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Cases / Law, regulation and treaties · Thailand · 2016–2019

Forty dead tiger cubs found in freezer at Thailand's Tiger Temple

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Did nature suffer? Not measured.
What the record lacks: 2 none on record · 1 insufficient · 1 not measured See the gaps

Thailand's Tiger Temple, a paid-entry attraction in Kanchanaburi, was raided in June 2016 and 40 dead tiger cubs were found in a freezer. By September 2019, 86 of 147 seized tigers had died in state facilities, CBS News reported.

What?
Forty dead tiger cubs were found in a freezer during a June 2016 raid on the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi. NPR
Where?
Kanchanaburi, Thailand NPR
When?
June 2016 raid; deaths reported to September 2019 NPR
Who?
Gained
  • Tiger Temple — operated as a paid-entry tourist attraction
Lost
  • Seized tigers — 86 of 147 died in state facilities by September 2019 CBS News
Harmed
  • Tiger cubs — 40 found dead in a freezer in June 2016 NPR
Why?
Officials attributed the deaths to disease and inbreeding; critics blamed cramped cages. CBS News
How?
Cubs were found in a freezer during a raid on the paid-entry temple. NPR
6 of 6 questions answered from the record

What happened

The record, in order.

A June 2016 raid on the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi found 40 dead tiger cubs in a freezer, according to NPR.

Of 147 seized tigers, 86 had died in state facilities by September 2019, CBS News reported.

Officials cited disease and inbreeding among offspring of six founder tigers; critics blamed cramped cages, CBS News reported.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • Insufficient Reported but not verified: at least 1,500 tiger-bone amulets were seized in the raid.
    • None on record The outcome of the court cases linked to the Tiger Temple could not be verified in the sources reviewed.
    • None on record The sources reviewed do not name any official prosecuted or fined in connection with the freezer discovery.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

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