March 23, 2014 Robertson County, TN A ferret attacked a 5-month old baby leaving the child with serious injuries to the face. Although the infant’s injuries were not life-threatening, he sustaeined several lcaerations to the face causing severe damage. The ferret was a neighbor’s pet. Other
March 23, 2014 St. Louis, MO Three elephants escaped from a Shriner’s circus into the parking lot where the circus was held. No one was hurt, although some cars were damaged. The show was put on by Royal Hanneford Circus, but they hired Carson & Barnes Circus to exhibit the animals. Both companies were fined by the USDA for the incident. Elephants
March 21, 2014 Azalea, OR Eight people were arrested and guns, drugs, stolen property, and an allegator were seized by police. The allegator Reptiles
March 12, 2014 San Diego, CA An attempt to breed a pair of endangered tigers endee tragically when the male killed the female tiger. Big Cats
March 10, 2014 Omaha, NE Numerous snakes were let loose in a pet store during an attempted theft. The suspect was caught with a large snake. Reptiles
March 1, 2014 Huntsville, AL Robert Penton killed his wife and a pet parrot because “they talked too much.” He plead guilty to the murder of his wife. Other
February 27, 2014 San Antonio, TX Acoording to PETA, a 9-year old girl was bitten by a dolphin while she was trying to pet it at SeaWorld’s Dolphin Cove exhibit. The incident was captured on film Marine
February 26, 2014 Reidsville, NC 18-year old Kameron Burgess was bitten by a Canebrake rattlesnake that was being kept by his friend. The friend who owned the snake had several other poisonous snakes including an Eyelash Viper, Gaboon Viper, Rhino Viper, Brazilian Lance Head, Mojave Desert Side winder, Puff Adder Viper, Southern Copperhead, Neotropical Ragglesnake, Monocled Cobra and a Costa Rican Jumping Viper. The snakes were kept illegally and charges are anticipated at the conclusion of the investigation. Burgess was transported to a hospital for treatment. Reptiles
February 26, 2014 Columbia, MO An 18-inch ball python who went missing from its cage in a residence hall room of University of MO was found hiding inside a vacuume cleaner hose after three weeks. Reptiles
February 26, 2014 San Diego, CA A male koala escaped from his enclosure at the San Diego Zoo and spent the day sleepig in a tree above his exhibit. Zoo staff did not know how he managed to escape. The koala was lured back into his exhibit after the zoo closed for the day. Other