Officials in Thailand found 40 dead tiger cubs at a Buddhist temple accused of animal abuse. The dead cubs were discovered Wednesday in a freezer at the temple, west of Bangkok. Authorities found them while removing dozens of mostly full-grown live tigers from the temple grounds. Officials said the cubs appeared to be about a week old. It was not known why they were in the freezer, where temple staff kept food. Monks have been operating an unsanctioned zoo, called Tiger Temple. Tourists paid money to view and take pictures with the tigers and other exotic animals. Wildlife groups say the animals were illegally bred and poorly treated. They also accuse the monks of making money by selling tiger parts used in traditional Chinese medicine. Thai authorities plan to file charges against the temple for illegally possessing endangered species.
Title: Dead Cubs Found at Thailand’s ‘Tiger Temple’
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1113/cub_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Dead Cubs Found at Thailands Tiger Temple' data-article-id='1605'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9583'>Officials in Thailand found 40 dead tiger cubs at a Buddhist temple accused of animal abuse.</span> <span data-start-time='9583' data-end-time='18500'>The dead cubs were discovered Wednesday in a freezer at the temple, west of Bangkok. </span> <span data-start-time='18500' data-end-time='27688'>Authorities found them while removing dozens of mostly full-grown live tigers from the temple grounds.</span> <span data-start-time='27688' data-end-time='33354'>Officials said the cubs appeared to be about a week old.</span> <span data-start-time='33354' data-end-time='40500'>It was not known why they were in the freezer, where temple staff kept food.</span> <span data-start-time='40500' data-end-time='47167'>Monks have been operating an unsanctioned zoo, called Tiger Temple.</span> <span data-start-time='47167' data-end-time='55417'>Tourists paid money to view and take pictures with the tigers and other exotic animals.</span> <span data-start-time='55417' data-end-time='63208'>Wildlife groups say the animals were illegally bred and poorly treated.</span> <span data-start-time='63208' data-end-time='73229'>They also accuse the monks of making money by selling tiger parts used in traditional Chinese medicine.</span> <span data-start-time='73229' data-end-time='82958'>Thai authorities plan to file charges against the temple for illegally possessing endangered species.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1113/cub_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6391 data-hint-location='40500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1113/what_does_unsanctioned_mean.m4a'>What does unsanctioned mean?</div><div 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