Exotic Incident #619
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Harlem, NY - USA
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Incident Date:
03/10/2003
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Summary:
A 400-lb “pet” Bengal tiger bit his owner, Antoine Yates, on the arm, sending the man to the hospital. The tiger and an alligator were confiscated from the possessor’s apartment. Yates was sentenced on 10/07/04 to five months in jail for reckless endangerment.