An anonymous call was made to police in San Antonio, Texas during the recent winter storm, informing them a tiger may need rescuing.
When they arrived, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office found a six-month-old tigress. Wearing a harness and underfed, it was clear she was being kept as a pet, which is illegal in the county.
“When [deputies] came out on the scene, they found this beautiful young lady in temperatures that weren’t suitable for her, and actually in living conditions that weren’t suitable for her either,” says Sheriff Javier Salazar.
Her rescuers decided to name her Elsa, after the main character in the animated film Frozen .
/PRNewswire/ Today, an approximately six-month-old, 60-pound tiger named Elsa is settling in at her new home at the Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas..
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Representatives Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) and John Katko (R-NY) reintroduced the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) in early February to the House of Representatives. The bill also has 22 co-sponsors and focuses on ways to prevent child abuse.
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The bill includes collecting data and information about animal abuse, because it’s a risk factor related to child abuse. The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorsed the re-introduction of the bill.
“In a violent household, companion animals are often victims of the same abusive behaviors that harm children, intimate partners, and vulnerable adults,” said Nancy Blaney, director of government affairs for AWI, “Often, the first person to identify a child in a dangerous situation is a law enforcement officer responding to an animal cruelty call.”
There are likely more tigers in captivity than in the wild, Humane Society of the United States says
It is legal in much of Texas to privately own a big cat, but not Bexar County
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ACS is warning against having tigers in the city after one was found in someone’s backyard. (KSAT, Courtesy: Azul Cruz)
SAN ANTONIO – Many San Antonio residents were shocked by recent reports of a tiger cub sighting at a Southwest Side house over the weekend, but animal rights activists say tigers held in captivity are actually common.
Even though captive tigers are a “serious threat,” the Humane Society of the United States said there are likely more tigers in captivity than there are in the wild across the world.
No more lions or tiger or bears oh my! State Rep. Melissa Shusterman, D-Chester/Montgomery, is proposing a ban on the sale of exotic animals to private c