October 15, 2004 Columbia, TN A serval escaped from her residence and was loose for three weeks. The cat escaped through a storm door. She was subsequently recaptured on 11/10/04. Small Cats
October 15, 2004 Norfolk, VA Zeke, a 4-year-old Grant’s zebra, chased a 32-year-old white rhino into a moat, where she died. An examination found that the rhino had drowned. Big CatsOther
October 12, 2004 Birmingham, AL A 5-year-old boy was bitten by his family’s “pet” wolf. The boy survived attack but wolf was killed. Other
October 7, 2004 Yonkers, NY Passengers waiting for the subway saw a 10-ft-long snake curled up on the tracks. The snake was later run-over by the train. Reptiles
October 1, 2004 Las Vegas, NV A serval escaped from home and was subsequently recaptured by Animal Control. Small Cats
September 30, 2004 Lewisboro, NY An albino wallaby who had eluded searchers for three days was found dead, apparently killed by a car. The wallaby escaped from a menagerie of exotic animals kept on an estate. Other
September 28, 2004 Grand Rapids, MI A horse with Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus was killed shortly after being unloaded from the train in which the animals traveled. The horse was struck by a charging stallion while standing beside the train while the other horses were unloaded. Velasquez, a 14-year-old palomino who usually leads an unreined horse act, died a short time later. The show opened as scheduled. Other
September 19, 2004 Sumpter Township, MI A resident reported that he came face-to-face with a cougar near his home. Animal Control said the cougar could be someone’s “pet” that escaped. Big Cats
September 16, 2004 Gulf Shores, AL Ivan, a Category 3 cyclone, freed an Asian fallow deer and several does from the zoo. Zoo employees with tranquilizer guns spent the following day tracking the animals in waist-high floodwater, finally recapturing them. Other
September 11, 2004 Lynwood, IL A cougar was spotted in a suburban neighborhood. It was suspected that the cougar escaped from some type of captive situation. Big Cats