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White tiger seized at house in southeast France

Sat, 04 May 2019 20:39:38 +0200

Investigators in southeast France have seized a white tiger cub at the home of a suspected exotic animal trafficker, while pythons and endangered marsupials were found at his mother's house, a police source said Saturday.

Trainer of escaped Paris tiger says cage lock was cut

Sun, 26 Nov 2017 09:54:53 +0100

The circus boss who shot dead his escaped tiger on the streets of Paris claimed on Saturday the animal's cage had been cut open in a "malicious act".

French drug dealer 'charged €5 for selfie with tiger cub'

Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:01:01 +0200

A tiger cub has been rescued from the hands of a suspected drug dealer in Paris who reportedly charged customers €5 for a selfie with it.

France scales down hunt for mystery cat

Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:36:11 +0100

French officials on Friday scaled down a frantic hunt for a mysterious big cat prowling on the outskirts of Paris after scotching earlier fears it was a tiger.

Big cat on the loose is 'not a tiger': authorities

Fri, 14 Nov 2014 14:19:00 +0100

UPDATED: French authorities searching for a mysterious big cat spotted prowling around a town on the outskirts of Paris revealed on Friday it was unlikely to be a tiger as initially suspected.

Search resumes for escaped 'tiger' near Paris

Fri, 14 Nov 2014 10:45:00 +0100

UPDATED: A tiger remained on the loose near Paris on Friday morning as emergency services armed with tranquilizer guns resumed the search following a fruitless all-day hunt on Thursday, with worried residents ordered to stay indoors.

Concern in France over risk of chikungunya virus

Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:11:00 +0200

French authorities have issued advice to counter the threat of the mosquito-born virus chikungunya, after dozens of cases were reported in the south. The risk of a chikungunya or dengue fever outbreak could be heightened by supporters returning from the World Cup in Brazil.

Circus animals stranded in French visa nightmare

Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:33:00 +0100

Ever been entangled in the bureaucratic nightmare that is the notorious French visa system? Well people aren't the only ones who can get snared in the Gallic web of paperwork. Spare a thought for a group of Russian circus animals left stranded in a Polish car park.

VIDEO: Rare tiger cubs born in French circus

Thu, 30 May 2013 13:23:00 +0200

Four white Bengal tigers were born in a circus in western France this week, to their 12-year-old mother Citta. The adorable cubs (seen feeding in a video below) are four of only a few hundred left in existence.

12-year-old bitten by Bengal tiger

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:37:00 +0100

A plucky teenager got a bit too close to a cage containing a tiger as a circus was being set up in the southern town of Nissan-lez-Ensérune.