Exotic Incident #2239

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San Jacinto, CA - USA
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Incident Date:
08/09/2015
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Summary:

A sick, declawed tiger cub was reportedly found wandering the streets of San Jacinto and was brought to animal care by a woman who claims she found him. The cub, named Himmel, later died during a medical procedure to be neutered and repair his hernia. It is illegal to own a tiger in California and the police are investigating.