Three Chinese lawmakers have been given heavy fines after one of the eight illegal Siberian tigers they kept as pets fell to its death from the roof of a 11-storey apartment building . The seven-month-old cub was seen falling from the tower block in the city of Pingdu in eastern China 's Shandong province by residents watching a Chinese New Year firework display . Two of the animals - which can not legally be kept as pets in China - were being temporarily housed on the roof of the building by local businessman Yang Wenzheng , who claimed he was looking after the tigers for a friend who could no longer afford to keep them at his mountain park . Tragic : The seven-month-old cub was seen falling from the tower block in the city of Pingdu in eastern China 's Shandong province by residents watching a Chinese New Year firework display . Horrifying : Shocked neighbour Hui Tang , 33 , who lives on the third floor said : 'My husband and I were standing at the window when we saw this object go flying past ' . Pictured is the dead tiger . Height : The tiger jumped to its death from the roof of this 11-storey building after being startled by fireworks . Mr Yang admitted keeping the two Siberian tigers on the roof of the building to help his friend Cui Jinguang , who was struggling to meet the cost of looking after the animals at his mountain park . As well as the adult and cub given to Mr Yang , Mr Cui also kept an adult and cub for himself . Another friend , named by the South China Morning Post as forestry worker Cui Jinguang , was given a third adult tiger and three cubs to look after . The death of the tiger cub in Pingdu saw police launch an investigation in to where the animals had come from , which eventually led to the conviction of the three men , who are all members of the city 's People 's Congress . Each of the men was subsequently fined 3,000 yuan ( £330 ) , according to local media reports . Caged : Two of the animals ( one of which is pictured ) were being temporarily housed on the roof of the building by local businessman Yang Wenzheng . Tigers can not legally be kept as pets in China . Ill-treated : Another tiger is seen being taken away from the scene by environmental protection officers . One of the eight illegal Siberian tigers is seen being removed from Pingdu city by protection officers . Mr Yang admitted keeping the two Siberian tigers on the roof of the building to help his friend Cui Jinguang , who was struggling to meet the cost of looking after the animals at his mountain park . Shocked neighbour Hui Tang , 33 , who lives on the third floor said : 'My husband and I were standing at the window when we saw this object go flying past . 'When we looked down to see what it was we could n't believe it when we saw that it was a tiger . 'At first we thought it was a toy , but then we saw blood coming from its mouth ... We were completely shocked as we could n't work out how a tiger had got onto the roof . ' A police spokesman said : 'the man had signed a contract with the park last year to temporarily foster two tiger cubs . 'He kept them on the roof in a cage because his apartment was too small ... On the night of the accident , it seems the cub was so scared of the fireworks it forced its way out and tried to get away , blindly running over the top . These tigers are listed as a Class I protected species in China , and only those who are fully licenced can breed or raise them .
Two Siberian tigers were kept on the roof of a tower block in Shandong . One of the animals became distressed during a Chinese New Year party . Animal jumped from the roof of the building , falling 11 floors to its death . Tigers were being illegally housed on the roof by a local businessman who was taking care of the animals for a friend . Three lawmakers have now received heavy fines for keeping the illegal pets .