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Houston police announced Saturday night that the missing tiger seen in a Houston neighborhood has been found. (KPRC)
HOUSTON – A tiger that frightened residents after it was last seen briefly wandering around a Houston neighborhood has been found after a nearly week-long search and appears to be unharmed, police announced Saturday evening.
In a short video tweeted by Houston police, Cmdr. Ron Borza can be seen sitting next to the tiger, petting the animal and saying it has been a long week searching for it.
“But we got him, and he’s healthy,” Borza said as the wife of the man police allege is the animal s owner sat next to him and fed the tiger with a baby bottle. The tiger was being held at BARC, the city of Houston’s animal shelter, but was expected to be taken Sunday morning to the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch, an animal sanctuary in Murchison, Texas, located southeast of Dallas.
Tiger missing in Houston found safe, police say
A Bengal tiger that has been missing in the Houston area has been located, officials said.
The tiger is secure at BARC, the city’s animal shelter and adoption agency, said Mary Benton, communications director for the city.
“We are happy to report that the missing tiger seen in a Houston neighborhood last week has been found and appears to be unharmed,” Houston police tweeted.
The man last seen with the big cat, Victor Hugo Cuevas, was taken into custody Friday after a Fort Bend County judge revoked his bond on a pending, unrelated murder charge from 2017.