Tiger in a suitcase

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Tiger Cub, similar to the one found at Bankok Airport – Image via Wikipedia

A tiger cub was discovered stuffed in a large suitcase next to a stuffed toy by airport officials at Bankok after an overweight suitcase was sent to be X-rayed.

The 31-year-old Thai woman who owned the suitcase was booked to fly to Iran where exotic animals are popular. A tiger cub could have fetched around 100,000 baht ($3,196) in Iran.

An X-ray of the large suitcase revealed a live animal, and when the case was opened the small tiger cub was found in a drugged state next to a large cuddly toy.

“He appeared exhausted, dehydrated and couldn’t walk, so we had to give him oxygen, water and lactation,” said Chaiyaporn Chareesaeng, head of the health unit at a wildlife conservation centre in Bangkok.

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should the sentence for this sort of crime be large, or small?