CONSERVATION
Zoos in clear after tiger meat found
- Published: 11/02/2012 at 02:14 AM
- Newspaper section: News
CHON BURI : The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has found nothing illegal at two tiger farms in Chon Buri province.
The two farms were inspected after a police raid on a townhouse in Klong Sam Wa district in Bangkok found more than 400kg of tiger meat and carcasses. The police suspected the dead tigers were from a zoo in Chon Buri province.
Theerapat Prayoonsit, the department's deputy chief, said the Million Years Stone Park and Pattaya Crocodile Farm in Bang Lamung district and Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Si Racha district were inspected by officials. In both cases, they were able to correctly account for the number of tigers they possessed.
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- Writer: Apinya Wipatayotin
- Position: Reporter