Tigers are endangered in Asia, but in Texas they’re backyard pets

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Austin American-Statesman
London Gibson
Apr. 27, 2018

By some estimates, a couple of thousand tigers live in Texas, many in backyards and most not registered with the state, which is believed to be the second-largest tiger population in the world behind India.

Texas allows ownership of exotic pets and requires owners to register their animals with the state, but as of February only 50 tigers were recorded, said Chris Van Deusen, spokesman for the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Animal rights advocates say many tigers go unregistered because county enforcement of the registration rules is often lax.

More... https://www.mystatesman.com/news/local/tigers-are-endangered-asia-but-texas-they-backyard-pets/x8iYTDZ1UZ6mmTK5TfhrsM/

[endicom]

Fess up, people.

[roamer_1]

So it turns out this song is more of a documentary... 

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[Sanguine]

That's disturbing.

[endicom]

That's disturbing.

They hunt by night, Sanguine. Silently. Stalking. Pounce.

 

[Sanguine]

They hunt by night, Sanguine. Silently. Stalking. Pounce.

 

[RoosGirl]

Of course they're endangered in Asia.  Everyone knows tigers live in the jungles of Africa.

[endicom]

Of course they're endangered in Asia.  Everyone knows tigers live in the jungles of Africa.

That would only be fair as there are lions in India.

[TomSea]

I thought I read though, not too long ago, Ocelots or some cat, use to live in parts of Texas but have become rather rare.

[endicom]

I thought I read though, not too long ago, Ocelots or some cat, use to live in parts of Texas but have become rather rare.

"In the United States, it inhabits southern Texas and southern Arizona.[4][5]"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocelot


I've read of jaguars so I looked that up:

"Though there are single cats now living within the western United States, the species has largely been extirpated from the United States since the early 20th century."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar


The closest I've been to ocelots was in the belly of a Lufthansa 707. Beautiful animals.

[Sighlass]

I guess Texas does have an answer to the feral pig problem up it's sleeve.

[Elderberry]

I thought I read though, not too long ago, Ocelots or some cat, use to live in parts of Texas but have become rather rare.

Back in the late 60's, I was hunting outside of Yoakum Tx and a black panther crossed the road right in front of us.

[Gefn]

Tyger, Tyger burning bright....

I love tigers 🐅

I still have seeing a liger on my bucket list

Meow!
@Hopalong Ginsberg
@Cyber Liberty

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

Doesn't strike me as such a great idea.

[thackney]

Back in the late 60's, I was hunting outside of Yoakum Tx and a black panther crossed the road right in front of us.

I've heard this one before:

[Cyber Liberty]

Tyger, Tyger burning bright....

I love tigers 🐅

I still have seeing a liger on my bucket list

Meow!
@Hopalong Ginsberg
@Cyber Liberty

I saw a Liger once, in the Reno zoo.

[endicom]

I saw a Liger once, in the Reno zoo.

Janet?

[Hopalong Ginsberg]

I know where to find ocelots.

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[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

I know where to find ocelots.

[GrouchoTex]

Back in the late 60's, I was hunting outside of Yoakum Tx and a black panther crossed the road right in front of us.

We had a cougar living in a tree in Fort Bend county a year or two ago.
It was at  the Fort Bend Country Club golf course.

(Now it wasn't a University of Houston Cougar).

[GrouchoTex]

So it turns out this song is more of a documentary... 

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Buck Owens, nice.

Don't forget Roger Miller's line "You can't drive around with a Tiger in your car".

[roamer_1]

Buck Owens, nice.

Don't forget Roger Miller's line "You can't drive around wit a Tiger in your car".

Roger Miller. Now there's a fine one. There won't be another one of them... RIP

[Gefn]

I remember there was a gasoline commercial that went "put a tiger in your tank"

[endicom]

I remember there was a gasoline commercial that went "put a tiger in your tank"

Esso.

[Gefn]

Thanks! 

[endicom]

Thanks!

[Gefn]

Thanks @endicom

I had a plastic dinosaur from Sinclair when I was a baby. Put a dinosaur in your tank!!!

[Cyber Liberty]

Thanks @endicom

I had a plastic dinosaur from Sinclair when I was a baby. Put a dinosaur in your tank!!!

I had one of those blow-up ones....

[endicom]

I had one of those blow-up ones....

Be prepared for some incoming.

[Cyber Liberty]

Be prepared for some incoming.

Yeah, I know.  I see it coming, sure.

[Gefn]

Yeah, I know.  I see it coming, sure.

I found the photo and called my mom. It was a plastic blowup Dino. And it was about 2-3x bigger than me, since I was about two. According to mom, I dragged that poor thing all over the house.

I still have my stuffed tiger from my babyhood too, it's preseserved in a plastic bag because it's so frail.