Pot-smoking tipster finds tiger in abandoned house, police say
CORY MCCORD
A tiger was found Monday at an abandoned southeast Houston home, according to police.
Police said the caged female tiger was found at a home in the 9400 block of East Avenue J.
An anonymous tipster reported seeing the animal about a week ago, according to BARC.
The tipster said they were at the house to smoke marijuana and thought they were hallucinating when they first saw the tiger, according to police.
The tiger was found in a "rinky-dink" cage in the garage, which was not locked, police said. The garage was secured with a screwdriver and a nylon strap, according to police.
"A pretty small cage inside basically a garage in a house that didn't look like it was in the best shape. So it was important that we get it out of that situation," Lara Cottingham, with the city of Houston, said.
BARC officers found the tiger on Monday. They called Houston police, who were able to secure a warrant and remove the tiger.
The tiger was tranquilized in order to move it out of the house, officials said.
Officials said the tiger will be taken to the BARC animal shelter at 3300 Carr St. BARC will be the tiger's temporary home. Officials said the tiger will be taken to another facility, where it will stay permanently, Tuesday.
“There's an incredible network all across the United States and here in Houston and here in Texas. It's just finding the right combination and then transporting," Cottingham said.
The Houston Zoo said it will not be able to take the tiger.
Here is a statement from the Zoo:
"The Houston Zoo is aware of the tiger found in southeast Houston today, Feb. 11; however, the Houston Zoo is not involved in this case, and is not receiving the tiger, as incorrectly reported.
"The Houston Zoo is home to two Malayan tigers, Berani and Satu, and does not have capacity to receive additional tigers.
"Fewer than 3,500 tigers of all tiger subspecies remain in the wild today, according to the Tiger Conservation Campaign. Malayan tigers surviving on the Malay Peninsula are critically endangered with an estimated population of 300 remaining in the wild."
Copyright 2019 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.
CORY MCCORD
A tiger was found Monday at an abandoned southeast Houston home, according to police.
Police said the caged female tiger was found at a home in the 9400 block of East Avenue J.
An anonymous tipster reported seeing the animal about a week ago, according to BARC.
The tipster said they were at the house to smoke marijuana and thought they were hallucinating when they first saw the tiger, according to police.
The tiger was found in a "rinky-dink" cage in the garage, which was not locked, police said. The garage was secured with a screwdriver and a nylon strap, according to police.
"A pretty small cage inside basically a garage in a house that didn't look like it was in the best shape. So it was important that we get it out of that situation," Lara Cottingham, with the city of Houston, said.
BARC officers found the tiger on Monday. They called Houston police, who were able to secure a warrant and remove the tiger.
The tiger was tranquilized in order to move it out of the house, officials said.
Officials said the tiger will be taken to the BARC animal shelter at 3300 Carr St. BARC will be the tiger's temporary home. Officials said the tiger will be taken to another facility, where it will stay permanently, Tuesday.
“There's an incredible network all across the United States and here in Houston and here in Texas. It's just finding the right combination and then transporting," Cottingham said.
The Houston Zoo said it will not be able to take the tiger.
Here is a statement from the Zoo:
"The Houston Zoo is aware of the tiger found in southeast Houston today, Feb. 11; however, the Houston Zoo is not involved in this case, and is not receiving the tiger, as incorrectly reported.
"The Houston Zoo is home to two Malayan tigers, Berani and Satu, and does not have capacity to receive additional tigers.
"Fewer than 3,500 tigers of all tiger subspecies remain in the wild today, according to the Tiger Conservation Campaign. Malayan tigers surviving on the Malay Peninsula are critically endangered with an estimated population of 300 remaining in the wild."
Copyright 2019 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.
fax
some king pin is out of a 500k tiger 