Exotic Incident #2875

Incident Date:
01/31/2017
Location:
East Rockaway, NY - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Abandoned animal (AA)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Wallaby
Animal disposition:
Removed/Re-housed

Summary:

A malnourished wallaby was found inside a garage.
He was 20 pounds underweight, and was taken to veterinarians after being rescued from the house belonging to Larry Wallach. Wallach, who is known as ‘The Tiger Man,’ is a self-proclaimed exotic animal rescuer. Having a wallaby as a pet is illegal in New York and he could face arrest.

Action take by Born Free USA:

Notes:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4185300/Malnourished-wallaby-inside-Long-Island-garage.html#ixzz4XviLl9Fx