http://www.thairath.co.th/content/629871
http://www.khaosod.co.th/view_newsonline.php?newsid=1464762059
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/dozens-dead-tiger-cubs-found-8092000?ICID=FB_mirror_main
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/01/asia/thailand-tiger-temple-cub-bodies-found/index.html?sr=fbCNN060116thailand-tiger-temple-cub-bodies-found0843AMStoryGalLink&linkId=25059837
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/01/bodies-of-40-tiger-cubs-found-in-freezer-at-thai-temple-shut-dow/?cid=sf27610892+sf27610892
The bodies of 40 tiger cubs have been found in a freezer at a Thai Budhist temple accused of wildlife trafficking and animal abuse.
Thai police made the grim discovery while removing around a dozen adult cats from the infamous temple, which had been a popular tourist attraction until it was raided by the authorities on Monday.
For decades the temple has been wildly popular among visitors to Thailand as it allowed them to pose for photographs with the animals or help them exercise.
But its monks have faced wave after wave of controversy over the alleged abuse of the tigers, with activists claiming the temple was a "living hell" for the animals.
"We found 40 tiger cubs today, they were aged about one or two days when they died but we don't quite know yet how long they have been dead," police colonel Bandith Meungsukhum told AFP.
He said a fresh criminal complaint would now be filed against the Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua temple, in the western province of Kanchanaburi.
It remains unclear why the dead cubs were being stored in the temple, though tiger bones and body parts are frequently used in traditional Chinese medicine.
But a worker at the temple told the Telegraph that they were merely following the instructions of a vet.
"The previous vet started this policy. [It was ordered] to combat the allegations of the temple selling the cubs," he said.
He also claimed that the National Park of Thailand (DNP) were aware of how the cubs were being stored.
"It should be noted that the DNP were fully aware of the cubs in the freezer and had entered there on previous occasions," the worker said.
The Telegraph has approached the DNP for comment.
Local reporters have posted images on social media which show the cubs' bodies lined up in several rows along with what appeared to be a small boar.
ตลึง พบซากเสือ กว่า 40 ตัว เเช่เเข็ง ที่วัดป่าเสือ กาญ..
http://www.khaosod.co.th/view_newsonline.php?newsid=1464762059
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/dozens-dead-tiger-cubs-found-8092000?ICID=FB_mirror_main
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/01/asia/thailand-tiger-temple-cub-bodies-found/index.html?sr=fbCNN060116thailand-tiger-temple-cub-bodies-found0843AMStoryGalLink&linkId=25059837
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/01/bodies-of-40-tiger-cubs-found-in-freezer-at-thai-temple-shut-dow/?cid=sf27610892+sf27610892
The bodies of 40 tiger cubs have been found in a freezer at a Thai Budhist temple accused of wildlife trafficking and animal abuse.
Thai police made the grim discovery while removing around a dozen adult cats from the infamous temple, which had been a popular tourist attraction until it was raided by the authorities on Monday.
For decades the temple has been wildly popular among visitors to Thailand as it allowed them to pose for photographs with the animals or help them exercise.
But its monks have faced wave after wave of controversy over the alleged abuse of the tigers, with activists claiming the temple was a "living hell" for the animals.
"We found 40 tiger cubs today, they were aged about one or two days when they died but we don't quite know yet how long they have been dead," police colonel Bandith Meungsukhum told AFP.
He said a fresh criminal complaint would now be filed against the Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua temple, in the western province of Kanchanaburi.
It remains unclear why the dead cubs were being stored in the temple, though tiger bones and body parts are frequently used in traditional Chinese medicine.
But a worker at the temple told the Telegraph that they were merely following the instructions of a vet.
"The previous vet started this policy. [It was ordered] to combat the allegations of the temple selling the cubs," he said.
He also claimed that the National Park of Thailand (DNP) were aware of how the cubs were being stored.
"It should be noted that the DNP were fully aware of the cubs in the freezer and had entered there on previous occasions," the worker said.
The Telegraph has approached the DNP for comment.
Local reporters have posted images on social media which show the cubs' bodies lined up in several rows along with what appeared to be a small boar.