Greek veterinarians are fighting to save a white tiger cub found abandoned in a rubbish bin at an Athens zoo, believed to be a victim of the illegal wildlife trade.
The three-month-old white tiger was discovered on Feb. 28 under a garbage bin in the parking lot of the Attica Zoological Park by a cleaner, who notified the zoo owner.
“It is the first time ever we had such an animal dumped outside our zoo,” zoo founder Jean-Jacques Lesueur said. “I mean, we had a number of cases of animals dumped, but usually these are abandoned pets—puppies, kittens, tortoises … but a tiger? Never.”…