SEOUL: South Korean police have booked 15 people for allegedly smuggling endangered animals from Thailand and showing them at small zoos or to children at kindergartens and daycare centres. A police official in the port city of Busan said on Friday that officers seized 22 animals including Siamese crocodiles and slow loris monkeys. The official said that most of the animals were bought from Thailand in 2014 by a 38-year-old man, identified only by his surname, Kim. He said Mr Kim sold the animals to other suspects, some of whom earned money by touring kindergartens and daycare centres for petting classes. Suct activities also put the health of children at risk as the animals weren't properly quarantined, he added.

Source: Bangkok Post November 11, 2016 11:28 UTC