Nevada man arrested after 7 'emotional support' tigers seized from his home [View all]
A Nevada man who was arrested Wednesday after seven tigers were seized from his home said they were his "emotional support animals."
Officials conducted a raid on 71-year-old Karl Mithcell's home Wednesday and arrested the man for resisting arrest. Mitchell did not have the proper permits to own the animals, and violated other rules over the years, officials said.
"We have received information over the years that he has been seen walking the tigers loose around the property, off the property in the desert," Nye County Sheriff Joe MCgill said in an interview with NBC affiliate KSNV. "There have been social media posts from him with people interacting with the cats which is also in violation."
In an interview with the outlet, Mitchell said he did not need permits because the tigers are his emotional support animals, and that the public was not in any danger from the tigers.
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