October 25, 2015 Oklahoma City, OK An adult, 15 year old giraffe named Bogy died due to recurring gastrointestinal issues. Although the zoo claims that the median life expectancy of a giraffe is 15, the other members of the herd are 30, 27, 15 and 4-months. Other
October 22, 2015 Atlanta, GA A beluga whale named Maris, who had just lost her baby to a premature death, also died at the Georgia Aquarium. Her death came on abruptly and the cause is unknown. Both of her babies born at the facility have died as infants. Marine
October 22, 2015 Round Rock, TX Four emus escaped their owner’s backyard and were on the loose in a suburban neighborhood. Authorities spent the afternoon trying to corral them back to their home, and were ultimately successful.
October 20, 2015 Derry, NH Dozens of malnourished animals, including an iguana, were seized after being found in a home in deplorable conditions.
October 19, 2015 West Philadelphia, PA A 4-foot boa constrictor escaped the pocket of the person who secretly carried it into a public bus and caused the bus to evacuate its passengers. Charges may be pending. Reptiles
October 19, 2015 Boise, ID A woman is being forced to downsize her pet exotic bird collection of 23 birds. However, it is unclear if an ordinance exists that applies to exotic birds in her area. Other
October 17, 2015 New York, NY A kangaroo was sighted in a parking lot after he escaped from his caretakers yard and came close to being hit by a car before being captured. Other
October 15, 2015 Broward County, FL A pet Siberian lynx escaped its home and was later captured by state wildlife officials. This was the second escape for the lynx and the guardian was cited. Small Cats
October 15, 2015 Tucson, AZ A woman named Bonnie Poe gave her capuchin monkey, Latoya, to a woman named Gail Mehrhoff for treatment when the monkey became ill with valley fever. Mehrhoff refused to give Latoya back, sparking a custody battle of over a year that involved the sheriff’s department and the courts. During that time, both Poe and the police lost track of Latoya’s whereabouts. Primates
October 14, 2015 Memphis, TN A boa attacked a tortoise, biting its head and wrapping itself around the tortoise’s neck, in front of spectators when both were placed in an enclosure together at the Memphis Zoo. A zookeeper was able to unwrap the snake and put him in a separate enclosure. Reptiles