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A “pet” kinkajou scratched and bit three children. A judge ordered that the animal be euthanized to test for rabies.

A handler with Sterling and Reid Circus faces animal cruelty charges after being accussed of beating an elephant resulting in bloody lacertations on the animal. The chief animal handler with the circus was also arrested.

A Micronesian kingfisher was rushed to the zoo hospital in a weak condition, with labored breathing. The bird was treated with fluids and later force-fed a baby mouse, according to a pathology report. The bird was found dead at the hospital the next day, with the mouse lodged in its throat. The cause of death was determined to be West Nile Virus.

A woman was bitten on the hand by her “pet” python at a motel.

A 17-ft-long python escaped through an open window but was recaptured.

A rattlesnake bit a man’s leg during a force-feeding procedure.

The trailer transporting 2 African elephants owned by the Carson & Barnes Circus overturned with the elephants inside. The elephants were bruised, but survived. The truck driver was cited for an uninspected trailer, insufficient travel log and failure to keep right.

Kenya, a older female zebra, escaped her enclosure and traveled nearly ten miles before being recaptured in a rental car lot.

A “pet” monkey bit at least four local people. One incident was at a restaurant and another was at a fruit stand on U.S. Route 2.

A woman at the Mississippi Valley Fair was bitten, scratched, and hit on the head by a monkey who was posing for photographs. The monkey went “a little berserk.” The woman was tested for herpes, HIV, hepatitis, and rabies (results pending) and filed a lawsuit against monkey’s “owner” and the Mississippi Valley Fair.