escape the temple during the raid, driving a truck with hundreds of vials of tiger skin and teeth, which were hidden in a suitcase. Visitors to the temple took selfies with tigers and bottle-fed cubs. The temple opened in 1994 and is located 2.5 hours west of Bangkok
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