Exotic Incident #744
Incident Date:
12/05/2004
Location:
Laredo, TX - USA
Facility Name:
Great Circus of China
Facility Type:
Circus (C)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human injury (HI)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Bengal Tiger
Animal disposition:
Summary:
A Bengal tiger with the Great Circus of China bit and mangled a circus worker’s hand after the worker got too close to the tiger’s cage. The woman was rushed to the hospital and recovered.
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