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Has the Tiger Temple run out of lives?

June 4, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Tigers impounded,  abbot on the run,  but tourist trap has survived raids before          KANCHANABURI, Thailand––Thai authorities,  assisted by personnel from the Wildlife Friends Foundation of Thailand,  on May 30,  2016 began impounding the 137 tigers kept by erstwhile Buddhist monks at the internationally notorious Tiger Temple. The monks-turned-tiger-keepers initially turned the impoundment team away,  as […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Buddhism, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Abbot Phra Ajarn Chan, Edwin Wiek, Merritt Clifton, Phra Vissuthisaradhera, Sharon Gunyup, Steve Winter, Sybelle Foxcroft, Tiger Temple

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