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Thai monks, kept 40 dead cubs in temple freezer!!

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When Thai officials cracked open a freezer in the Buddhist monasteryā€™s kitchen on Wednesday, they were greeted by a blast of chill air and an unnerving sight: the bodies of 40 frozen tiger cubs. The Tiger Temple, in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, is far from a typical Buddhist temple. Until wildlife authorities took action this week, more than 100 tigers lived under the monksā€™ care, attracting tourists en masse as well as controversy. Though officials were surprised to find the cubsā€™ corpses during this weekā€™s investigation, the incident had a long-burning wick. The templeā€™s two-decades-long history is marred by accusations that the monks bred the tigers for profit, hid missing animals and fueled the wildlife trade. ā€œWe donā€™t know why the temple decided to keep these cubs in the freezer,ā€ Anusorn Noochdumrong, an official with Thailandā€™s Department of National Parks, told the Associated Press. ā€œWe will collect these carcasses for DNA analy...