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A “concerned citizen,” who police said is a friend of Cuevas’s wife, Gia, contacted officials at BARC, the city of Houston’s animal shelter. The friend said Gia, who police say owns the animal, wanted to turn the tiger over to authorities. Police then helped get the tiger to the shelter.