December 16, 2008 Grosse Tete, LA A district court judge signed a temporary restraining order blocking state wildlife officials from seizing a 550-lb Siberian-Bengal tiger named Tony from the Tiger Truck Stop. The possessor attempted to have the Iberville Parish Council amend a 1993 ordinance that prevented him from getting a state permit needed to keep Tony. Big Cats
December 9, 2008 Albion, IN An 18-year-old tiger named India escaped her enclosure at the Black Pine Animal Park but returned the next morning. Big Cats
December 8, 2008 San Francisco, CA A man jumped into the Black Rhino enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo and was cited for violating a park code making it illegal to bother, harass, chase, or throw things at zoo animals. Other
December 8, 2008 Merced, CA A Narcotics Task Force found a 2-ft-long alligator during a drug bust. The alligator was turned over to a Riverbank reptile rescue facility. Reptiles
November 29, 2008 Pocahontas County, WV The Department of Natural Resources issued a report regarding tiger who escaped from his enclosure and was shot and killed by his possessor on the Monongahela National Forest property. Big Cats
November 25, 2008 Williston Township, PA A serval cat that escaped his possessor last month was shot and killed as he attacked a flock of chickens in their coop. Small Cats
November 18, 2008 Jackson, MS Stray dogs entered the Jackson Zoo and killed two 6-month-old Dama gazelles on loan from the Memphis Zoo and five pink flamingos. Zoo officials said they would install security upgrades. Other
November 18, 2008 Des Moines, IA A Chilean Flamingo that escaped from his enclosure at the Blank Park Zoo was recovered hours later on a golf course. Other
November 17, 2008 Colibran, CO Little Creek Ranch is issued a quarantine notice after State agricultural officials discovered a shipment of illegal feral hogs being transported to the ranch tested positive for pseudo rabies. (www.gjsentinel.com) Other
November 16, 2008 Luray, VA A 16-year-old volunteer zoo guide was bitten by a 5-year-old Bengal tiger when he grabbed her arm through his cage. The victim suffered severe lacerations. Big Cats