The Edenvale Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has announced that another tiger has escaped in Edenvale, East Rand, Gauteng.
According to the National Council of SPCA, the tiger is likely a female nine-month-old. Authorities have initiated a search for the animal.
The National Council of SPCAs has informed the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) about the escaped tiger, as reported by the GDARD.
“Given that GDARD and the Ekurhuleni municipality are responsible for enforcing the legislation that allows these dangerous animals to be kept in captivity in the first place, they must assume some form of accountability and responsibility for the welfare of the animal/s and the residents,” NSPA stated.
In Gauteng, another #tiger has escaped. The cat is believed to be an adolescent that fled from an East Rand home in Edenvale. The large feline was observed shortly after 5am on Cabot Road, Eastleigh Ridge, on Monday. @TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/v7EUOyQ2Nz
— Orrin Singh (30/01/2023) (@orrin417)
Sheba, an eight-year-old female tiger, escaped her enclosure on a smallholding south of Johannesburg earlier this month.
Sheba was eventually located and euthanized to ensure the safety of the Walkers Fruit Farms neighborhood.
Sheba had assaulted a mother and slaughtered two dogs and a pig.
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