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Tiger euthanised in South Africa after escaping from private home

Members of a local community policing forum search the nearby bushes for Sheba, an eight-year-old tiger that escaped from a nearby farm in the Walkerville area on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa January 16, 2023 REUTERS/Ihsaan Haffejee

South African authorities euthanised a tiger on Wednesday after she escaped from an enclosure in a private home, killed several animals and injured a man, raising questions about whether exotic animals should be allowed to be kept as pets.

The Bengal tiger, an eight-year-old female named Sheba, had been living in the enclosure at an address in the outskirts of Johannesburg until her escape on Friday evening.

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