Popular Post Jonathan Fairfield Posted December 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2020 Remains of rare animals confiscated from high-end Sukhumvit hotel The Royal Forest Department confiscated 32 animal remains showcased at a high-end hotel in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area on Thursday. Turtle shells of different species, skins of two Bengal tigers, three leopards and two clouded leopards, as well as tiger skeletons, were found put up as decorations around the premises. The authorities confiscated everything after management was unable to provide permits for the possession of these items. Initial investigation showed that the hotel is owned by Thai and foreign businessmen, who were not available when police arrived. The illegal possession of wildlife remains violates Section 17 of the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act, and further investigation will be conducted to prosecute those involved in the crime. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400226 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-12-26 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bobobirdiebuddy Posted December 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2020 And the name of the hotel is... ??? 8 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChakaKhan Posted December 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Bobobirdiebuddy said: And the name of the hotel is... ??? And the foreign business men..I can wager a guess.... 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post luckyluke Posted December 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2020 Just now, ChakaKhan said: And the foreign business men..I can wager a guess.... 3 minutes ago, Bobobirdiebuddy said: And the name of the hotel is... ??? Sukhumvit Soi 45, the owner seems to be Taiwanese. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tropicalevo Posted December 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, Bobobirdiebuddy said: And the name of the hotel is... ??? Carbochon Hotel 23 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: Initial investigation showed that the hotel is owned by Thai and foreign businessmen, who were not available when police arrived. A Thai 'owner or manager' was at the hotel but she did a runner. Police were still looking for her as of yesterday 1 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChakaKhan Posted December 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, luckyluke said: Sukhumvit Soi 45, the owner seems to be Taiwanese. I was going to say chinese as their fascination with that type of product and supposed medicinal purposes... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Most likely they were smuggled in, easy to do, but would it makes any dent in the flourishing wild animal trade, hardly... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Docno Posted December 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2020 I wonder how long these items have been 'hiding in plain sight' and what prompted action now. I guess, what with tourist numbers being so down, it's hard to keep up with payments? 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted December 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2020 Sad to think in this day and age that people are either so desperate or so greedy for money that they have to do this, shame on all concerned! 11 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vandeventer Posted December 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2020 Sounds like a Chinese buffet, they must of left in a hurry? 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwynt Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 And so endeth the story, no more info available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEE TEE Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 2 hours ago, ChakaKhan said: I was going to say chinese as their fascination with that type of product and supposed medicinal purposes... No the Chinese would have eaten them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Walker88 Posted December 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2020 There are around 1.5 billion people of Chinese ethnicity in the world, including the diaspora. That would suggest a good deal of fertility, so the need for eating exotic animal parts seems unnecessary. On the other hand, there are fewer than 5000 tigers left on the planet. Perhaps it would be a good idea for tigers to begin eating Chinese people parts? 10 5 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaplaza666 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 3 hours ago, ezzra said: Most likely they were smuggled in, easy to do, but would it makes any dent in the flourishing wild animal trade, hardly... So they should stop checking and trying to catch the ones they can ???????? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaplaza666 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 2 hours ago, PatOngo said: Sad to think in this day and age that people are either so desperate or so greedy for money that they have to do this, shame on all concerned! I hope you mean the ones smuggling these kind of things , otherwise shame on you and be happy that they are taking some kind of messurements (maybe it's because of lack of customers thereby lack of payment) but anyone they catch smuggling or buying these kinds of things is one caught in my books . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Nanaplaza666 said: I hope you mean the ones smuggling these kind of things , otherwise shame on you and be happy that they are taking some kind of messurements (maybe it's because of lack of customers thereby lack of payment) but anyone they catch smuggling or buying these kinds of things is one caught in my books . If you've got an ounce of intelligence, use it! What do you think I mean!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysfriend Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 When I see a living tiger or leopard , I think what a beautiful creature ... when I see the skin of a dead tiger or leopard on the floor or elsewhere , I think what kind of creature enjoys to do a thing like this ...? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: The illegal possession of wildlife remains violates Section 17 of the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act, and further investigation will be conducted to prosecute those involved in the crime. I bet the manager is sh*tting bricks, it never goes higher than him, like the real owners ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Bobobirdiebuddy said: And the name of the hotel is... ??? 5-star anonymous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaplaza666 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, PatOngo said: If you've got an ounce of intelligence, use it! What do you think I mean!!! I don't know you personally and reading your post didn't realy clearefy that, so i think my reaction was normal and has nothing to do with intelligence . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallen52 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 I thought the ASQ meals were a bit average.. But this is unreal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Just close the hotel sends out a warning to others not to get involved in Illegal Activities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 A post all in caps has been removed, please turn off your caps lock when posting, thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Seems messed up to me to kill something for its skin as a decoration. Much rather see film of or go to an eco resort and see tigers and other big cats in their natural state. For farmers who get eaten by tigers I can understand the need to remove them and of their desire to just shoot them and be done with it (they see their livelihood threatened and the gun culture up-country is strong here). A long time ago back in my Papa's day (he was born in India late 1800's and worked for a huge English conglomerate). Tiger hunting on elephant back back then and into the early part of the 1900's was a big social event and many tigers killed and their skins displayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raccos21 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Seem like the business didn’t go well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatiumus Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, gwynt said: And so endeth the story, no more info available. ...unless you read the Bangkok Post on the 24th when it was first reported, with much more detail. Edited December 26, 2020 by Spatiumus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 The near extinct Farangus Backpackus or perhaps the Farangus Expati? The former is seldom seen at all any longer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 "High end Sukhumvit Hotel" and "Initial investigation showed that the hotel is owned by Thai and foreign businessmen, who were not available when police arrived." Probably in the Penthouse suite gathering "donations" (Having a whip round!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placnx Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Walker88 said: There are around 1.5 billion people of Chinese ethnicity in the world, including the diaspora. That would suggest a good deal of fertility, so the need for eating exotic animal parts seems unnecessary. On the other hand, there are fewer than 5000 tigers left on the planet. Perhaps it would be a good idea for tigers to begin eating Chinese people parts? Interesting idea. In China I believe that they are abandoning the age-old practice of burial with auspicious feng shui in favor of cremation. Why not feed the dead bodies to tigers and other predators, as is sometimes practiced in Tibet? Environmentally friendly solution.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natai Beach Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 4 hours ago, Walker88 said: There are around 1.5 billion people of Chinese ethnicity in the world, including the diaspora. That would suggest a good deal of fertility, so the need for eating exotic animal parts seems unnecessary. On the other hand, there are fewer than 5000 tigers left on the planet. Perhaps it would be a good idea for tigers to begin eating Chinese people parts? There is more than 5,000 tigers in captivity in the USA. More than 8,000 in captivity in SEA. I hope they were captive tiger skins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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