Tiger cubs turn up in Thailand temple freezer 5 Photos . Updated: 01 Jun 2016, 06:22 PM IST Livemint Authorities in Thailand have found 40 dead tiger cubs in a freezer at a Buddhist temple that operated as an admission-charging zoo 1/5The remains of 40 tiger cubs and a bear were found at the Tiger Temple in Saiyok district in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday. The cubs, that appeared to be up to a week old, were found in a freezer where the temple staff kept food. AP 2/5The discovery happened while authorities were removing mostly full-grown live tigers from the temple following accusations that monks were involved in illegal breeding and trafficking of the animals. AFP 3/5Wildlife officials sedate a tiger at the Tiger Temple during the removal of some of the 137 tigers held at the Buddhist temple. Reuters 4/5In this 2015 file photo a Thai Buddhist monk gives water to a tiger from a bottle at the Tiger Temple. The Buddhist temple had become a tourist destination where visitors snapped selfies with bottle-fed cubs. AP 5/5A tourist poses next to a tiger at the temple. The popular tourist attraction been criticized in recent years by animal rights activists because of allegations that it is not properly set up to care for the animals and flouted regulations restricting the trade of tigers. Reuters