Greek veterinarians are fighting to save a white tiger cub abandoned in a rubbish bin at an Athens zoo, believed to be a victim of the illegal wildlife trade.
The three-month old white tiger was found on Feb. 28 under a garbage bin in the parking lot of the Attica Zoological Park by a cleaner, who notified the zoo owner.
The zoo's security camera video shows a vehicle driving up to the bins before midnight the previous night. Authorities were trying to trace the licence plates, said Lesueur."When I first saw the cub, I couldn't believe what I was seeing in front of me, I honestly couldn't believe that an animal was in such a state," said zoo veterinarian Noi Psaroudaki.
"A tiger definitely cannot be a pet. It is a very dangerous animal, with a very big killing instinct," said Cerny. "Most of these pet tigers are going to be abandoned or killed." "We know that animals enter Greece illegally - snakes, tigers, like this one, it is not the first time a tiger has entered," said Maria Ganoti, head of Greek wildlife rescue association ANIMA, which has often cared for wild animals that have been abandoned, such as snakes and crocodiles.
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