Wolf-hybrid Injures Two People
Incident Date:
04/23/2019
Location:
Nashville, IN - USA
Facility Name:
Zoo'Opolis Exotic Petting World
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human injury (HI)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Wolf-hybrid
Animal disposition:
Other
Summary:
A wolf hybrid at Zoo’Opolis Exotic Petting World has been quarantined by county health officials after two people were injured at the facility over the Easter weekend, one of them a 9-month-old baby girl. Lucas Huff was visiting the facility with his wife and two sons, ages 4 and age 2, his in-laws, and a brother and sister-in-law who brought their 9-month old daughter Renea Robinson. “The organization’s members were keeping this animal (the wolf hybrid) in the basement of the house on the property and were allowing their guests to freely interact with it. No member of the staff present made any objections,” Huff said.
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