Sheba the tiger has been found and euthanized after killing another Walkerville neighbourhood dog.
Community policing forum representative Gresham Mandy told The Citizen that they had received reports of activity on the Arboretum Farm at Walkers Fruit Farms on Wednesday at around 1am.
The fully grown tigress escaped from her enclosure on a plot in the south of Johannesburg last week. Her owner reported that his fence had been deliberately cut.
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Grim ending for Sheba
Mandy said it was sad to see Sheba euthanized.
“Unfortunately, Sheba did not have a happy ending. At 2 o’ clock this morning she entered another farm, three kilometers from her original sighting and she attacked and killed the farmers dog and the decision was made by the owner of the tiger to euthanize her.”
The fully grown tigress was part of a privately owned male/female duo, living on a small holding in Walker Fruit Farm. Sheba escaped from her enclosure after the fences were cut.
“According to the owner, we believe his fences were cut by people who had ill intentions which is probably to come and steal and break in the house. There are no leads yet as to who might have cut the fence,” he said.
*This is a developing story
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