A sedated tiger is stretchered as officials start moving tigers from Thailand’s controversial Tiger Temple, a popular tourist destination which has come under fire in recent years over the welfare of its big cats in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Reuters
A sedated tiger is stretchered as officials start moving tigers from Thailand’s controversial Tiger Temple, a popular tourist destination which has come under fire in recent years over the welfare of its big cats in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Reuters

Thailand’s Tiger Temple raided: Three big cats removed, more to follow

Wildlife activists have accused the temple’s monks of illegally breeding tigers, while some visitors have said the animals can appear drugged

A sedated tiger is stretchered as officials start moving tigers from Thailand’s controversial Tiger Temple, a popular tourist destination which has come under fire in recent years over the welfare of its big cats in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Reuters
A sedated tiger is stretchered as officials start moving tigers from Thailand’s controversial Tiger Temple, a popular tourist destination which has come under fire in recent years over the welfare of its big cats in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Reuters
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