The tigers, previously kept in private ownership by a former circus performer in Schkeuditz (North Saxony district), have arrived at their new home in southern Spain. “The animals have just arrived, and the process of unloading them from the trucks into the quarantine station is currently underway,” Patrick Müller, press spokesperson for the Dutch animal welfare organization “Animal Advocacy and Protection” (AAP), told the German Press Agency.
A total of 40 big cats at a rescue center in Spain
The six tigers, which were being kept in an industrial park near Highway 9 and were handed over by the authorities to the animal welfare activists on Wednesday, are now at the organization’s sanctuary for monkeys and big cats in Villena, southern Spain.
There, in accordance with current regulations governing the import of animals, they must spend four weeks in separate quarantine. “The animals are being checked every day now. Do they have any parasites? Do they have any intestinal infections? Do they exhibit any behavioral disorders?” explains Müller.
