Exotic Incident #1586

Incident Date:
09/22/2011
Location:
Green Camp, OH - USA
Facility Name:
Kokas Exotics
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human injury (HI)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Kangaroo
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

An 80-year old man is in fair condition after his 6-foot tall, 200-pound kangaroo attacked him for 15 minutes at an exotic-animal farm in Ohio. The man was taken to a hospital. The owners plan to euthanize the kangaroo.

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