July 14, 1992 Lafayette, IN Elephants were being led around the ring at the Tarzan Zerbini Circus when one stopped and the next elephant bumped into the first, knocking her into a barricade which toppled into the crowd. Nine people were injured and a woman was taken to the hospital suffering from a panic attack. Elephants
June 13, 1992 Tampa, FL An elephant named Tillie was being positioned for a performance at the Lowry Park Zoo when she tried to push her trainer into the moat surrounding the exhibit. The trainer and another returned Tillie to the barn where she was disciplined, chained, and put through a series of commands. Tillie obeyed and was returned to the outdoor exhibit. Elephants
February 1, 1992 Palm Beach, FL An elephant with the Great American Circus rampaged and charged the midway in the circus tent while giving rides. A woman and four children who were taking a ride were rescued but the elephant hit a police officer, using her trunk to throw him twice to ground. The elephant was shot and killed by police. Twelve people were injured during the panic, but none seriously. Elephants
December 24, 1991 Houston, TX An elephant attacked a trainer at the Houston Zoo and broke his collarbone and four ribs. Elephants
September 19, 1991 Charlotte, VT Several witnesses reported a man employed by Great American Circus beating a baby elephant with a shovel after he pulled his truck into a restaurant parking lot. The elephant’s shrieking was so loud it could be heard by the patrons inside the restaurant. The man left when he noticed several people watching. Elephants
August 17, 1991 Fresno, CA A man was bitten on the finger after he reportedly climbed over a plastic barricade and put his hand into the cage of a 350-lb lion owned by Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey. According to the man’s friend, the victim had been drinking. Big Cats
May 13, 1991 A lion with Kessler Bros. Circus put the head of the animal trainer in her mouth, suffocating him before she was shot and killed. Big Cats
April 18, 1991 Wilkesboro, NC A leopard with the Great American Circus jumped out of the ring and bit a 3-year-old girl on the neck. Big Cats
March 14, 1991 San Diego, CA A keeper at San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park was kicked in the head and killed while attempting to break up a fight between two elephants. Elephants
January 12, 1991 Oakland, CA An elephant at the Oakland Zoo kicked to death the handler cleaning his pen. Elephants