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A “pet” Siberian tiger escaped from its cage and frightened a 74-year-old woman.

A “pet” viper sank its fangs into its “owner” who had to be rushed to the hospital.

Elephants leased for rides to Wild Animal Kingdom ran away from their trainer during morning exercises after being startled by a truck.

A grizzly bear at the Little Rock Zoo escaped her pen and rummaged through garbage cans in the zoo until a zookeeper discovered her during the night. The bear was darted and returned to the bear exhibit.

A 10-year-old boy was attacked by his “pet” python while changing its water.

A 7-1/2-ft-long boa constrictor escaped from its home and ate Babette, a chihuahua, in the dog’s backyard. Babette’s “owner” was awarded $1,500 for the dog’s death.

A gorilla at the Hogle Zoo attacked a primate supervisor, causing permanent nerve damage to the man’s left arm.

An over-heated trailer belonging to King Royal Circus was found in a hotel parking lot containing eight llamas and three elephants, one elephant was dead. All 3 elephants were found to have salmonella. King Royal Circus was fined and had their USDA license revoked. The surviving elephants llamas were later bought by the Rio Grande Zoo in New Mexico.
The circus had been fined previously.

An employee of Allen Bros Circus was charged with four counts of animal cruelty for leaving two Bengal tigers and two lions for over eight hours in a disabled trailer with no access to water. Authorities impounded the vehicle and took the animals to the Toledo Zoo.

A “pet” monkey was going for a walk when he broke free and wandered into a neighboring yard. The monkey jumped onto a woman’s head and grabbed her hair and then bit her on the arm.