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A tiger was spotted loose in West Houston on the weekend. It was being kept in a house as a “pet.” Here’s a Twitter thread about the incident (language warning): 

https://www.twitter.com/robwormald/status/1391579206262300674

News article:

https://abc13.com/pets-animals/hpd-investigating-tiger-seen-roaming-outside-west-houston-home/10605796/

Quote:On Sunday, Houston police responded to a call about a tiger in a neighbor's front yard on Ivy Wall Drive, in the Highway 6 and Memorial area.


By the time officers arrived, the tiger was gone.

"It has a collar. It is somebody's pet," eyewitness Maria Torres said while capturing video of the wild cat.

Video of the incident shows a man grab the tiger by what appears to be a collar and lead it into a home. At one point, another man appeared to point a gun at the animal before it was led inside.

Neighbor Jose Ramos later told ABC13 that the man with a gun was an off-duty Waller County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Wes Manion, who lived in the neighborhood and came to help get the tiger under control.

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