October 8, 2005 Miami-Dade, FL A 12-ft-long python devoured an 18-lb Siamese cat. The snake was an abandoned “pet.” Reptiles
October 6, 2005 Eureka, CA Bill, a 59-year-old chimpanzee at the Sequoia Park Zoo, escaped when vandals broke into the zoo after closing and cut a hole in his cage. Bill’s primary keeper found him at a house 1-1/2 blocks away and walked him back to the zoo. Primates
September 29, 2005 Queens, NY An auto body shop mechanic found two baby alligators abandoned in a tank dumped in the back of a car. Reptiles
September 28, 2005 Lewis County, WA A 5-year-old boy was attacked by a tiger cub while the cub was outside the cage. Big Cats
September 21, 2005 Mount Dora, FL Two zebras escaped from their pens and wandered onto a state road. The zebras were injured after a truck slammed into them. Other
September 14, 2005 Wilmington, DE An 8-ft-long Argentina boa and three 4- to 6-ft-long boas were found abandoned at an apartment. Reptiles
September 11, 2005 Boone County, MS A wallaby was found dead after being hit by a car on a rural road. The wallaby had been on the loose since April. Other
September 10, 2005 Bridgeport, TX A 4-month-old tiger was found wandering in and out of traffic near an Interstate exit. The cub escaped from the back of his possessor’s pick-up truck. Big Cats
September 6, 2005 Royal, NE The director of the unaccredited Nebraska Zoo shot and killed three chimpanzees when they escaped from their pens. The chimpanzees escaped when a keeper left the padlock unlocked after a routine cleaning. The remaining chimpanzee was sent to a private breeding operation near Kansas City. Primates