Illegally kept tiger seized in Texas city
Published in Cats & Dogs News
(UPI) Authorities in Texas said deputies acting on a tip in San Antonio seized an illegally kept tiger found in a cage on a property.
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a report of a tiger sighting in San Antonio and located the big cat in a cage on a property on the Southwest Side of the city.
The sheriff's office said tigers are legal to be owned in Texas with the proper permits, but they are banned from Bexar County and the city of San Antonio.
The tiger was seized and will be taken to the Southern Wildlife Rescue organization, the sheriff's office said.
The people at the property where the tiger was found were cited for a Class C misdemeanor, deputies said.
It was unclear whether the tiger was the same animal spotted in a San Antonio back yard Feb. 6. Residents said the tiger had climbed into a woman's back yard from a neighboring home.
A neighbor told police he had borrowed the tiger to show his family and had since returned the cub to its owner. Police said at the time they did not have a credible location for the tiger.
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