Exotic Incident #1378

Incident Date:
06/22/2010
Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Facility Name:
San Francisco Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Siberian Tiger
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

Tony, an 18-year-old Siberian tiger, was euthanized by zoo veterinarian due to failing health. He had been at the zoo since 1993.

Action take by Born Free USA:

Blog requesting donors and supporters to write letters to SF Zoo requesting them to turn big cat facility into a "sanctuary" for rescued cats and devote more revenue to protection of habitat for tigers in the wild.

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