You remind me of an idea I had years ago....

There was a piece on NPR about three, four years ago about the Humaine Society having trouble with tigers that were about to enter adolescents being dumped on their steps, I think it was mostly in Texas, but it's been a while. Aparently, someone was breeding and selling cubs without permits, and the people who bought them didn't really think about what they were doing.

My idea was, train them for police work. *manic grin* Not search, more as patrol. A tiger who is wearing body armour would make me think strongly about ceasing and desisting. Imagine the SWAT team threatening to "send in the cat!" The first time, it would not be taken seriously, but after the first few perps get eatten, well, even a crackhead can get that picture.