Johannesburg — South Africa’s animal welfare authorities on Monday seized and captured a tiger that was discovered roaming a residential space east of the capital Johannesburg.
Safety guards monitoring safety cameras at an workplace constructing within the Johannesburg suburb of Edenvale mentioned they noticed the big cat early Monday morning and that authorities took half in its seize utilizing tranquilizer-laden darts.
Residents had been warned to remain vigilant and hold all animals indoors.
It is the second time in latest weeks {that a} tiger has been let unfastened in South Africa.
It’s not recognized when or the place the most recent tiger got here from, however officers imagine it’s an escaped pet.
Two weeks in the past in Walkerville, south of Johannesburg, one other tiger escaped and was euthanized after being left free-range for about 4 days.
The demise of the Walkerville tiger Shiva has prompted animal rights teams to name on the federal government to ban residents from conserving wild animals as pets.
A person who was attacked by a tiger survived, however two canines died.
“Conserving wild animals in captivity positively places individuals vulnerable to assault. It simply acquired an entire lot simpler,” mentioned the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.