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...according to a study by Philip Nyhus of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., there were no fewer than seven fatal tiger attacks and at least 20 more that required emergency care. Since 1999, two children--a girl, 10, and a boy, 3--have died in the jaws of pet tigers in Texas alone...
...lots of places, it is perfectly legal to own a tiger as a pet. If you put it on display, you would need a permit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture plus any that are required in that state. But no federal law prevents you from having a pet tiger, and only 20 states forbid big-cat ownership entirely (though many cities, including New York, do have local bans). A bill before the U.S. Senate would ban interstate and foreign commerce in big cats, except for circuses, zoos and other facilities like wildlife sanctuaries. But even that would not prohibit...
...captive tiger is under stress much of the time. Even top-notch zoos and shelters cannot give big cats the huge range they have evolved, over millions of years, to need. Under such artificial conditions, one false move can provoke an attack. Sarah Roy, for example, tried to pet Tigger, the Arizona tiger, when it approached her during a foray into the animal's cage. She is now recovering from leg wounds but plans to return to work...
...Yorker is attacked by the tiger he keeps as a pet in his Harlem apartment. Animal trainer and illusionist Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy is mauled onstage. Back in 1981 in a cover story CATS: LOVE 'EM! HATE 'EM! TIME warned that these furry felines may look placid but are hardly tame...
...Animal Attraction New studies reveal that owning a pet may help you live longer...