Exotic Incident #2720
Incident Date:
02/23/2005
Location:
Moorpark, CA - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Siberian tiger
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
A 352-pound Siberian tiger named Tuffy escaped from the property of Abby and Emma Hedengrans. He roamed the area for over four weeks before being shot and killed by authorities several hundred yards from soccer and baseball fields at the edge of a housing development. The couple kept 22 exotic cats, and one of their lynxes escaped around the same time (see 1/31/05 incident), but they denied that the tiger was theirs. They were arrested.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
http://articles.latimes.com/2005/mar/17/local/me-tiger17