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The case of a woman who was captured with a bengal tiger cub in the corridors of a shopping center in Mexico caused outrage on social media by considering it illegal and dangerous to treat said animal as a pet.
The images show a woman carrying a small Bengal tiger on a leash as she walks through a shopping center in the upscale Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City.
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It was Zaira M, a user on Twitter, who spread the photos at the same time that she showed her disagreement as she assured that, “in accordance with NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010 -which aims to identify the species or populations of flora and fauna wild- the tiger is classified as an endangered species, so the possession of one of these specimens is illegal“.
Today on FB I found this image of a girl freely walking her BENGAL TIGER in @AntaraModa
I shared it for several reasons:
According to NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010 the tiger is classified as an endangered speciesI open thread … pic.twitter.com/lD6YjcER4h
– Zaira M. (@ZaiPorras) September 6, 2020
Witnesses report that the owner of the tiger, whom they identified as Mina, He assured that it is not illegal because they are sold through official sellers of exotic animals born in captivity.
The Twitter user also denounced the lack of responsibility of the security guards of the place who allowed a person with this type of animal to enter.
The woman found my post and had the audacity to say “it wasn’t illegal.” When I replied, she deleted her comment and blocked me.
However, I found more photos of the puppy pic.twitter.com/rLrkcdemyJ
– Zaira M. (@ZaiPorras) September 6, 2020
The case has gone viral in the last hours in the country, and this Monday it is a trend on the social network Twitter.
According to the website of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa), In Mexico, to have an exotic animal at home, you must request an authorization to live with it.
In addition, the management of this type of animals can only be carried out in confinement conditions.
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“In order to prevent and minimize the negative effects on biological and ecological processes as well as the substitution or displacement of populations of native species that are distributed naturally in the site, being strictly prohibited the release to the natural environment”, says the Profepa.
The agency points out that “those specimens of species that due to their nature, in the event of inadequate management or an event that puts the civilian population at risk, must be relocated by Semarnat (Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources)”.
HoweverSome endangered species, such as the Bengal tiger, are excluded from this regulation.
So far, no agency has ruled on the case.
Leticia Varela, deputy for Coyoacán and Benito Juárez and animal protector, reported on her Twitter account that Profepa is already analyzing “how it was acquired and who authorized the procedure “.
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