Exotic Incident #643
Incident Date:
01/24/2004
Location:
Fort Wayne, IN - USA
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Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Lion
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
While driving his 4-year-old 140-lb lion home from a veterinarian appointment a man crashed his car into a ditch. The lion was not secured in a cage and escaped. The lion was found four hours later hiding in the bushes. Animal Control tried unsuccessfully to humanely dart the lion and had to shoot and kill him.
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