Celebs Who Owned Illegal Pets

Scoring absolutely zero points for originality, rapper Tyga got busted for illegal possession of you guessed it a tiger. Seriously, wouldn't the stronger move here have been a lion cub, or even an exotic pet from a non-feline species? No one would have seen that coming.

Scoring absolutely zero points for originality, rapper Tyga got busted for illegal possession of — you guessed it — a tiger. Seriously, wouldn't the stronger move here have been a lion cub, or even an exotic pet from a non-feline species? No one would have seen that coming.

Anyway, according to TMZ, Tyga kept the 7-month-old apex predator at his Ventura County, Calif. home, where he reportedly "took good care" of it. However, the "Rack City" rapper was somehow not aware that it in California, it is illegal to keep a tiger in one's home without the proper permitting and facilities. After he started posting pics of the big cat to Instagram (which have all been deleted), word must have gotten out to the neighbors, because for some reason Tyga took it upon himself to relocate the animal to "a private animal shelter."

Fish and Wildlife authorities then moved the cat, now named Maverick, to "a state facility," and sought to charge him with the same crime and penalties as Chris Brown faced: a misdemeanor and a possible six-month jail stint.

Luckily for Tyga, he was able to duck the charges by simply moving from his house, because apparently the folks at Fish and Wildlife are better at tracking animals than they are at locating rappers who somehow have no fear of being mauled to death. Maverick (above) now lives happily at Lions, Tigers & Bears animal rescue in Alpine, Calif.

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