He's 11 mos. old and in that awkward "tweener" stage, much like a german shepherd in their "ugly" stage. Look at the size of his legs and paws, once he fills out he's going to be a big cat.
If this is the same Tiger that was talked about in another article during the search, this little guy is 160+ pounds, not even a year old.
I wanted so bad to embed this but I couldn't. Just a reminder: PETA can eat a dick. http://imgur.com/gallery/wYi5pod