According to
this article, the two refrigerated cubs were stillborn Bengal Tigers and freezing pending an investigation was the proper action.
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Local media also reported on Monday two dead tiger cubs were found in a frige in the same zoo. "The bodies of the two cubs were still preserved in the refrigerator. Police are waiting for the decision of the provincial forestry bureau," Cao added.
Cao said the zoo was right to freeze the tiger cubs' bodies instead of cremating or burying them, but its management should have reported the deaths to the authorities in time.
The zoo was ordered to suspend operation starting from Thursday for shaping up its management.
According to the national law on wildlife protection, zoos should get the approval of local authorities before disposing of the bodies of deceased wild animals. But the zoo keepers didn't report the deaths until the bureau started to investigate the matter on Saturday.
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