September 1, 2000 Salina, KS An emu got loose and injured an Animal Control officer. The officer was attempting to subdue the bird by a tranquilizer gun. However, the officer was injured and the bird subsequently died. Other
August 25, 2000 Pleasant Hills, PA An iguana was on the loose for more than two months. Neighbors had seen the iguana, but no one was able to capture him. Reptiles
August 15, 2000 Springfield, OH Police received 15 to 20 reports of sightings of a mountain lion on the loose in a neighborhood. The animal was reclaimed from officials by his possessor. Big Cats
August 12, 2000 Boise, ID A tiger slipped through a cage door and mauled a woman attending a fundraiser for Zoo Boise. The woman was wounded by a bullet fired to subdue the animal and was hospitalized with a broken leg and puncture wounds. Big Cats
August 8, 2000 Cincinnati, OH A 4-year-old cheetah named Casper escaped his enclosure, likely by climbing over the rock wall. A visitor spotted him roaming the zoo, and an employee recaptured him in 15 minutes. Big Cats
August 3, 2000 Sprague, WV A “pet” chimpanzee got loose from his cage and bit two individuals while roaming the neighborhood. The chimp, Herbie, was subdued and returned to his possessor’s home. In 1998, Herbie tried to remove the driver’s seat of a postal truck, causing the truck to slam into a parked vehicle. Primates
August 1, 2000 Southwest Ranches, FL Mikey, a “pet” monkey, bit two teenage girls after he escaped from his home. The girls sustained bites to their arms and faces. Primates
August 1, 2000 San Angelo, TX Ted E. Bear, a monkey, bit one of his possessors and was subsequently shot and killed. The possessor was treated at a hospital and subsequently released. Ted E. Bear previously bit a man in 1998. See 01/09/98. Primates
July 24, 2000 Dallas, TX A chimpanzee at the Dallas Zoo escaped from her enclosure and attacked a zookeeper before making her way into a nearby neighborhood where she was electrocuted on power lines. The zookeeper was treated for several scratches. Primates
July 20, 2000 Kansasville, WI A “pet” snow monkey escaped from his home and attacked a 73-year-old neighbor, biting him on both legs. The monkey jumped into a post office truck, attacking and biting a female postal worker. Both people were treated at a hospital and released. The monkey was recaptured and euthanized to be tested for Herpes B. Primates