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Thailand Child Hospitalized After Escaped Pet Lioness Attack as Owner Is Charged

The case underscores gaps in Thailand's big-cat rules despite a 2022 registration law.

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Photo du 5 octobre 2025 diffusée par le Département des parcs nationaux, de la faune et de la conservation des plantes de Thaïlande (DNP) montrant une lionne, détenue par des particuliers, impliquée dans une attaque contre un enfant, enchaînée à une table de cuisine avant d'être confisquée par les autorités, dans la province occidentale de Kanchanaburi
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Overview

  • The lioness escaped from a private home in Kanchanaburi on Saturday evening and attacked a boy walking on a road.
  • Thai wildlife officials said the child is hospitalized with unspecified injuries.
  • Authorities seized the animal and identified the owner as Parinya, who faces up to six months in jail and a 50,000-baht fine if convicted under wildlife laws.
  • The owner told local television he was shocked, said the lion escaped during cage renovations, apologized, and offered to cover compensation and medical costs.
  • Private ownership of lions is legal in Thailand, which has nearly 500 captive lions, and a fatal keeper mauling near Bangkok last month has heightened scrutiny of such facilities.