Tiger Temple

[2] In May 2016, the Thailand Wildlife Conservation Office (WCO) began capturing and relocating the tigers, intending to close the facility.

All previous attempts by authorities to remove the tigers from Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua Yanasampanno have failed, including one in May 2015.

It concludes that the temple does not have the facilities, the skills, the relationships with accredited zoos, or even the desire to manage its tigers in an appropriate fashion.

In December 2006, ABC News spent three days at the temple and did not see any evidence of drugging or mistreating the animals.

The head of the Wildlife Crime Suspension office stated the park did not have the proper permits for raising the birds.

[13] The second report contains evidence of tiger body part sales, gifting and international transport.

[14][15] National Geographic alleged that the Buddhist monks there are operating a for-profit breeding, sales, and exploitation business with the tigers at the temple.

During the operation, officials found over 40 tiger cub corpses as well as numerous body parts from other animals preserved in freezers.

On 3 June, another thirty carcasses of tiger cubs were found in containers with English-language labels, suggesting that they might have been for sale.

[20] Since its founding in 1994, the temple has profited greatly from tourism while billing itself as a spiritual organization dedicated to wildlife conservation.