![]() In 1997, a “pet” cougar kept by the same man escaped and was never re-captured. NovemCut and Shoot, TX: Two “pet” tigers escaped their backyard cage and attacked a dog and a pig before being shot dead by police after charging pursuers. The tiger’s other owner, Ron Guay AKA Ron Holiday, now trains students in tiger handling at Amazing Exotics for Yvonne Finser in Umatilla, FL. NovemNewberry, FL: The same tiger who killed his trainer on 10/8/98 attacked and killed his owner. NovemChatham County, NC: A cougar mauled a volunteer with Carnivore Preservation Trust causing numerous bites and deep scratches. ![]() The adult female lion jumped him from behind. NovemKaufman, TX: A Texas man was attacked by his “pet” lion and suffered serious injuries. This was the second attack by tigers used by Ringling in one year. The tiger clawed the handler on his neck and side. circus employee was seriously mauled by a tiger used in the circus when three tigers escaped from their cage in a Chicago parking lot. Police killed both of the 200-pound female jaguars.ĭecemUkraine: A lioness attacked and badly injured a worker at a Ukrainian zoo after she entered her cage thinking it was empty. The cat was killed to be tested by the Center for Disease Control.ĭecemSouth Africa: A 2-year-old boy was severely injured when a lion at a zoo reached under the gate of his cage and bit the boy’s hip and dragged him under the gate.ĭecemDoué-la-Fountaine, France: A 4-year-old boy was fatally mauled, and his father severely injured, by 2 jaguars who had escaped from their cage at the Doué-la-Fountaine Zoo south of Paris, France. The girl’s family filed a lawsuit against Bridgeport.ĭecemCoral Gables, FL: A five year old girl suffered a nine inch gash to her skull when a handler with the cougar at a child’s birthday party was unable to restrain the cat from attacking. The girl required stitches and $17,000 in plastic surgery to her leg. JanuJackson Township, NJ: Police shot and killed a 431 pound tiger who escaped from the Tigers Only Preservation Society, only a few hundred yards from a subdivision.ġ998 Harris County, TX: A 4-year-old girl was mauled by a Bridgeport Nature Center tiger during photo ops at a county fair. The tiger belonged to Safari Zoological Park, a roadside zoo that hauls animals around to schools, festivals, and store promotions. JanuWichita, KS: A 5-month-old tiger cub bit the throat of a 5-year-old child. The zoo is attached to a restaurant and the animals are used to attract customers. JanuBangkok, Thailand: Four tigers attacked and killed their keeper at a private zoo. Three months earlier, a woman was scratched by a tiger at the zoo after sticking her hand into his cage.įebruFort Wayne, IN: A tiger mauled an employee of the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo while she was cleaning the cage, causing injuries to her chest, neck and back. MaColorado Springs, CO: A 6-year-old boy was severely injured by a leopard at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo after he climbed over a rope to get a closer look at the animal. Doctors were unsure whether they would be able to save her arm. A volunteer at the facility, she reached in to pet the tiger, when he attacked. MaTyler, TX: A woman’s arm was nearly severed by a tiger at a compound. After getting out of their car, three tigers attacked them both, causing fatal neck wounds.ĪpPearland, TX: A tiger handler had to be airlifted to the hospital after being attacked by a tiger at a defunct roadside zoo. Spain: Tigers mauled to death an elderly German couple visiting a game park in Spain. JYorktown, TX: A 9-year-old girl was killed when her stepfather’s “pet” tiger grabbed her by the neck and dragged her into a water trough. JSterling, KS: A woman with a group of Boy Scouts visiting Safari Zoological Park was attacked by a caged tiger when she put her hand on the cage. The lion was recaptured three hours later. OctoEvansville, IN: A zookeeper at the Mesker Park Zoo was mauled by a lion who severely injured his leg and arm.ĪugAlor Star, Malaysia: A lion with a circus slashed and deeply cut a handler’s hand as he escaped from his cage. The girl and her parents had wandered into a staff area of the zoo. OctoGreat Plains, SD: A 4-year-old girl was injured after she was clawed by an African lynx at the Great Plains Zoo. OctoBuffalo, NY: A keeper at the Buffalo Zoo was bit and clawed by a leopard. Previous attacks at the 4-year-old park had been reported. ![]() ![]() NovemChina: Four tigers mauled to death a driver at a safari park after he exited his bus to make a repair. The animal inflicted puncture wounds to the boy’s throat and head. 1999 Jacksonville, FL: A cougar bit a 19 month old child at the Catty Shack Ranch.ĭecemWilliamsville, MO: A 5-year-old boy required surgery after he was mauled by a “pet” lion kept chained in a neighbor’s yard.
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