(CNN) Three months since a tiger was found in a cage in a vacant home, Houston police have made an arrest on the mystery owner. Brittany Garza, 24, was taken into custody an Wednesday and charged with animal cruelty, a misdemeanor, for failing to provide water, food, care and shelter for the tiger she named "Rajah." "We questioned them as to whether they were under the effects of the drugs or they actually saw a tiger," Sgt. Jason Alderete of the Houston Police Department's Major Offenders, Livestock Animal Cruelty Unit told CNN affiliate KTRK. It was lined with hay that was soaked in urine and animal waste that the animal was left to lay on.

Source: CNN May 16, 2019 02:48 UTC