Winnipeg zoo forced to make heart-breaking decision about aging, arthritic tiger

May 16, 2017 | 7:30 AM

WINNIPEG — Age-related arthritis has led to a long-standing resident of Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo being euthanized.

Zoo officials confirmed Monday in a Facebook posting that Kendra, a matriarch Siberian tiger, has been put down.

They say in a release that the big cat’s health troubles had been mounting over the past two years.

The zoo managed to help make Kendra comfortable through veterinary care and some assistance, but her condition began to get worse two weeks ago.