Escaped tiger in South Africa found and euthanized
A tiger that escaped from a private farm in South Africa and attacked a man and killed two dogs and a pig while on the loose for days has been euthanized JOHANNESBURG -- A tiger that escaped from a private farm in South Africa and attacked a man and killed two dogs and a pig while on the loose for days was euthanized on Wednesday. Sheba, an 8-year-old female tiger , was shot in the early hours of the morning after being spotted in a residential area near where it escaped in the Walkerville region south of Johannesburg, police said. Sheba, who was kept as a Pet in an enclosure on a smallholding, escaped on Saturday. Officials said it was impossible to safely capture the big cat and its owner gave the go-ahead for it to be euthanize d. “Due to the terrain and area it was not possible to contain her or secure her safely," said Gresham Mandy, a community police group representative. “At 3:45 a.m. the decision was made to euthanize her while it was still safe to do so. Unfortunately ...