Houston Tiger that frightened residents located after a week (Video)

Monday, 17 May 2021 - 10:00

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A tiger that frightened residents after it was last seen briefly wandering around a Houston neighbourhood has been found after a nearly week-long search and appears to be unharmed, police announced on Saturday evening.

A tiger that was missing for a week after being spotted roaming around a Houston neighbourhood has been found, police confirmed.

The nine-month-old Bengal tiger, named 'India' was turned into police on Saturday and is said to be in good health.

That animal is only nine months old and already weighs 175 lbs (80kgs) - full grown, the tiger can get to 600 lbs. It still had its claws and it could do a lot of damage if he decided to.

Footage shared on social media last week appeared to show the tiger wandering around the streets of in the west of the Texan city,

The tiger will be delivered to an animal sanctuary on Sunday.

The animal was spotted out on the streets on 9 May. When officers arrived at the scene, a man put the tiger into an SUV and drove off, police said.

Houston Police attempted to follow the vehicle but lost sight of it a short time later.

The alleged owner, Hugo Cuevas, was arrested several days later for evading arrest. At the time of the incident, Mr Cuevas was already on bail for a murder charge.

Hugo  Cuevas' lawyer has insisted that the animal was not his but told the Associated Press that he was involved "in the caretaking of India often".

Late on Saturday, police said at a news conference that the animal was turned over to officers by Cuevas' wife Giorgiana.






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