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Phevos prepares to travel to the US.

Phevos the Tiger travels 7,000 miles to a new life in California

December 12, 2014Economics

Catch a tiger by the tail — and then pop him in a crate and fly him 7,000 miles. Animal lover David Barnes raised nearly $20,000 to relocate a tiger named Phevos from a bankrupt Greek zoo to a new home at an animal sanctuary in California.

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