February 24, 1994 Chicago, IL An elephant handler suffered serious injuries when she slipped under an elephant she was trying to secure after the elephant broke through a holding area at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Elephants
January 30, 1994 Cleveland, OH An elephant at the Cleveland Zoo lunged at a keeper, gashing his head. Elephants
December 12, 1993 Palm Beach, FL A lion attacked a worker at Lion Country Safari, inflicting severe puncture wounds to his head and chest. Big Cats
December 1, 1993 West Branch, MI A “pet” lion attacked and injured a 9-year-old boy. The boy suffered lacerations to his head and chest. Big Cats
September 14, 1993 Pahrump, NV A man suffered severe injuries after being bitten on his right arm by a Bengal tiger. The man was considering buying the animal and stuck his arm into the tiger’s cage through the feed hole. Big Cats
September 12, 1993 Joplin, MO A circus employee was mauled when trying to pet an 850-lb tiger and had to have part of her arm amputated. Big Cats
September 2, 1993 Vallejo, CA A radio personality doing a show at Marine World was injured when the elephant he was riding ran across a public area and threw him onto a cement path. Elephants
August 11, 1993 Joplin, MO A tiger on an animal farm attacked an employee and bit off part of an arm. Big Cats
July 30, 1993 Tampa, FL An elephant at the Lowry Park Zoo pinned a keeper to the ground and kicked her in head, killing her. The elephant was then shipped off to Ringling Circus. Elephants