Exotic Incident #2178

Incident Date:
04/07/2015
Location:
Orland, FL - USA
Facility Name:
Walt Disney World Orlando
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Legal/illegal issue (LI)
Species:
Small Cats
Animal:
Bengal Cat
Animal disposition:

Summary:

A woman visiting from Dubai attempted to bring her pet 1-week old baby Bengal cat into Walt Disney World as a service pet. She was denied entrance until she surrendered her pet to the Central Florida Zoo until her stay at Disney World was over. Media mistakenly identified her cat as a Bengal tiger.

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