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Tiger Runs Loose In Galveston County, Official Says
Galveston County’s judge says a tiger is on the loose in the county and he says, “I understand he’s hungry.”
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(September 16, 2008)--A tiger is on the loose in Galveston County, Galveston County Judge Jim Yarbrough said Tuesday.
The animal escaped from its enclosure at an exotic pets center, Yarbrough said.
There were earlier reports that a lion had taken refuge in a Baptist Church with its owner on Bolivar Peninsula, as well as of livestock and other animals roaming amid the wreckage left by Hurricane Ike.
Now, Yarbrough says, "Turns out there's a tiger, and I understand he's hungry ... so we're staying away from him."
Yarbrough said everyone in the neighborhood knows the big cat, and that experts were being brought in to rescue it and other animals.
Meanwhile human residents of hurricane-stricken Galveston are now allowed to briefly return to check out their property.
Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas on Tuesday announced a "look and leave" re-entry advisory on the island between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Galveston residents and business owners must show photo identification at highway checkpoints under the policy.
The city was under a mandatory evacuation order before Ike, which knocked out all medical facilities, water, sewer, electricity and gas services.
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As Tony the tiger would say, "Thats Grrrreat"!
I've got a tiger by the tail in Galveston oh Galveston!
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