Exotic Incident #2978
Incident Date:
09/06/2017
Location:
Stockbridge, GA - USA
Facility Name:
Feld Entertainment (Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus)
Facility Type:
Circus (C)
Incident Category:
Animal Death by human (DH)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Bengal Tiger
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Suzy, a 6 year old Bengal tiger, wandered into an Atlanta suburb and attacked a dachshund. The dog has survived but unfortunately, the police shot the tiger down after she jumped the dog. The tiger was being transporting from Florida to Memphis and stopped overnight in Georgia where she apparently escaped unnoticed. Suzy was owned by a circus presenter.
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