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Thai authorities found 40 dead tiger cubs in a freezer during a raid on a Buddhist temple Wednesday. Authorities say they don't know why the cubs were kept but plan to investigate. The temple ...
The so-called "Tiger Temple," famous for its tame-looking big cats living alongside Buddhist monks, had been accused of drugging the creatures to keep them tame. The monks and the veterinarian who ...
A destination for tourists seeking selfies with the big cats, the Buddhist temple ... tiger organs and tiger cubs, NBC News reports, raising suspicions that the temple was using tigers to make ...
The Tiger Temple's origin story is a bit murky. Buddhist monks founded it in 1994 as a forest sanctuary in Kanchanaburi Province a few hours west of Bangkok. The story goes that villagers ...
The Thai Buddhist temple where 40 frozen tiger cubs were found in a freezer last year is set to open a new tiger facility next month. When Thailand's controversial Tiger Temple was raided in June ...
the Tiger Temple was shut down. It had always controversial. Founded in 1992, Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua Yanasampanno, as it was officially known, received its first cub in 1999. Buddhist temples have ...
it's clear that this Buddhist monastery is like no other, for this handful of monks live with some of the deadliest animals in the world. They call it the Tiger Temple, and its story is the stuff ...
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The Buddhist temple in Kanchanaburi province west of Bangkok ... tug-of-war since 2001 to bring the tigers under state control. Tiger parts are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Forty dead tiger cub carcasses were found in a freezer at a Buddhist temple in Thailand, wildlife authorities said Wednesday. "They must be of some value for the temple to keep them," Adisorn ...