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Police shut down two lanes of highway while they tried to corral ten ponies loose from the Sterling & Reid Circus. No injuries were reported to ponies or residents.

Four boys stumbled across a dead 5-ft-long snake next to Greenville Creek. The snake was assumed to be someone’s “pet” released into the wild.

A 22-year-old man was charged with 9 counts of animal cruelty after police seized a cougar, a black leopard, 13 chinchillas, 3 prairie dogs, 12 pythons, and other animals. The animals were living in filthy conditions. The animals were taken away and local authorities were finding homes for them. The man was ordered to pay $13,575 in damages to the apartment, $500 to the humane society, and sentenced to 4 months in a house of corrections.

A Bengal tiger escaped from its cage and was found wandering down a neighboring street. The “owner” was out of town at the time of the incident.

A 2-month-old colt with the National Hispanic Circus ran loose in a parking lot and collided with a slow-moving car. The animal was euthanized after it was determined that a leg was broken beyond medical help.

A Burmese python was found in a toilet in an apartment.

A “pet” capuchin attacked his “owner.” The monkey grabbed a can of deck sealant to throw on his possessor, then dropped the can and leaped on the man, biting his stomach. This monkey had a history of biting.

A man jumped the fence to an outdoor snow leopard exhibit, stuck his hand through the cage, and was bitten by one of the two cats at the Miller Park Zoo. The man suffered only minor injuries.

A mountain lion and two bobcats were found in cages behind a house. The animals were malnourished and it was unknown how long the animals had been abandoned.

Five wolf-hybrids were found neglected at a woman’s home. The hybrids were found living in squalor along with 12 other dogs. A few of the hybrids previously attacked and killed a neighbor dog and charged at a neighbor.