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May 17, 2021
The big cat named India was seen roaming around someone’s front yard last week.
On Saturday, a tip led police to the suspected owner’s house, Victor Cuevas.
His wife Gia handed over the nine-month-old tiger to authorities.
Police say India was in good health and was not hurt.
India will now reside at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Texas.
Victor Cuevas is currently in jail on a murder charge not related to the tiger.
Roaming Houston tiger finds new North Texas home
Roaming Houston tiger finds new North Texas home By ABC13 Staff The tiger, named India, was seen in west Houston and finally rescued unharmed.
Photo courtesy of Kiki Baker-Rios The missing tiger named India that was safely turned over to Houston authorities on May 15 was transferred from BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions in Houston to the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in North Texas on Sunday, May 16, according to authorities. The tiger received a medical evaluation overnight after it was handed over by suspected owner Victor Cuevas wife, Gia, on Houston s westside, HPD said.
Mattress Mack s wife helped rescue Houston s missing tiger, India
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India, a 9-month-old tiger, looks out from his traveling cage at BARC in Houston as he is prepared to head to Cleveland Armory Black Beauty Ranch on Sunday, May 16, 2021. India was surrendered by its owner, about a week after it was spotted loose in a Houston neighborhood.Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer
McIngvale helped facilitate India s surrender from his handlers and presumed owners at her business, Club Westside, a West Houston fitness center that is also home to a few exotic animals, the Houston Chronicle s Rebecca Carballo and Julian Gill report.
A tiger that got lost on the streets of Houston had a happy ending when it was found and safely turned over to Houston authorities: The tiger, name