Bengal Tiger Cub Discovered at Crime Scene During Police Investigation Following Shooting
Incident Date:
01/10/2023
Location:
Albuquerque, NM - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Abandoned animal (AA)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Tiger
Animal disposition:
Removed/Re-housed
Summary:
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, police say they’ve located a tiger while investigating a shooting. Officers allegedly followed a trail of blood to a trailer, where they expected to find a person who had been injured. Instead, they found a Bengal tiger cub in a dog crate. Officials could not confirm where the tiger cub came from.
The cub was taken to the ABQ BioPark Zoo. According to the New Mexico Game and Fish spokesperson, there have been a substantial increase in inquiries of how to possess wild animals as pets, which may have a connection to the glamorized portrayal of these animals in popular media.
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