Owner notified of prohibited ownership charge
PUBLISHED: 26 Jan 2024 at 16:24
CHON BURI: The owner of 2 cubs was required on Friday to give up the animals to authorities, who likewise charged her with unlawfully keeping them.
Huay Yai cops chief Pol Col Atthapol Inthayophakul utilized a search warrant authorized by the Pattaya Provincial Court to go into your house of Saowapha in tambon Huay Yai in Bang Lamung district to move her young lions to the Wildlife Breeding Centre in the very same district on a big truck. The surname of Ms Saowapha, 28, was not revealed by authorities.
The 2 unique animals, about 10 months old, were discovered in her home after the Pattaya Guard dog Facebook page published their pictures, consisting of one revealing among them strolling on a street on Thursday.
The male cub was called Alua and his female equivalent was Lin Lin.
Wildlife authorities attempted to take them on Thursday, however their efforts were warded off by the owner, who did not wish to see them anesthetised for worry of deadly threats. Authorities and the cops then chose to look for court approval for the operation.
Kongkiat Temtamnan, director of the Protected Location Workplace Area in Si Rachai, stated Ms Saowapha was likewise notified of a charge for keeping a secured wild animal without approval after an authorities interrogation. The offense brings a prison regard to as much as 6 months and/or an optimum fine of 50,000 baht if she is condemned.
The 2 cubs were purchased from a farm in Nakhon Pathom, however authorities did not discover the files to verify the animal purchase, according to Mr Kongkiat, who signed up with the cops in browsing the home.
This event marked the 2nd case of animals in the location after another cub had actually been found on a high-end convertible in Pattaya, stimulating worry and criticism on social networks.
