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A leopard escaped from its cage and killed a woman at the Oak Hill Center for Rare and Endangered Species exotic animal rehabilitation center. The animal escaped into the woods and was later shot by police.

An 8-year-old boy contracted Salmonella from his “pet” iguanas. The boy developed severe vomiting, abdominal cramps, bloody diarrhea, and headaches.

A tiger bit off a man’s finger and injured his friend when they broke into the Wild Animal Orphanage and tried to pet the tiger.

A chimpanzee escaped from a roadside zoo, the Charlotte Metro Zoo, and attacked a woman in a car, damaging the car.

A “pet” bobcat mauled a 2-year-old boy. The bobcat chewed off the boy’s heel, bit his cheek, and caused the loss of his right index finger. The day before the incident, the bobcat escaped from the house and growled and lunged at several children on the street.

A 6-year-old boy had bloody diarrhea for 10 days’ duration, abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever, and his 3-year-old brother developed diarrhea. Both boys were diagnosed with Salmonella, which they received from the family’s two “pet” snakes.

A lion at the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Conservation Center bit the left arm of a man who stuck it inside the animal’s cage. The man suffered ligament damage and a broken arm.

A “pet” cougar escaped from his chain-link cage and startled neighbors when they spotted the cougar in their backyard.

A tiger mauled a keeper at the Savage Kingdom exotic cat breeding compound, severely mangling the man’s leg.

A 2 year old girl lost part of her pinky finger when she reached into a bear cage at the annual Shrine Circus in Stadium Arena.