Exotic Animal Incident Report

Reported: Dec 30, 2002
Location: Laurens County, South Carolina

Animal: Cougar
Animal Disposition: unknown

Facility Type: Exotic Pet
Facility Name: unknown

Category: Escape of animal
Species: Big Cat

Summary: A 200-lb "pet" cougar escaped from a family’s backyard, where the “owners” admitted to keeping other exotics like a bear, a tiger, and a baboon.

Source: WYFF-TV Ch.4 (NBC)