Man's Exotic Animal Sanctuary Shut Down in Ontario

0:00It's March 28th. This is Toronto News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. A guy named Zohave Masoud kept three tigers and a hyena on a property in Wainfleet, Ontario. But the township shut that down quick for breaking there. Exotic animal bylaw. He had two adult tigers named Aspen and Jagger, a young one called Atlas and a hyena named Maryland. Officials gave him until mid-March to clear them out, citing big public safety risks. From these powerful predators. Earlier last fall, Masoud brought the animals there to save them from tough spots, not knowing about the local rules. He even asked for an exemption to turn the spot into a sanctuary, but township staff said no plan, no dice. Meanwhile, province animal welfare folks seized the baby tiger and hyena back in November over poor food and water conditions. Residents and council weren't having it, with the mayor saying folks were straight up worried about what could go wrong. Another pointed out kids nearby, and the highway traffic made it too dicey, even with

1:04Masoud's tall fences. They stressed no local resources to handle escapes from apex predators like tigers and hyenas. Masoud himself moved the two adult tigers to a safe spot in Canada before the deadline, run by folks who know big cats. The young ones became province property after he lost his appeal in early March. Township confirmed he had zero docks for any rehab facility. It's heartbroken, calling it like losing kids, and he's holding out hope to reunite with all four down the line, just not in wain fleet.