January 16, 2014 Palmetto, FL Several Manatee County residents have been reporting monkey sightings. The monkey has not been caught. Primates
January 15, 2014 Charlestown, IN Zookeepers exhibited three tiger cubs without any distance or barriers between the animals and the public, and two members of the public were injured by tigers. Big Cats
January 14, 2014 Charlestown, IN Zoo owner Tim Stark slapped tiger cubs who bit customers’ clothing. Big Cats
January 12, 2014 South Elgin, IL A baby sugar glider still nursing from her mother was stolen from a pet shop. Other
January 11, 2014 Spring Hill, FL A woman was hospitalized at the Survival Outreach Sanctuary when she sustained a serious eye injury after being gored by a deer. The injured woman is the sister of the owner of the sanctuary. This is the same sanctuary whose lion escaped the week before. Other
January 10, 2014 Charlestown, IN Zookeepers exhibited tiger cubs without any distance or barriers between the animals and the public, and a member of the public was injured by one of the tigers. Big Cats
January 8, 2014 Gentry, AR A inspection by the U.S. Department of Agriculture revealed that the last four inches of an adult olive baboon’s tail were bent at an abnormal angle. As the inspector watched, the baboon began chewing on the end of the tail, and it fell off. He was not the only olive baboon with a tail injury. Additionally, there was an adult capuchin monkey with an injury to his left thumb, and a red lechwe antelope that could not bear weight on his left front leg. Primates
January 7, 2014 New Bedford, MA A 55-year old zoo elephant escaped from her enclosure at the Buttonwood Zoo and suffered exposure to extreme cold. Someone had forgotten to padlock the door. She is being monitored for hypothermia. Elephants
January 6, 2014 Phoenix, AZ Two 8-month old tiger cubs were found in separate backyards. AZ Game and Fish officials took custody and transferred the cubs to Out of Africa Wildlife Park. The cubs are believed to be siblings. It is illegal to own a tiger as a pet in Arizona. The owner has not been found. Big Cats