Nghe An Police rescue 17 tigers at two farms in the area in August 2021
A representative from the Nghe An Provincial Forest Rangers Department told Dantri/Dtinews on February 28 that Hanoi People's Committee has agreed to receive the nine to keep at Thu Le Zoo.
"Hanoi may have to spend VND5 billion (USD 217,391) a year to raise the tigers," the department said. "We’re now keeping them at the Muong Thanh Dien Lam Safari Land and preparing for them to be transferred to Hanoi."
The department said that they have spent over VND2 million to raise the tigers since they were taken from the two local farms last August. Due to the province's financial difficulties, they have sought support from various localities to raise the tigers."
The nine belonged to a group of 17 tigers which were found being kept illegally in the basements of two families in Yen Thanh District on August 4, 2021. All 17 tigers are adults, some weigh about 200kg.
According to the families, the tigers were brought to Vietnam from Laos as cubs.
The tigers were rescued by the local police and given anesthesia while being carried out to a nature reserve in Dien Chau District for health check-ups. However, eight of them died during transportation.