Exotic Incident #2423
Incident Date:
05/27/2016
Location:
Oshkosh, WI - USA
Facility Name:
Menominee Park Zoo
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Wolf
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
A zoo euthanized a male wolf named Rebel after he nipped a child’s hand. A worker left a gate to an off-limits area of the zoo open. Several visitors took advantage of the open gate to go into the staff-only area and get up close to the wolf pack. While one mother was taking photos, her four-year-old son stuck his fingers through the enclosure’s chain-link fence. After the child’s parents declined to get rabies shots for him, the Division of Public Health mandated that authorities kill the wolf so rabies testing could be conducted. The test came back negative.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/28/oshkosh-zoo-euthanized-wolf-after-biting-child/