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Mikey, a “pet” monkey, bit two teenage girls after he escaped from his home. The girls sustained bites to their arms and faces.

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.

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.

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.

A large snake terrorized the town of Wallace. It was suspected that the snake was the same 10- to 12-ft-long python that was reportedly set free in May by its “owner.” The snake was linked to the deaths of several small cats, small dogs, and frogs.

A 15-ft-long “pet” python named Kevin was abandoned in a 40-gallon trash can near railroad tracks.

A neighbor’s “pet” rhesus monkey jumped on the shoulder of a young boy and bit his arm.

A puffer fish and panther grouper died because of high levels of ozone in their tank. The fish died when the ozone machine, which disinfects and sterilizes tank water, was turned on for the first time. Jim Prappas, curator of aquatic life, claimed the fish were rushed into their habitats prematurely to meet the deadline for the June 10 opening of the zoo’s new aquarium.

A “pet” monkey was seized by authorities after he bit someone in a bar where his possessor had taken him.

A “pet” chimpanzee bit a child and then picked up another child and threw her. Jackson County Animal Control took the chimpanzee into their custody and the “owner” was arrested.