| Date |
Place |
Incident |
| 04/04/05 |
Mumbai, India |
21 animals with Russian State Circus Company burn to death while waiting to be transported back to Moscow. 4 sea lions, 10 dogs, and 7 cats perish in their cages. Main promoters and directors of circus disappear and are untraceable, still owing money to hotels and circus organizers. They had reportedly run into losses. 1 circus employee is located and reports that animal storage area “lacked even an air conditioner in this terrible heat, there were no safety measures, there was horrible lack of hygiene.” Fire is under investigation. (The Telegraph, BBC News, Sify) |
| 03/09/05 |
Kiev, Ukraine |
18-year-old female Amur tiger at Kiev Zoo mauls to death cleaner who mistakenly walks into tiger’s enclosure. (San Diego Union-Tribune) |
| 02/12/05 |
Kaziranga (Assam), India |
Mahout (elephant keeper) is trampled to death by elephant at Kaziranga National Park in eastern Assam during park’s centenary celebration. Team of doctors and experts is monitoring elephant with her legs chained. This comes 2 weeks after another mahout is killed by his elephant in park while rehearsing for celebration. And in 1999, American tourist is killed after elephant rampages in park. In past 2 years, at least 150 people are trampled to death by elephants in Assam. Angry villagers kill up to 200 elephants using poisoned-tipped arrows or feeding them poisoned jackfruits. (Yahoo! India News) |
| 12/12/04 |
Murom, Russia (Vladimir Region) |
Director of Fauna Circus Zoo of Rosgostsirk state company is apprehended after deserting staff and animals and fleeing with large sum of money. He is responsible for lethal starvation of 1 camel, 1 wolf, 1 tiger, and 1 lynx, and is criminally charged with animal cruelty and embezzlement. He will have to pay more than 100,000 rubles (approximately $3,500) in damages. (ITAR-TASS News Agency) |
| 12/07/04 |
Nykoebing, Denmark |
Rare Amur tiger is fatally shot after climbing over 16-foot electric fence at Nykoebing Falster Zoo in southern Denmark. It was first time 1-year old tiger had been in outdoor cage. (Liverpool Daily Post) |
| 11/12/04 |
Zhengzhou, China |
Circus troupe tent suddenly collapses during performance, killing 2 people and injuring 79. Head of circus troupe is detained by police. (www.humanrights.cn) |
| 10/27/04 |
Gaziantep, Turkey |
Siberian tiger at zoo in eastern Turkish city of Gaziantep kills tamer when he forgets to lock tiger’s cage. (Turks.us) |
| 09/09/04 |
Solec Kujawski, Poland |
Hippopotamus in circus dies in flames when animal’s cage catches fire. Firefighters are unable to douse fire in time to save panic-stricken animal. Poorly designed cage door prevents release of terrified hippo as he presses his body against door. Fire is thought to have started from electrical short circuit. (AAP) |
| 08/31/04 |
Berlin, Germany |
Andean spectacled bear escapes from bear enclosure at Berlin Zoo and roams around children’s playground. Zoo staff shoots anesthetic darts to knock out 110-kilo bear. (Reuters) |
| 08/00/04 |
Kunming, China |
Asian elephant named Zhongbo stamps his keeper to death at zoo in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province. Zoo officials say it was mating season and elephant was possibly suffering from sunstroke, making him irritable and prone to attack. Elephant has since been “declared innocent” due to mitigating circumstances. (Reuters) |
| 07/19/04 |
Vacquieres, France |
Lion with traveling circus claws at woman who reportedly tries to pet lion by reaching through cage. (Herald Sun) |
| 06/23/04 |
Berlin, Germany |
Silverback gorilla scales 15-foot glass barrier wall to escape his enclosure at Berlin Zoo. 260-pound gorilla bolts toward antelope enclosure before he is subdued by narcotic dart and confined. (United Press International) |
| 02/25/04 |
Limerick City, Ireland |
3 camels with Daredevil Circus get loose from their tethers near circus tent. 2 hold up rush hour traffic. All 3, 2 males and 1 female, are captured in less than hour. (Limerick Post) |
| 02/19/04 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
African elephant in Dutch safari park, Beekse Bergen Park, tramples her trainer to death during training session. Elephant pushes trainer to ground and tramples him. Trainer later dies from injuries in hospital. (Associated Press) |
| 02/08/04 |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Drunken man visiting Sofia Zoo jumps into compound of Himalayan bear. Door to cage that holds 330-pound female bear is stuck closed, and man is not injured. (Associated Press) |
| 01/23/04 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Elephant escapes from her pen when she drops log on electrified fence then climbs into moat and walks along perimeter fence before pushing through gate to enter neighboring park. 20-year-old Burma, 1 of 2 elephants at zoo, is free for about 1/2 hour, forcing road closures during morning rush hour. 2.8-ton Asian elephant is found by zookeepers who walk her back to her enclosure. (China Daily) |
| 01/12/04 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Man is mauled by lion at Buenos Aires Zoo after he jumps into lion’s pen. Police fire warning shots to scare animal away. Man is treated for minor injuries to hands, arms, and face. (Associated Press) |
| 12/06/03 |
Odessa, Ukraine |
Circus tiger attacks and kills animal trainer during rehearsal. 23-year-old trainer is mauled after she ignores instructions to stay away from tigers, who are hungry and tired from traveling. Circus employees shoot tiger to free trainer, but she is already dead. (The Australian) |
| 12/01/03 |
Moscow, Russia |
Bear that performs for children’s theater group attacks and kills animal trainer when man enters bear’s cage to feed him. When adolescent bear mauls trainer, 2 other trainers rush in and are also attacked as they pull man from cage. These 2 men are not injured; 1st dies before ambulance arrives. Bear is not killed, and will no longer perform. (Associated Press) |
| 11/28/03 |
Riobamba, Ecuador |
Police shoot and killed 2 lions that escape from circus and roam streets, attacking child. Tranquilizer darts are not available, so officers shoot male-female pair repeatedly. (news.com.au from correspondent in Quito, Ecuador) |
| 08/08/03 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Royal tiger escapes from Bangladesh Zoo after keeper leaves cage open. Tiger roams free for more than hour scaring crowds of people. (Associated Press) |
| 06/18/03 |
Lucknow, India |
Politician in North India is crushed to death by his “pet” elephant. (Ananova) |
| 06/12/03 |
San Fermin, Spain |
Several people are severely injured after taking part in opening of bull run. (Ananova) |
| 05/27/03 |
Lancaster, England |
Escaped bull is destroyed after escaping from local auction market. Bull injures woman, bruising her shoulder. (Ananova) |
| 05/19/03 |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Drunken tourist runs into elephant and is injured after elephant picks him up and tosses him aside. (Ananova) |
| 05/08/03 |
Manila, Philippines |
Elephant Jumbo escapes from a circus in Philippines and runs amok. (MSNBC News) |
| 04/29/03 |
Moscow, Russia |
Employee with traveling zoo dies after being mauled by 2 lions when he forgets to lock cage. (ABC News) |
| 04/28/03 |
Russia |
Animal trainer with Russian Circus leaves door open to lion cage and is attacked and killed by lions. (The Scotsman) |
| 04/24/03 |
Madrid, Spain |
Tiger with International Circus bites off arm of man who wanders onto show grounds. (News.com.au) |
| 04/09/03 |
Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
Elephant kills trainer during bungled stunt in front of hundreds of spectators. Elephant stabs trainer with tusk. (The Straits Times) |
| 03/19/03 |
Dehiwela, Sri Lanka |
Leopard at Colombo Zoo reaches through bars of cage and attacks infant, causing severe head injuries. (Associated Press) |
| 03/16/03 |
Malacca, Malaysia |
Elephant, who appeared in 1999 film Anna and the King which starred Jodie Foster, attacks and seriously injures keeper at Malacca Zoo during bath. |
| 02/27/03 |
New Zealand |
New Zealand Zoo is shut down after man who climbs into tiger’s cage is mauled. (WABC-TV (ABC)) |
| 02/19/03 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
African elephant at Dutch safari park attacks and tramples her trainer to death during training exercises. |
| 02/19/03 |
Kruger, South Africa |
Elephant kills 30-year-old woman and her 1-year-old daughter when they cross border illegally in Kruger National Park. (Ananova) |
| 02/02/03 |
Aluva, India |
After being frightened by traffic accident, elephant rampages, killing keeper and damaging trucks and electric poles. (Associated Press) |
| 01/30/03 |
Benimantell, Spain |
Lion bites British woman’s arm off at elbow as she attempts to pet animal while touring zoo. (Ananova) |
| 01/22/03 |
Cochin, India |
Elephant attacks and kills trainer while being taken to temple festival. (Yahoo News) |
| 01/17/03 |
Hubei Province, China |
2 lions at Wuhan Forest Safari Park maul keeper to death as he enters cage to feed them, then escape and run loose for hours before being recaptured. (Google News) |
| 01/14/03 |
Zamboanga, Philippines |
Rooster about to be set loose in cockfighting ring turns and attacked his handler with razor-sharp steel spikes strapped to his legs, killing man. (Yahoo News) |
| 12/18/02 |
Assam, India |
Drunken elephants kill 6 people in Northeast India. (Ananova) |
| 11/29/02 |
Kaohsiung City, China |
Tiger from American circus based in Las Vegas bites off woman’s hand as she tries to pet him during parade to advertise circus performances. (Associated Press) |
| 11/03/02 |
Guatemala |
Leopard with King Gitano Circus attacks and kills 2-year-old girl who wanders near animal’s cage. Leopard reaches out, grabs her with his claws, throws her against cage, and bites her. She dies of fractured skull. |
| 10/09/02 |
Potsdam, Germany |
Tiger escaped from circus, forcing fearful residents to stay indoors for more than 2 hours. Park is sealed off and 20 police officers and veterinarians searched for tiger, using tranquilizer gun to recapture her. (Google News) |
| 10/15/02 |
La Piedad, Mexico |
During parade, elephant grabs trainer with his trunk and hurled him several times to ground, killing him. (Associated Press) |
| 10/22/02 |
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
Police officers shoot and kill jaguar after she escapes from her cage at Mayagüez Zoo. Jaguar, found hiding in tree, makes several attempts to attack officers before they gun her down. (Associated Press) |
| 09/23/02 |
El Arish, Egypt |
Circus trainer is taken to hospital for treatment after his lion lashes out as trainer attempt to play with lion. Lion severely wounds man’s hand. (Associated Press) |
| 09/15/02 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Man is bitten on hand by freshwater crocodile at Adelaide Zoo. (Ananova) |
| 09/09/02 |
Penang, Malaysia |
Woman suffers serious injuries after being attacked by group of monkeys in Penang Botanical Gardens. (Ananova) |
| 09/07/02 |
Chile |
Female contestant is attacked by tiger during television game show challenge where she has to spend 3 minutes in circus cage containing 2 lions and 2 tigers. (Ananova) |
| 08/24/02 |
Capetown, South Africa |
Woman is mauled by cheetah after being encouraged to enter cheetah enclosure by tour guide at Cango Wildlife Ranch. (Ananova) |
| 08/13/02 |
Colchester, England |
Snake bites 11-year-old boy during event at council-run museum. (Ananova) |
| 07/29/02 |
Antwerp, Belgium |
Jaguar bites visitor at Antwerp Zoo after she climbs into enclosure to get better picture. (Ananova) |
| 07/22/02 |
Cozumel, Mexico |
13-year-old Florida resident vacationing in Mexico is mauled by 1 of 2 lions displayed in cage as attraction at restaurant. Girl is petting lion when lion bites her arm and refuses to let go for 5 minutes. Girl’s arm is severely torn above elbow and requires more than 300 stitches. (Associated Press) |
| 07/21/02 |
Winnipeg, Canada |
Elephant on loan to Assiniboine Park Zoo from Bowmanville Zoo injures her trainer. (Associated Press) |
| 07/18/02 |
Kenya, Africa |
Lion in Kenya’s Lake Nakuu National Park attacks and kills park ranger as she walks near lion’s housing. (Ananova) |
| 06/09/02 |
South Africa |
3 lions mauled tourist from Texas as she poses for picture in their enclosure at game lodge. She suffers injuries to arm, shoulder, and leg and is hospitalized for 10 days. (Tri-Star Herald) |
| 06/24/02 |
Oradea, Romania |
Keeper at Romanian Zoo is killed by bear when he enters cage to clean it. (Ananova) |
| 05/28/02 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Owner of Seven Star Circus and 2 trainers are arrested and charged with negligence after chained elephant grabs 10-year-old boy with her trunk, throws him to ground, and tramples him to death. Boy is petting elephant when she suddenly goes berserk. (Ananova) |
| 05/22/02 |
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
12-year-old boy is scratched on hand by jaguar at Mayagüez Zoo when he reaches inside jaguar’s cage. (Associated Press) |
| 05/15/02 |
Romania |
9-month-old lion tied up outside shop mauls 3-year-old girl who tries play with him. Girl requires hospital treatment for cuts to chest, belly, and buttocks. (Google News) |
| 03/12/02 |
London, England |
Keeper at London Zoo is held down by 4-ton elephant who deliberately crushes him to death. (Ananova) |
| 03/10/02 |
Kromdraai, South Africa |
Suspected robber is killed by tigers while trying to escape through Lion Nature Safari Park. (Ananova) |
| 03/05/02 |
Vienna, Austria |
While zoo visitors watch, 3 jaguars attack and kill Vienna zookeeper after she enters cage. (Ananova) |
| 02/13/02 |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Bulgarian man is critically ill in intensive care after he is attacked by dancing bear in Sofia. (Ananova) |
| 02/03/02 |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
Woman is bitten in stomach by hippopotamus and dies while trying to photograph animal in Kruger National Park. (Ananova) |
| 01/24/02 |
Lisbon, Portugal |
Man is mauled to death after climbing into lion’s den at Lisbon zoo. (Ananova) |
| 01/16/02 |
Pickering, Canada |
500-pound tiger used for photo ops with small children and strippers snaps her tether, escapes, and wanders in streets near Toronto, alarming residents. Helicopter and more than half dozen police cruisers are dispatched to locate and recapture tiger. (Associated Press) |
| 10/22/01 |
Lyon, France |
While being used in film, lion belonging to circus escapes from film set and is discovered near children’s home. Lion is shot and killed. (Associated Press) |
| 10/20/01 |
Kunming, China |
Zookeeper is mauled to death by tiger as she enters cage to feed it. (Ananova) |
| 10/20/01 |
London, England |
Zookeeper is crushed to death when elephant rolls on him at London Zoo, while dozens of visitors looked on. Critics earlier charge that zoo’s facilities are too cramped to keep elephants in. After keeper’s death, zoo decides to send all 3 of its elephants to animal park. (Associated Press) |
| 10/06/01 |
Wuhan, China |
Lion at drive-through animal park attacks and injures 2 tourists: mother and son who are throwing live hens to lion from open window of bus. Lion grabs boy’s arm and drags him out through window. Mother is scratched as she tries to rescue her son. As punishment, lion will spend rest of his life in small cage. (Ananova) |
| 09/26/01 |
Paris, France |
Lion escapes from his cage at Zoo de Vincennes and rips open zookeeper’s carotid artery during attack, killing him. (Associated Press) |
| 08/24/01 |
Penrith, Australia |
3 lions attack trainer in front of packed family audience at Lennon Bros. Circus. (News.com.au) |
| 08/16/01 |
Quitandinha, Brazil |
Trapeze artist with Imperial Circus of Mexico has arm amputated after lioness attacks him while he helps worker feed her. (Ananova) |
| 08/11/01 |
Sydney, Australia |
Lion trainer is “thrown around like a rag doll” by 2 lions during performance. Trainer is hospitalized for several days in serious condition with puncture wounds to chest, back, arms, and buttocks. Emergency workers use fire hoses to push back lions so trainer can be rescued. (Sydney Herald) |
| 07/11/01 |
Africa |
British film-maker Nigel Marven is mauled by hand-reared lion while filming show. Lion claws his leg and tries to bite his head. (Associated Press) |
| 07/06/01 |
Czech Republic |
A zookeeper at Dvur Kralove nad Labem zoo is killed when elephant attacked him with tusks, inflicting fatal injuries to chest. Attack occurrs after keeper trips over elephant’s chains while giving him injection. (Ananova) |
| 07/11/01 |
Moscow, Russia |
Leopard reaches through bars of cage at Krasnoyarsk Zoo and mauls neck of 4-year-old girl as she poses next to animal for photograph. Girl is hospitalized and requires surgery. (Associated Press) |
| 07/31/01 |
Singapore |
Zookeeper is hospitalized with fractured ribs and punctured lung after elephant lifts him and gores him during afternoon walk. (International Guardian) |
| 07/17/01 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Elephant used in movies and TV commercials wraps his trunk around trainer and lifts him off ground, breaking trainer’s rib and injuring his lungs. (CBS-News) |
| 06/14/01 |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
Elephant used in ceremony kills woman and later chases group of dignitaries after being taunted by crowd of onlookers. (Budin Press) |
| 06/29/01 |
Valladolid, Spain |
Zookeeper is mauled to death by 4 lions when he moves them into another part of cage and accidentally leaves cage door ajar. (Ananova) |
| 06/16/01 |
Mexico |
Actor Salma Hayek suffers nerve and ligament damage after she is attacked and bitten on hands, arms, and fingers by capuchin monkey on movie set. (Entertainment Tonight) |
| 06/13/01 |
Kazan, Russia |
Siberian tiger is shot and killed by police after he escapes from zoo and attacks keeper. Helicopter and more than 700 officers search for escaped tiger for more than 4 hours. (Associated Press) |
| 05/31/01 |
Michoacán, Mexico |
2 lions belonging to Hermanos Rodriguez Ayala circus escape from their cages during severe rainstorm. Lions cause panic among local residents before police and circus workers recapture animals. (Circus Pages) |
| 04/16/01 |
Cascante, Spain |
3 lions and 1 tiger escape from circus, killing or injuring several other animals at circus. Police cordon off area and warn residents to stay indoors. 2 lions are recaptured, and police shoot and kill tiger and 3rd lion next day. (Ananova) |
| 04/12/01 |
Brasov, Romania |
Lion used for photo shoots with tourists attacks 8-year-old boy and escapes. Police recapture lion. Boy is hospitalized with bite wounds to shoulder. (Associated Press) |
| 03/22/01 |
Toronto, Canada |
400-pound tiger with Garden Bros. Circus bites off circus worker’s fingertip while being given water. (Toronto Daily) |
| 03/10/01 |
Kamarkundu, India |
Just minutes after show starts, tiger suddenly mauls worker at Olympic Circus while being forced to jump through fireball. Circus worker receives 15 stitches on head, neck, and jaws. (Associated Press) |
| 02/08/01 |
Chester, England |
Kumara, elephant at Chester Zoo, crushes zookeeper to death after he tries to mover her away from gate. (Guardian Unlimited) |
| 02/05/01 |
Keal Cotes, England |
Animal trainer suffers bite wounds to his leg and shoulder when 550-pound tiger mauls him during training exercise. (International Guardian) |
| 12/29/00 |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Tiger escaped from circus and causes 12-mile traffic jam on Germany’s busiest motorway that lasts longer than 2 hours while he eludes capture by 50 police, firefighters, animal experts, and circus personnel. Helicopter with heat-seeking equipment locates tiger at night, and he is finally captured after being sedated with 6 shots from anesthetic dart gun. (Ananova) |
| 12/15/00 |
Calcutta, India |
In front of horrified spectators, tiger at Alipur Zoo kill 30-year-old man believed to be drunk who jumps over fence into tiger enclosure. Tiger swipes at man with paw just once. (Ananova) |
| 12/15/00 |
West Bengal, India |
Tiger trainer is mauled to death by 3 tigers during act that requires 9 tigers to jump over her and then pass through ring. (Ananova) |
| 11/05/00 |
Amberg, Germany |
5-year-old girl is critically wounded when tiger/lion mix breaks through his cage, knocked down fence, and grabs her at circus. (Ananova) |
| 11/21/00 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
3 politicians are thrown 8 feet when elephant they are riding panics upon seeing traffic and bolts through streets. 1 man suffers broken arm, another sustains head, arm, and leg injuries, and 3rd man is badly bruised. (International Guardian) |
| 11/16/00 |
Lyon, France |
Panicked by car horn, 5 elephants with circus stampede and wrecked 6 cars. (Ananova) |
| 09/21/00 |
Vandalur, India |
Zookeeper dies after being mauled by panther at Arignar Anna Zoological Park. Panther pounces on keeper and grasps her neck while she cleans cage. This is 3rd keeper killed by animals at zoo. (Ananova) |
| 09/12/00 |
Brisbane, Australia |
2 tiger handlers receive stitches after they are attacked and bitten by tiger prior to shooting scene for U.S. television series, Beastmaster. (Entertainment Tonight) |
| 08/07/00 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
Police fire machine guns and shotguns to kill 6 lions from circus after they escape from their cage and prowl through town. (Ananova) |
| 06/12/00 |
Ahmadabad, India |
Leopard escapes from zoo and attacks 2 construction workers, 1 seriously, and cyclist before being recaptured 2 hours later. (Ananova) |
| 05/31/00 |
Guyana |
Jaguar attacks and kills handler at Georgetown Zoo and escapes from his cage. Police later find jaguar in nearby shrub and shoot him dead. (Mitzi Herald) |
| 05/01/00 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
9-year-old girl suffers broken jaw and loses 10 teeth after elephant kept in Sorocaba Zoo throws large stone at her. Child undergoes surgery, with more surgery scheduled later. (NBC-News) |
| 04/24/00 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Elephant used in tourist park goes berserk during show and attacks 3 visitors, killing 1 and seriously injuring other 2. (Ananova) |
| 04/10/00 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
5 lions used in circus devour 6-year-old boy after 1 drags him away from his father and into cage inside tent full of spectators. Police wound 2 people with bullet fragments as they spray top of cage with machine-gun fire to scare lions off boy’s body. 4 lions are killed. (Ananova) |
| 03/28/00 |
Bohuslän, Sweden |
Zookeeper suffers gashes on her head, arms, and shoulders and is rushed to hospital after being mauled by snow leopard at Nordern’s Ark. Leopard tears pound of flesh from her body. (Ananova) |
| 03/14/00 |
Warsaw, Poland |
Escaped tiger traveling with circus attacks veterinarian before police gun him down after 2-hour chase through streets of Warsaw. Bullet meant for tiger also kills veterinarian. (Ananova) |
| 02/24/00 |
Kent, England |
Keeper at zoo is bitten on eyelid by ocelot while in cage feeding it. (Associated Press) |
| 02/07/00 |
London, England |
Keeper at British zoo is crushed to death by 1 of elephants in his care. Handler is found with multiple injuries in elephant’s stall. (Associated Press) |
| 02/03/00 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Tiger at firm’s breeding compound in Tokyo kills employee of company that rents out animals. Company rents animals to television stations for use in their programs. (CBS-16 News) |
| 01/08/00 |
Thodupuzha, India |
Show designed for Guinness Book of World Records ends in tragedy when 7 baby elephants panic and run amok, killing 1 bystander and injuring several others. Several cars — including that of ambassador — are smashed. Secretary of India’s Elephant Protection Council saiys that elephants run amok or die mainly because of torture. Council says that 250 mahouts and 234 elephants have been killed in state since 1980. (NBC News) |
| 11/17/99 |
Syed Zarir, Africa |
American tourist is killed when she falls off elephant and is trampled. Another elephant in procession charges from behind elephant she was riding. 2 other tourists and 1 elephant keeper are critically wounded in incident. (Times Herald Record) |
| 10/24/99 |
Valledupar, Colombia |
Elephant gores and tramples her trainer to death after performing in show with Modelo Circus. Maggy just begins nightly routine when she suddenly turns on her whip-wielding trainer, tosses him into air, and impales him on her tusks. (Ananova) |
| 05/04/99 |
Spain |
Tigers maul to death elderly German couple visiting game park in Spain. After couple gets out of their car, 3 tigers attack them, causing fatal neck wounds to both. (Associated Press) |
| 01/21/99 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
4 tigers attack and kill their keeper at private zoo. Zoo is attached to restaurant and animals are used to attract customers. (Ananova) |
| 12/09/98 |
South Africa |
2-year-old boy is severely injured when lion at zoo reaches under gate of his cage, bites boy’s hip and drags him under gate. (Associated Press) |
| 12/08/98 |
Belfast, Ireland |
Tiger escapes from his cage at Belfast Zoo and attacks keeper before being shot to death by police. Keeper is treated at hospital for injuries to hand and legs. (Associated Press) |
| 12/07/98 |
Doue-la-Fountaine, France |
4-year-old boy is fatally mauled, and his father severely injured, by 2 200-pound female jaguars who escape from their cage at Doue-la-Fountaine Zoo south of Paris. Police kill both jaguars. (Le’Mes Tribune’) |
| 12/07/98 |
Ukraine |
Lioness attacks and badly injures worker at Ukrainian zoo after she enters cage thinking it empty. (Associated Press) |
| 11/09/98 |
Minsk, Belarus |
Male elephant named Surik at Hrodno Zoo suddenly attacks keeper, who dies of her injuries. (Ananova) |
| 12/25/97 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Raja, elephant at National Zoological Gardens who killed his trainer 18 months before, kills another trainer by grabbing with his trunk and goring with his tusk. (Associated Press) |
| 11/07/97 |
Shubra al-Khaima, Egypt |
3 starving lions belonging to traveling circus maul to death teenage boy hired 10 days earlier to clean cages. Lions were left in cage without food for several days near bus station in densely populated neighborhood outside Cairo. (International News) |
| 10/01/97 |
Port Perry, Canada |
6-year-old girl is attacked and left permanently scarred by jaguar at Northwood Buffalo and Exotic Animal Ranch in Ontario. When girl puts arm through wire mesh of cage, cat grasps her with his paws and mouth. Girl’s family is awarded more than $31,500 in lawsuit. (Associated Press) |
| 05/19/97 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
4-year-old boy is killed after lion who being taken for stroll breaks loose and mauls him. (Ananova) |
| 05/13/97 |
Strassburg, Germany |
During circus performance, tiger attacked circus worker setting up cages and seriously hurts him. (Ananova) |
| 04/13/97 |
Alberta, Canada |
Spooked elephant performing at Shrine Circus slaps handler with her trunk and bites him on head and back, causing injuries serious enough to require hospitalization. (Circus News) |
| 06/01/96 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Raja, “star” attraction at National Zoological Gardens in Sri Lanka, while led to performance grabs trainer with trunk and smashes him against pole, killing him. (Associated Press) |
| 02/10/96 |
Pahang, Malaysia |
Employee of London Royal Circus suffers serious injuries to her thigh and calf after lioness attacks her while she is cleaning cage. (International Press) |
