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An emu escaped and caused chaos throughout a West Greenwich neighborhood. The bird was later caught and returned to its owner.

Fire in an apartment building is believed to be started by a heat lamp that was knocked over by a pet alligator. Officials responding to the fire discovered several reptiles including a 3-ft alligator, three 10-foot snakes, and a large iguana.

An alligator was seized by officers during a routine traffic stop. The possessor of the alligator told police that he and his buddy were just hanging out. Certain exotic pets are prohibited in Missouri and Kansas City where the possessor purchased the alligator through Craig’s List and where he resides. The possessor was arrested for an unrelated outstanding warrant and animal control officers took the alligator to Monkey Island, an animal sanctuary.

A man found a serval in his barn hovering over a domestic cat it had just killed. The serval belonged to a neighbor and had escaped 9 days prior. The serval remains with animal control officers while the possessor atempts to regain custody.

A 20 year old giraffe named Uhura fell down an embankment at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and was euthanized after being rescued.

A California couple returning from a trip to the grocery store discovered a 9 ft red-tail Boa constrictor wrapped around their car’s engine. Animal control workers suspect it broke free from its owner’s care.

A man was bitten by his pet rhesus monkey as he was taking the animal to be euthanized.

A meerkat was dropped off at an Overland Park Petco. The meerkat had been missing from the Kansas City Zoo. Police are looking for the man who dropped off the meerkat.

A Harrison County man in his 60’s was killed by his pet deer. The 550lb deer pinned the man against a fence and gored/trampled him. The deer was shot and killed.

A pet Capuchin monkey that escaped from its owner bit a central New York woman and had to be euthanized to test for rabies. Although the possessor had a rabies certificate and an exotic pet license, under state law, the animal had to be tested for rabies – it tested negative.