Charges were filed against the lion’s owner. Found 1 microchip number that did not match the document.

Chonburi, Director-General of the National Parks Department Revealing officials from the National Parks Department Together they inspected a house in Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province, where they kept two lions, and found one whose microchip number did not match the possession document. Officials charged him with possession of controlled wild animals without permission. But the owner of the house closed the door. Do not check further. Coordinate with police to request a search warrant to inspect again tomorrow. Mr. Atthaphon Charoenchansa, Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, said he received a report from Mr. Kongkiat Temtamnan, Director of the Conservation Area Management Office 2 (Sriracha) (SBor.2) that officials were deployed to join local police tourist police and the Police Division for Suppression of Crimes Related to Natural Resources and the Environment Inspected a house in Huai Yai Subdistrict. Bang Lamung District Chonburi Province There we re complaints from villagers that they raised two lions inside the house that had escaped outside the house. creating a lot of fear From the initial investigation, it was found that there was one male and one female lion, which was raised with two Rottweiler dogs. The owner of the house said that There are people taking care of them closely inside the house. with correct documents in possession Raised since he was about 45 days old, now 10 months old. Male's name is Asua, female's name is Linlin. Originally raised in Sattahip. and moved to this house for about 6 months. The owner admitted that Previously, the lion had escaped. Because the gate, which is an automatic system, opens by itself. The caretaker quickly brought him back into the house and used a chain to lock the door firmly. To prevent the door from opening by itself again. At around 3:30 p.m., the homeowner opened the door to some of the officials involved. With a veterinarian Check the lion's microchip. A veterinarian assessed his external healt h and found him to be in good health. The female lion's microchip number does not match the documents submitted to inform of possession. The team of officials then reported the allegation to the homeowner. Possession of controlled wild animals without permission But the homeowner did not open the door to allow officers to investigate further. Including not giving consent to shoot tranquilizers at lions. Waiting until 5:00 p.m., the officials were unable to proceed. Therefore coordinated with Huai Yai Police Station investigators to request a search warrant to take action. It is expected that a search warrant will be obtained from the court late tomorrow (January 26), which will inspect the lion in the said house again. Source: Thai News Agency