The Hanoi Zoo violated Vietnamese and international regulations by auctioning off the carcasses of two dead tigers to an alleged animal trafficker, a zoo official said Thursday. Hoping to raise money to buy new animals, the zoo sold the carcass of a 1-year-old tiger in November after the animal died of disease, Dang Gia Tung, the zoo's deputy director, told The Associated Press.
Nguyen Quoc Truong paid $7,800, the highest amount offered from six bidders, Tung said. Truong, 43, also bought another dead tiger the zoo auctioned in 2002, he said.
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