Ming, tiger rescued from Harlem apartment in 2003, has died

Wednesday, October 2, 2019
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Ming, the tiger who was rescued from a Manhattan apartment, has died.

The 400-pound tiger dominated headlines in October 2003 after police discovered him and a three-foot-long alligator inside Antoine Yates' Harlem apartment.
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Yates was arrested and served a short stint in jail.

Ming was taken to Noah's Lost Ark Exotic Animal Rescue Center in Berlin, Ohio.
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He died sometime in February, his body was cremated, and his remains were interred at Hartsdale Pet Cemetery on April 20.

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