BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Twenty-three tigers have died from bird flu at a private zoo in Thailand after being fed the carcasses of chickens infected with the disease, a government official said Tuesday.

The tigers had been dying at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in central Chonburi province since September 14, and the animal park was forced to close its doors to the public while authorities investigated, said Charal Trinvuthipong, director of the Bird Flu Prevention and Elimination Center.

"We've discovered that all 23 dead tigers had bird flu," he said. "We've found that another 30 tigers are sick.

We believe that the tigers contracted bird flu because they ate chicken carcasses, and we believe the carcasses had bird flu."

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/...land.tigers.ap/

But there aren't any tigers left at the zoo.

They have all been confiscated!!

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Twenty-three tigers have died from bird flu at a private zoo in Thailand after being fed the carcasses of chickens infected with the disease, a government official said Tuesday.

The tigers had been dying at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in central Chonburi province since September 14, and the animal park was forced to close its doors to the public while authorities investigated, said Charal Trinvuthipong, director of the Bird Flu Prevention and Elimination Center.

"We've discovered that all 23 dead tigers had bird flu," he said. "We've found that another 30 tigers are sick.

We believe that the tigers contracted bird flu because they ate chicken carcasses, and we believe the carcasses had bird flu."

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/...land.tigers.ap/

Perrrr-haps they should have cooked the chicken car-casses @ 70 c (degrees) or more, before they fed them to the Tigars??

Me think…

So what is next ??? Crocodiles. They are fed with UNCOOKED chickens and/or carcasses ????

If this is true, about the Tigers:-

Poor things…really... Sad days for the captive ones…..

R.I.P.

And to you all :- COOK your Eggs & Chicken, until WELL DONE...PLEASE

P.S. Photo not from Sriracha Tiger Zoo, but from Kan...

The tiger deaths now number 70! The Zoo is closed!.... hope it stays that way.

http://asia.news.yahoo.com/041020/kyodo/d85r5b900.html

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