OHMYGOSSIP — Carole Baskin is offering a $5,000 reward to find a missing tiger.
The ‘Tiger King’ star has learned of the plight of nine-month-old male big cat India, who was seen roaming freely in Houston before being loaded into a Jeep Cherokee.
The tiger had been in the possession of Victor Hugo Cuevas, who was arrested on Monday (10.05.21) and released on Wednesday (12.05.21) and faces a felony charge of evading arrest. Although the animal was gone, police officers did find a large tiger enclosure erected outside.
Police have requested anyone with information to contact them so the tiger can be taken to a safe place and now Carole, 59, has offered the generous sum to anyone who can assist with the safe capture of India.
Posting a video to her official Instagram account, she said: “Hey all you cool cats and kittens, it’s Carol Baskin from Big Cat Rescue and we are offering a $5,000 reward if the person who has India the tiger will release that cat to a sanctuary that is accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries and work with law enforcement to convict the people involved in the buying and selling of this tiger.
“This tiger does not belong in private hands, and we need to get the tiger to safety as soon as possible.”
Speaking to the Houston Chronicle newspaper about her offer, Carole said: “I think somebody definitely knows [where he is], and so just a few minutes ago, I actually put out a $5,000 reward for anyone who will turn this cat over to … a sanctuary that is accredited by the Global Federation of Sanctuaries, and who will also work with law enforcement to convict the sellers and buyers on both ends of that transaction.
“I don’t want to create a situation where we are offering $5,000 to somebody who is just going to say, ‘hey I want to get rid of this cat anyway’…but to somebody who is actually going to come forward to law enforcement and put an end to this.
“Fixing the problem is putting the people in jail who are buying and selling these cats to begin with.”
Source: VacationHunter.Online
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