Police arrest Thai pet shop owner with rare lions

[joeybee12]

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BANGKOK (AP) -- A pet shop owner was arrested after Thai police found hundreds of protected animals, including rare lions, in his warehouse near Bangkok, authorities said Monday.

Police Col. Ek Ekasart said police found 14 albino lions from Africa, hundreds of birds, meerkats, tortoises, peafowls, capuchin monkeys and other species from overseas and Thailand.

They said Montri Boonprom-on, 41, faces charges of possessing wildlife and carcasses and could face up to four years in jail and a fine of 40,000 baht ($1,300).

Ek said Montri owns an exotic pet shop at Bangkok's renowned Chatuchak weekend market and was previously convicted of wildlife trade.

http://news.yahoo.com/police-arrest-thai-pet-shop-124300542.html

Bastard...apparently he's done this before...throw him away for more than 4 years seems to be the only way to stop him.

[mike_c]

1. as long as there are buyers there will be willing dealers....

The dealers are not the real problem.

[CountAllVotes]

2. throw him away for more than 4 years

How disgusting.

The lions look sad.



& recommend.

[joeybee12]

5. I know...I'm sure this phucker didn't treat them great either

Bastard.

[CountAllVotes]

6. the lion has a scar on his face

Who knows how it got there.

You can bet your last $ that this creep/freak/subhuman being could care less and likely fed this poor lions as little as possible.

To me, 4 years is not nearly enough.

How about life in prison w/NO parole ever?

That would suit me and these poor lions JUST FINE!!!

[joeybee12]

7. I wouldn't be surprised if he got it in captivity, even though

males in the wild get marked up a lot.

I agree... Lock the guy up and throw away the key!

[CountAllVotes]

8. Lock the guy up and throw away the key!

Better yet, don't even have a key to the lock!

[Tien1985]

3. How does this only

Bag him 4 years? That's just disgusting.

[joeybee12]

4. And only about a $1300 fine...