A man who wrangled a tiger strolling in front of a Houston home Sunday has posted bond over the incident, yet the circumstances of the scene that shocked neighbors and authorities remain unclear.
Private ownership and breeding of big cats is a Texas-sized problem in the United States, writes John Goodrich. There is no doubt that a thinly regulated patchwork of laws governing private ownership and exploitation of tigers in the United States has created a public safety, animal welfare, and law enforcement nightmare.
A tiger was seen roaming in a US frontyard. Three days later and it is nowhere to be seen
A Bengal tiger named India hasn t been located three days after it was spotted in a Houston neighbourhood and taken away by a man accused of murder. I am extremely worried about what happens with this tiger and the people around it, Carole Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue and star of the Netflix series, Tiger King said. This has become commonplace in Texas, she told CNN.
When Jose Antonio Ramos discovered the tiger Sunday on his front yard, he thought it was part of a TV commercial.(Jose Ramos / CNN)
Tiger seen roaming a Houston yard is nowhere to be found 3 days later; ‘Tiger King’ star says she’s extremely worried
HOUSTON, Texas A Bengal tiger named India might still be on the loose three days after it was spotted in a Houston neighborhood and taken away by a man accused of murder.
“I am extremely worried about what happens with this tiger and the people around it,” said Carole Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue and star of the Netflix series, “Tiger King.”
“This has become commonplace in Texas,” she told CNN on Wednesday.
Owning a tiger is a violation of Houston law, but it is legal under Texas state law with certain restrictions.