Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot

[Balog]

Wow, you can't make this stuff up. Where did she get 6 bengal tiger cubs, and why in the world would she try to sell them in a parking lot? 

Link leads to a video.
http://www.yahoo.com/s/901244

[Tallpine]

Cool!   

You could feed it in a cage to adulthood, then turn it loose and shoot it.  Cheaper than going on a safari.

Used lions are cheaper, though 

[Bigjake]

Or don't feed it all that much and fit it with an invisible fence collar.  keep the yard free of irritating neighbors pets and small children. 

[Balog]

Raise until dog size then sell to rapper for $100K minimum.

[Gewehr98]

I heard Siegfried and Roy could use another tiger or two...

[MicroBalrog]

There was time that baby crocodiles were a hit with mob bosses in the Holy Land. Then they realized the crocs were becoming huge, and started setting them loose in the Yarkon. Bad idea.

[LadySmith]

Tiger cubs for sale in the parking lot?  They have the coolest Wal-Marts ever in TX. 

[roo_ster]

And I thought selling puppies in Bass Pro Shops parking lots was a neat idea.

That is good, but the tiger deal is grrrreat!

[The Annoyed Man]

Tiger cubs for sale in the parking lot?  They have the coolest Wal-Marts ever in TX. 

I know you wished that you had been there to buy the whole lot yes?

[MechAg94]

Bad idea.  Those Tigers are not made in China.  Can't have that on Wal-Mart property. 

[xavier fremboe]

Bad idea.  Those Tigers are not made in China.  Can't have that on Wal-Mart property. 

But Wal-Mart drove the local mom and pop Tiger Store out of business.

[seeker_two]

Bad idea.  Those Tigers are not made in China.  Can't have that on Wal-Mart property. 

But Wal-Mart drove the local mom and pop Tiger Store out of business.

Too bad.....you could special-order tigers at the mom-&-pop tiger shop......at Wal-Mart, you gotta buy whatever is in stock......

...but, you can buy the slightly damaged overruns of tigers at Big Lots..... 

[wmenorr67]

Yes but Wal-mart also asks for ID before you can purchase a tiger also.

[HankB]

This probably helps explain the sales of "gangsta" style clothing with the TIGER CHOW label . . .

[MechAg94]

Or you could release the Tigers into the wild somewhere and then get on Monster Hunters on the History Channel saying some big cat killed your dog.  It would make a better episode than the Alligator Gar show.  They could have at least hooked up with some bowfishing guys for that one. 

[Bigjake]

do they walk you to the front of the store when you purchase a tiger?

[Parker Dean]

Where did she get 6 bengal tiger cubs, and why in the world would she try to sell them in a parking lot? 

A local radio news cast yesterday mentioned something about her being the owner of some sort of exotic wildlife ranch upstate.

What I want to know is just how suspicious-looking you have to be to get noticed sitting in a Wal-Mart parking lot. People sit in their cars all the time at those places and no one bats an eye.

[xavier fremboe]

Bad idea.  Those Tigers are not made in China.  Can't have that on Wal-Mart property. 

But Wal-Mart drove the local mom and pop Tiger Store out of business.

Too bad.....you could special-order tigers at the mom-&-pop tiger shop......at Wal-Mart, you gotta buy whatever is in stock......

...but, you can buy the slightly damaged overruns of tigers at Big Lots..... 

That's where I bought my tiger.  Saved 50%...

[Stand_watie]

Tiger cubs for sale in the parking lot?  They have the coolest Wal-Marts ever in TX. 

     I'll start with the caveat that I don't think owning a tiger is a good idea, unless you're a specialist in handling big cats (see Sigfreid & Roy, they were specialists and still had a problem, joe average would be about a million x more likely to get killed by their big cat..) but tiger cubs are definitely pretty cute and cuddly looking.

     I remember when I first moved to Texas I was amazed at the fact that roadside sales seemed to be unregulated.

[Boomhauer]

Or, you could just get your tigers at TigerDirect

All you need is a credit card...UPS will have your tiger(s) to your doorstep in 3 to 5 business days...

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

how much was she asking for em?

[xavier fremboe]

Or, you could just get your tigers at TigerDirect

All you need is a credit card...UPS will have your tiger(s) to your doorstep in 3 to 5 business days...

Yeah, but the special is for a Celeron with 802.11b.  I want mine with a dual core and Wimax...   

[Tuco]

how much was she asking for em?

That's my question, too.  What is the going rate for black market tiger cubs?
Do males cost more than females?   Are premiums charged for specific stripe patterns or color variations?

I also tried to find an oblique "Only in Texas" comment, but had to give up.

[griz]

Another Wally World critter story:

http://www.wavy.com/global/story.asp?s=8078113

[LadySmith]

I know you wished that you had been there to buy the whole lot yes?

Oh yes. 

Another Wally World critter story:

http://www.wavy.com/global/story.asp?s=8078113

I'm going to have to take a road trip just to visit various Wal-Mart parking lots around the country.