Baby Tiger Found In Bag At Thai Airport

[lodesafun]

The owner of the suitcase was a Thai national who was traveling to Iran. She was stopped after checking in for her flight at Suvarnabhumi Airport because her bag was too heavy. Airport authorities sent for an X-ray, which revealed a tiger cub estimated to be about 3 months old inside.

The cub was sent to a wildlife conservation center in Bangkok.

“The cub arrived at our unit and was put under close supervision. He appeared exhausted, dehydrated and couldn’t walk, so we had to give him oxygen, water and lactation. We have monitored him closely. As of today, he looks better and can walk a little now,” says said Chaiyaporn Chareesaeng, head of the Wildlife Health Unit at the Department of National Parks’ Wildlife and Plant Conservation Center.

Piyawan Palasarn, aged 31, faces up to four years in prison and a 40,000 baht ($1,300) fine for two wildlife smuggling-related charges. Like any criminal worth his or her salt, she denied any wrong doing, claiming the offending luggage belonged to another passenger who requested that she transport it on the plane for them.

A DNA test will reveal whose bag is whose and this woman is in deep trouble as well she should be.

“…Had the animal passed the oversize baggage check and gone through four to five hours of travel, its chances of survival would have been slim,” said Nirath Nipanant, chief of the airport’s wildlife checkpoint.

The reality is that the cub could have been sold on Iran’s black market for about 100,000 baht ($3,200) where exotic animals are highly coveted as pets. This coupled with a loss of habitat and lack of control on poachers who sell their skins to medicinal and souvenir markets in China have decimated the number of wild tigers in Asia.

http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/09/11/baby-tiger-bag-thai-airport/

[londonthai]

this "news" is from 11.09.2010 and was discussed all over the world

[lodesafun]

this "news" is from 11.09.2010 and was discussed all over the world

Hmm I missed it, Was outback in Aus for the last 2 months and just getting to some of my mail. I did do a search here on TV and found nothing on it.

How about the zombied ant one I posted? I know it's been happening for hundreds of years, But I never knew of it till now and just thought I'd share it. Please correct me if ,again, everyone but me knows about it.

But hey did you hear a lot of Taxi's in Bangkok over charge?

Thanks

[GuestHouse]

It might be news from September and yes it was discussed all over the world.

But like so many other cases in Thailand the promised follow up (in this case DNA tests to prove where the Tigers came from) and prosecutions of those responsible have not happened.

[geriatrickid]

^^^ That's why I think I should be allowed to interrogate this wench. I guarantee I'll get a confession.

In the words of Major Hochstetter, we have ways of making her talk.

This woman is filth.I hope she hooks up with a Pattay loser and he squashes her when they engage in their immoral debauched carnal relations. May she choke on his bad breath and B.O.

BTW, I don't like her.

[pattaya_girl]

No I do not like her either, I want to zip her into a Holdall, and put her on a long flight around the world.

Disgusting.

[PoorSucker]

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