Still sick. Blah.....
I heard today that they shot this tiger that was roaming free here in LA. Pretty sad. Why did they have to kill it?
Elusive suburban tiger shot in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Wildlife authorities shot and killed an elusive tiger that had stalked homes and alarmed the residents of a Los Angeles suburb for more than a week, police said.
The tiger, which weighed between 181 and 272 kilograms (400 to 600 pounds) was tracked and hunted down near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, after a local residents spotted the mysterious beast.
"It was a large exotic animal and it was shot this morning after a resident called and said they had seen it in their yard," said Ventura County Sheriff's Department Captain Bob LeMay said
The beast had sparked a major alert last when its large paw prints were spotted on February 8 around suburban neighbourhoods of the second largest US city. The animal however was not sighted until Wednesday morning.
Officials of the California Department of Fish and Game said they were trying to solve the mystery of where the big cat had come from, and were questioning residents with permits allowing them to keep exotic pets.
Authorities however said that no-one had reported losing a tiger in the area, which lies northwest of central Los Angeles, and that the cat may have been kept illegally.
I heard today that they shot this tiger that was roaming free here in LA. Pretty sad. Why did they have to kill it?
Elusive suburban tiger shot in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Wildlife authorities shot and killed an elusive tiger that had stalked homes and alarmed the residents of a Los Angeles suburb for more than a week, police said.
The tiger, which weighed between 181 and 272 kilograms (400 to 600 pounds) was tracked and hunted down near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, after a local residents spotted the mysterious beast.
"It was a large exotic animal and it was shot this morning after a resident called and said they had seen it in their yard," said Ventura County Sheriff's Department Captain Bob LeMay said
The beast had sparked a major alert last when its large paw prints were spotted on February 8 around suburban neighbourhoods of the second largest US city. The animal however was not sighted until Wednesday morning.
Officials of the California Department of Fish and Game said they were trying to solve the mystery of where the big cat had come from, and were questioning residents with permits allowing them to keep exotic pets.
Authorities however said that no-one had reported losing a tiger in the area, which lies northwest of central Los Angeles, and that the cat may have been kept illegally.
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fairygrlz:
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS for shooting a Tiger!!!!
lylonijade:
soory to hear that your sick. i am sick too. And about the titger that is really sad can I come and visit you in LA and try to save the tigers?