Exotic Incident #996
Incident Date:
06/01/2007
Location:
Woodstock, IL - USA
Facility Name:
Hawthorn Corporation
Facility Type:
Circus (C)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human injury (HI)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Tiger
Animal disposition:
Summary:
An Iowa man filed lawsuit against the Hawthorn Corporation circus training facility for medical bills and pain and suffering that resulted from his alleged mauling by a tiger in July 2005, just before a planned photo shoot with 14 animals.
Action take by Born Free USA:
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