Exotic Incident #2431
Incident Date:
12/03/2014
Location:
Albuquerque, NM - USA
Facility Name:
ABQ BioPark zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Bengal tiger
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
16-year-old Bengal tiger named Lucy died after staff discovered bleeding in her mammary glands and a mass in her lungs. Lucy was given anesthesia for an x-ray and did not recover from it, so veterinarians euthanized her.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
http://krqe.com/2014/12/03/zoo-tiger-dies-from-internal-bleeding-mass/