April 23, 2008 Big Bear Lake, CA Rocky, a 700-lb grizzly bear, killed his trainer with one bite to the neck. Fire department officials who responded attempted to revive the man but were unsuccesful. Subsequent reports stated that authorities did not plan to euthanize Rocky. Bears
March 10, 2008 Marengo, IL Dozens of animals. including a wallaby and a fennec fox owned by A Zoo to You petting zoo were killed in an early morning barn fire. Other
December 24, 2008 Lone Mountain, NV County commissioners granted six months to an exotic pet “owner” to upgrade his facility to full compliance with county codes. The facility housed two African servals and other large cats. Small CatsBig Cats
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