Exotic Incident #863
Incident Date:
03/08/2006
Location:
Gainesville, FL - USA
Facility Name:
Putnam County Fair
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human injury (HI)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Tiger
Animal disposition:
Summary:
A trucker transporting a tiger to the Putnam County Fair was bitten and suffered severed tendons in his forearm after sticking his arm in the tiger’s cage.
Action take by Born Free USA:
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