Bangkok: The National Park Department seized two lions that were kept in a local house in Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri Province, and sent them to be cared for at the Bang Lamung Wildlife Breeding Station. The owner was prosecuted by Huai Yai Police Station for possessing controlled wild animals without permission. Mr. Atthaphon Charoenchansa, Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, said that Received a report from Mr. Kongkiat Temtamnan, Director of the Conservation Area Management Office 2 (Sriracha) (SBor. 2) said that he had inspected house number 17/19, Village No. 4, Huai Yai Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District. Chonburi Province, which again raised 2 lions in the house. Subdistrict Administrative Organization officials 2 Inspect together with Laem Chabang Wildlife Checkpoint officials. Bang Lamung Wildlife Breeding Station staff Khao Chi On Non-Hunting Area Officials Officers of the Office of Natural Resources and Environment, Chonburi Province together w ith Huai Yai Provincial Police Station Police from the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division) and the Bang Lamung District Administrative Department After receiving a search warrant from the court In this regard, the team of officials received complaints from villagers that The house in question kept two lions that had escaped outside the house. creating a lot of fear From yesterday's preliminary inspection Found one male and one female lion, which was raised with two Rottweiler dogs. The owner of the house said There are people taking care of them closely inside the house. with correct documents in possession Raised since he was about 45 days old, he is now 10 months old. The male's name is Asua and the female's name is Lin. Lin was originally raised in Sattahip and moved to this house for about 6 months. The owner admits that Previously, lions had escaped because the automatic gate opened on its own. The caretaker quic kly brought him back into the house and used a chain to lock the door tightly so that the door would not open by itself again. Officials along with a veterinarian checked the lion's microchip and found that the female lion's microchip number did not match the documents submitted for notification of possession. But from the external health assessment it was found that Both were healthy. Later, the owner of the house refused to allow the team of officials to enter the house and refused to allow the tranquilizer shot to move the lions. For the operation to seize the lions today at approximately 12:00 noon, police officers Huai Yai Police Station brought the court warrant to Ms. Jarinyaporn Kaewsai and informed her of the allegations. Ready for Ms. Charinyaporn to lead the two lions into a cage to prepare for transfer to the Bang Lamung Wildlife Breeding Station. Later at 12.20 hrs., the team of officials involved Along with veterinarians, the lions were moved using a crane. Lift the lion cage onto the wildlif e transport vehicle. The vehicle transported the lions to the Bang Lamung Wildlife Breeding Station at 12:44 p.m. Then the lions were taken into prepared cages by officials. Finished at approximately 1:00 p.m. As for Miss Charinyaporn Kaewsai, the investigating officer took her to Huai Yai Police Station. To prosecute for possession of controlled wild animals without permission Source: Thai News Agency