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Tigers Recovering From COVID After Outbreak At Minnesota Sanctuary

Caretakers at The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone started paying attention when two tigers showed symptoms earlier this month.

(CBS News)

January 26, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A tiger at a Minnesota wildcat sanctuary tested positive for COVID-19, marking the second instance of an animal in the state contracting the virus.

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Caretakers at The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone started paying attention when two tigers showed symptoms earlier this month, says founder Tammy Thies.

“They had originally showed some intermittent wheezing,” Thies said.

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