SO MUCH FOR 'MINNESOTA NICE': The Star Tribune is well-known for pointing out the success of Minnesotans on the national stage; I guess the same goes for clandestine tigers.
In the second most-prominent tiger-mauling story of the week, a man was attacked over the weekend by a tiger that he had kept as a pet in his Harlem apartment- and according to the Strib, the tiger (named "Ming") was originally procured from an animal park in Southern Minnesota.
Antoine Yates, 31, had allegedly kept the tiger and several other animals in his apartment, a fact unknown to authorities until the tiger's urine began to seep into the apartment below. Yates was soon after attacked by his own tiger and, after fleeing to Philadelphia for medical treatment, was arrested for reckless endangerment and illegal possession of a wild animal.
According to the Strib story, the internet has given rise to a surprisingly large black market in exotic pets- though not on EBay, apparently.