"The Tiger Temple was founded in 1994 as just another monastery. The monks at the temple had started life simply enough, offering the grounds as a sanctuary for a few indigenous wild animals - a fairly common occurrence with rural monasteries. According to the Tiger Temple website, the monks were given their first tiger in 1999 by local villagers, an abandoned and sickly cub who died soon after. By 2001, another seven tigers were at the temple, also rescues. But by 2016, they numbered nearly 150.This week, as evidence of illegal trafficking continued to emerge from the Tiger Temple and allegations were made against the upper management and abbot, Phra Sutthi Sarathera, a massive raid was conducted by wildlife officials to relocate all the tigers."For More Info: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2016/06/thailand-infamous-tiger-temple-160604060123335.html