Tiger Spotted Running Through PA

Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:49 pm » by **Evildweeb**

Tiger Spotted Running Through Uniontown
Callers Flood 911 Center With Sightings

September 2, 2009 / September 3, 2009

UNIONTOWN, Pa. -- Some residents in Fayette County swear they've seen a tiger on the loose.

State police said they're keeping an eye out for the beast after sightings came in from all across the city.

Dispatchers said people calling in about the alleged tiger swamped their switchboard on Tuesday night.

However, on Thursday, the Pennsylvania State Police said a large cat expert from the wildlife sanctuary in Grindestone viewed the reported tiger and determined it was a tabby house cat of normal size.

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/new ... etail.html

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Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:01 am » by **Loneqqwolf**

If it was seen in the woods it could have been Tiger Woods.

Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:12 am » by **Dustnbones**

The same thing happened about a year ago where I live in Southeastern PA. We got the exact same "Tabby Cat" answer when a Mountain Lion was spotted in a Field. There have also been several sightings in Northern Delaware which is only a couple of miles away from me.

I think they just don't want to scare the public hence the obviously untrue answer. People know the difference between a 10 pound Tabby Cat and 300 pound tiger. The've always been here, people just don't see them often.

Mountain Lions are native to this area, but of course, development and hunting reduced their numbers drastically which is why they are rarely seen.