Trisha Meyer let dangerous animals roam around her Houston, Texas home
Police found tigers, a skunk, a fox and several monkeys inside her house
Officers visit her home after she allegedly scammed a man over a kitten
Meyer said the animals were free to go where they wanted in the home
However, she did admit the monkeys could be vicious and attack people
She was arrested on November 7 for endangering her teenage daughter
Police were initially called to Trisha Meyer's home in Houston, Texas after she allegedly scammed a California man who had tried to buy a Savannah kitten from her for $3,000. However, authorities never anticipated the wild surprise they would find behind her front door.
Meyer was arrested after police discovered three tigers, a cougar, a skunk, a fox, and several monkeys wandering freely throughout her home. The dangerous animals were completely uncontrolled within the confines of Meyer's home and her 14-year-old daughter was found petting some of them.
Ashtyn Rivet from BARC Animal Shelter stated that Trisha, who was homeschooling her daughter, put her in a extremely dangerous situation, saying, ‘Wildlife can pose a threat to anyone inside the house, especially if it isn't restrained.'
Trisha Meyer fled to Las Vegas, despite facing felony charges and for theft and endangering a child, where she was eventually arrested. Click2Houston has reported that the mother is being held on a $2,000 bail in the Nye County Jail.
Not only did Trisha admit to police that the animals could be dangerous, the 34-year-old revealed that some of the monkeys were ‘vicious' and one had even previously attacked people.
Police found that Meyer had the correct permits for the tigers, but didn't for the skunks and foxes that were also residing in her leased home.
Meyer's animals were all confiscated and taken to Houston's BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions.
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