October 10, 1994 Riley County, KS A 3-year-old girl trying to feed an elephant named Mickey with King Royal Circus was grabbed around the neck by the elephant, causing minor injuries. This elephant had been severely beaten by his trainer a month before. Elephants
September 17, 1994 Lebanon, OR Mickey, a young Asian elephant, was forced to the ground screaming when his trainer, Bela Tabak, beat him for refusing to do a trick and attempting to flea. The USDA penalized Tabak by suspending his right to handle elephants for 5 years. Elephants
September 6, 1994 Kansas City, MO A “pet” chimpanzee, Sueko, bit a 7-year-old girl, causing her to undergo rabies treatments. The chimpanzee had a history of getting loose and biting people, and her possessor had a history of using an electrical collar as a punitive device, which left scars on Sueko’s neck. Primates
August 20, 1994 Honolulu, HI Tyke, an elephant with Circus International, killed her trainer, injured a circus groom and a dozen spectators, and rampaged through the city before she was shot to death by police. Elephants
August 4, 1994 Laie, HI An elephant with Circus International knocked down a metal barrier at the arena, pinning a family to the bleachers. Elephants
July 18, 1994 New York, NY An elephant with the Moscow Circus attacked the translator offstage at ABC’s Live with Regis and Kathie Lee television show. The woman suffered a skull fracture, broken ribs, and a punctured lung. Elephants
June 30, 1994 Louisville, KY An elephant used for giving rides at the Louisville Zoological Gardens escaped by unlatching the gate and then attacked a zoo visitor. The man suffered serious injuries to his spleen and pancreas when the elephant picked him up and dropped him several times. Elephants
June 25, 1994 Cincinnati, OH A falcon escaped during a bird show. Zookeepers tracked him through a transmitter attached to his leg and caught him 30 minutes later at Reading Road Armory, about 2 miles away. Other
June 18, 1994 Nauvoo, IL A “pet” Bengal tiger escaped from its chain-link pen and attacked a German shepherd. The “owner” had one other tiger and a mountain lion. Big Cats
June 6, 1994 Miami, FL A tiger mauled and killed the senior zookeeper at the Miami Metrozoo when the keeper opened the door to the cage. Big Cats