Tigers Invade France

It appears the French now have something new to surrender to: tigers. There are reports of what is believed to be a young tiger roaming about in the Bordeaux region of that country.

BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - Police in southwestern France are searching for a big cat, possibly a young tiger, that has been spotted prowling in a village near the city of Bordeaux, the village's mayor said on Thursday.

Officials from the National Hunting Office have also laid traps for the animal after a woman and her daughter saw it repeatedly in their garden. (Ed Note: They have tiger traps on hand in France? Who knew?)

"At first they didn't believe it, but the third time the animal was 10 metres (yards) away from them," Pierre Soubabere, mayor of Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand, told Reuters.

This is not believed to be related to the Animal Uprising™. The animal overlords consider France too easy and beneath their notice.