Exotic Incident #1729
Incident Date:
05/07/2012
Location:
Bellevue, WA - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Small Cats
Animal:
Lynx
Animal disposition:
Summary:
A woman was attacked by her boyfriend’s “pet” lynx. The lynx reportedly escaped from its cage and bit the woman while she was cleaning. Animal control took the animal and it is now in quarantine and they are looking into the incident as it is illegal to house a wild cat in most situations.
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