September 28, 2015 Sanford, FL A pet monkey named Zeke escaped and ran around a Florida neighborhood, eating people’s mail and tearing the molding off a police car’s roof. Police arrived after getting a concerned call were able to distract Zeke with a bottle of water until his owner came and fetched him. Zeke previously escaped in September, 2012. Primates
September 25, 2015 DeBary, FL Several people from the DeBary neighborhood in Florida have reported sightings of a monkey on the loose. Authorities have no been able to confirm. Primates
September 14, 2015 Bow, NH Police are trying to track down the owner of an emu that has been spotted wandering around town. The emu has not been caught. Other
September 14, 2015 Milwaukee, WI MJ, a 35-year-old orangutan, died at the Milwaukee County Zoo of unknown causes. Primates
September 13, 2015 Montgomery County, MD A man found a 3-foot alligator in his koi pond believed to be someone’s escaped pet. The animal was taken to a local zoo and the guardian is being sought. It is illegal to own an alligator in MD. Reptiles
September 13, 2015 Charlestown, IN A U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector witnessed a tiger cub bite a woman, “apparently breaking the skin.” Many other problems with the facility were noted in the same inspection report. Big Cats
September 13, 2015 Charlestown, IN Zookeepers exhibited four tiger cubs without any distance or barriers between the animals and the public, and multiple members of the public were scratched and/or bitten. The tiger cubs were repeatedly hit with riding crops. Big Cats
September 11, 2015 Union Township, NJ A 100-pound tortoise is missing since he escaped from the backyard in which he was kept. Although search dogs were called to help track the tortoise, he remains at large. Reptiles
September 10, 2015 Bath County, KY An adult, male Rhesus monkey was captured in eastern Kentucky. Although the animal had a tattoo on his chest indicative of animals used in labs, this monkey was thought to have been someones escaped pet. The monkey was in bad health and was transported to the Primate Rescue Center. Primates
September 10, 2015 San Jacinto, CA Officials are trying to locate the owner of a 200-pound tortoise after the giant reptile was discovered along a road. Reptiles