Things you DON'T take home from holiday
By frenchieman •
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/13/6636212-exotic-animals-f...
BANGKOK —(AP) Authorities at Thailand's international airport arrested a first-class passenger Friday whose suitcases were filled with baby leopards, panthers, a bear and monkeys. The animals had been drugged and were headed for Dubai.
The man, a 36-year-old United Arab Emirates citizen, was waiting to check-in for his flight at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport when he was apprehended by undercover anti-trafficking officers, who had been monitoring him since his black market purchase of the rare and endangered animals, according to the FREELAND Foundation, an anti-trafficking group based in Thailand.
Apparently the tiger had a very expensive lunch at the equestrian centre before being caught.
Oh I remembered all too well hence my comment. Quelle horreur! No doubt plenty of suppliers for the demand from all over the globe,it seems.
Fatimah H - did you not remember the 'story' last year of someone seeing a large cat - either a tiger or a leopoard on the loose in Doha and the people that complained were the ones arrested for spreading false stories and frightening people (despite having very good camera evidence). I myself have seen Mr Cheetah man on numerous occasions in his old Nissan Patrol -wonder how he got that animal into the country
No wonder people r selling tigers on QL
This is animal cruelty I hope they lock him up for years!
and the animals are alive. Imagine those very animals,all grown up,ending up as "exotic pets" then escaping and roaming the streets..Yikes!
better he could havebeen hide them in his body, nonsence dont know the tricky ways of smuggling :o
Obviously the guy had waiting, paying customers. I hope they send him home drugged in a suitcase once he's served out a lengthy prison sentence.
The pictures are amazing - especially the baby leopard. It seems that he is part of a network. i hope the authorities catch and put away the thai component as well...
Although I can't speak with firsthand knowledge, Britexpat, I'm pretty sure their are some places here a guy could find herpes. No need to go on holiday.
There are other things people can bring back from thailand , including herpes :o(