Mexican Authorities Seize Caged Tiger Found in Auto Parts Lot

The 2-year-old male tiger was kept in an enclosure with a dirt floor, no access to water, and was fed chicken scraps, authorities said.

The male tiger secured by Mexico’s environmental enforcement agency at an auto parts lot in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Courtesy of PROFEPA

Mexican authorities seized a tiger in poor condition on Wednesday at an auto parts lot in Ciudad Juárez, the city across the U.S. border from El Paso, Texas. 

“The animal, a young male approximately two years old, was found in a makeshift enclosure with a dirt floor, no water available, and fed chicken remains,” according to the Federal Attorney General’s Office for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA).