Why you shouldnt release your pets into the wild...

BAZ · 02-24-05, 03:16 PM

.. or make sure their enclosure is escape proof!

Perfect example right here:

http://cbs2chicago.com/cooler/waterc...054115329.html

DAMN!

Rikki · 02-24-05, 03:20 PM

Poor tiger. Its not his fault.

Tim and Julie B · 02-24-05, 03:24 PM

Holy crap. Imagine seeing that in your back yard. Doesn't fish and game have tranq guns?

BAZ · 02-24-05, 03:29 PM

There is a video link in this story. Apparently they had tranquilizer guns too but thought it was too dangerous. Would have taken 5 to 10 minutes to work so they shot it incase it attacked someone or ran into the highway.

Rikki · 02-24-05, 03:30 PM

Really, thats what I was thinking. The animal is endangered, they could have atleast placed him in holding or try to find a zoo or resort which is willing to accept him, rather than acting like an idiot and killing home right now.

Golden_Lotus · 02-24-05, 03:31 PM

Yes (it was written in the article): it was judged to long to take effect (5-10 min) and the situation did not permit that kind of time lost.

Rikki · 02-24-05, 03:33 PM

Oh, there is there excuse. There are so many ways to handle the situation, they didnt care though.... Its just an animal from their point of view. I just cant help feeling sorry for the tiger.

BAZ · 02-24-05, 03:37 PM

Tigers are endangered but captive bred tigers in personal collections really have no positive effect on the wild population. They wont and cant be introduced back into the wild. They are essentially exotic pets. Many are inbred so they cant be used in captive breeding programs which are quite regulated.

It was lose for over 10 days so they really need to find the owner and give him a stiff sentance for not reporting this because this animal could have killed someone.

Poor tiger though... I think they really should have given the tranquilizer a chance. If it had to be shot then they could have done that from the helicopter if it got too close to people.

galad · 02-24-05, 03:38 PM

stupid pèople. Thats a very good reason why these types of endangered animals should not be allowed to be kept by private owners. Why people need to keep such animals is beyond me.

so so sad

hopefully people learn from this experience but it wouldnt surprise me if they didn´t.

peace

ws

Rikki · 02-24-05, 03:43 PM

I wonder if they know who the ownder was, him/her should have some serious jail time. Imagine the potential of the tiger.

BAZ · 02-24-05, 03:53 PM

To be quite honest.. i would keep one if I could. By that I mean I would need to be rich enough to give it an escape proof enclosure like they have in good zoos.

Its a tiger.. Ive wanted one since I was 2! LOL

marisa · 02-24-05, 03:55 PM

Well, none of us know *Exactly* where they were when they located the tiger. They might have been VERY near a busy street, and worried the cat would take off into the road (like mentioned) and then you'd have a dead tiger, and possible a few dead people as well because of a car accident. I for one would be trying to avoid hitting a tiger on the road!

Anyways who knows what situation they were in. I HIGHLY doubt they know who the owner is. It's in California, everyone has exotics. Most of my friends had exotics down there, ostrich, those bengal cats, peacocks are popular, etc.

They'll probably never find the owner unless they are lucky and find a tattoo.

Marisa

samurai · 02-24-05, 04:02 PM

Its unfortunate they had to kill it, but just think of the situation if it attacked a kid or somthing while they were waiting for the tranqs to work. Sad story but could have been much much worse.

gargoyle · 02-24-05, 04:35 PM

I agree that it's sad that they had to kill such a gorgeous animal, but if it was (and it states that it was) close to a residential area with playgrounds and such in the area,,,think of the potential danger it had! In my opinion the animal control officers or police or whomever it was that shot the animal is not the one to point the finger at and say that they are the bad ones in this case.. It should be the owner of the animal that in the first place allowed the animal to escape, and second did nothing to attempt to warn the public or try to re-capture it! The owner should be put away for a long time!

marisa · 02-24-05, 04:41 PM

The other thing is this, they didn't just "shoot and be done with it" now that I re-read the article closer.

" The hunters had been looking for the animal for eight days, using infrared equipment at night. They had set traps with goat meat and chicken."

http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=2988073

They had been using "other ways" for over a week and none were effective. That search and the use of that equiptment was probably extremely costly to begin with.

I think they made the right choice. And I agree they should be punished for not coming forward (the owners)

Marisa