...tiger...tiger...burning bright....

A tiger spotted in Sixth Avenue? An incredible story?

Going from house to house, braving excitable dogs and non-responsive owners, the volunteers from the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) want to create awareness among Sixth Avenue residents about the possibility of a tiger being kept in captivity in the area.

The reward for giving information about the tiger? $3,000.

As for the tiger search, the AVA says it will only come in to take action once there is specific information on the location of such a tiger.
The Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said it had also heard from a few sources about someone who has been keeping a tiger for 10 years, but was unable to proceed with investigations without specific information.
ACRES says it believes the tiger may be full-grown and may have been kept there for about 10 years - possibly in the basement of a house.

Oh dear...excitement in Singapore! A real life tiger in Singapore!! Woo-wee...

Er..now for the 'relevant authorities' to do actually do something about it...*cough*


(on a sidenote: ACRES said AVA officers had gone to a specific location in Mandai to search for another illegally-kept exotic pet, a Malayan sun bear, which they hoped to rescue.But the search had come up empty.)