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Animal Attacks - Needless Tragedies


Below are SOME attacks that have occurred within the US recently. These reports were collected from only two sources (a veterinarian in California & Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida), so you can imagine this only the tip of the iceberg!!! PLEASE use our online form to report any others you know about. Also please include and news coverage or verifiable facts you can.

Missouri / Kansas / Arkansas

MUST you wait until YOUR child becomes your neighbor's 'pet's' lunch before you decide to call or write your law makers??!!

We do NOT blame the animals!!!  We blame the irresponsible owners!!!

Missouri:

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Williamsville, Mo.: A 5-year-old boy required surgery after he was mauled by a "pet" lion kept chained in a neighbor's yard. The animal inflicted puncture wounds to the boy's throat and head. The lion was killed.

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Lisa (no last name) at St. John's Hospital in Cassville , Mo. , reported a man with a cougar bite.

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Morgan County, Mo.: An African lion at Ozark Nature Center escaped from his cage while animals were being loaded for transport. Terrified residents spent the next four days escorting children and keeping companion animals indoors while dozens of police officers and conservation agents searched for the animal. The lion was found napping near a road and recaptured.

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Joplin, Mo.: A circus employee lost part of her arm after an attack by a tiger on the circus' animal farm. Doctors had to amputate her arm below the elbow.

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Outside of Springfield during 2004 on I44 there was a BIG spotted exotic cats with a long tail hit on the highway!

Does this not outrage you?!  It Should!  Will you wait until you wake up to find a tiger in your backyard or a child you know is maimed or killed before you decide it is a problem?

 

Kansas

bulletKS The Wichita Eagle: A mountain lion was found dead shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday night in Shawnee County. "It was a young one, only 50 to 60 pounds, and had been declawed and its canine teeth had been filed down," We have not been able to verify if this animal belonged to a few people in the area who have permits for mountain lions or if it might have belonged to someone who was keeping one illegally without a permit and then dumped it there," Ladner said. "They did try to make it appear like the animal was crossing the road."
bulletOskaloosa, Kan.: A Jefferson County sheriff's lieutenant shot and killed an escaped tiger as the tiger crouched in an attack position. The 600-pound tiger ran loose for an hour after fleeing while being unloaded at a traveling zoo called, "Gatekeepers Wildlife Sanctuary." The animal had twice tried to attack a veterinarian when he was shot with a tranquilizer dart.
bulletWichita, Kan.: A 5-month-old tiger cub bit the throat of a 5-year-old child. The tiger belonged to Safari Zoological Park, a roadside zoo that hauls animals around to schools, festivals, and store promotions. The tiger was killed the next day.
bulletWesley, Kan.: A 2-year-old boy required hospital treatment for a severe bite on his ear from the family's 4-month-old cougar.
bulletWichita, Kan.: A keeper was hospitalized in serious condition with wounds to his face and neck after being mauled by a Bengal tiger at Tanganyika Wildlife Company. The tiger lunged through the open door of a cage and attacked when the keeper bent down to pick up something. A second keeper attempted to beat the tiger away with a shovel and then shot and killed the tiger.
bulletJackson County, Kan.: A caged lion bit a man on the hand causing puncture wounds that required stitches after the man attempted to pet the lion at a Christmas tree farm.

Does this not outrage you?!  It Should!  Will you wait until you wake up to find a tiger in your backyard or a child you know is maimed or killed before you decide it is a problem?

Arkansas

bulletHarrison, Ark.: January 2005 Man no longer wants his 400 pound pet tiger that has lived in his home since she was 3 months old.  He (which was good) did not sell her to a cruel canned hunt. However he did (which was really stupid) drive 60 miles from his home and dump/abandon her in the woods. She only knows to get food from humans. This was a disaster waiting to happen.
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bulletQuitman, Ark.: Four African lions, believed to have escaped from a nearby exotic animal farm, were shot and killed after running loose for several days, terrifying residents.
bulletGentry, Ark.: Two animal handlers at Wild Wilderness Drive Thru Safari were attacked while transferring cougars between cages. One handler received multiple bites on an arm and leg, and the other was bitten in the face.
bulletVan Buren County, Ark.: Three tigers escaped from their cages while being moved by court order from a Faulkner County subdivision, where they had been kept in violation of a local ordinance. The tigers were found three hours later, and one died after being tranquilized. After the escape, the sheriff of Van Buren County stated that he did not want the tigers in his county either.
bulletWitts Springs, Ark.: A tiger escaped from a backyard menagerie by gnawing her way through the heavy steel enclosure. The tiger was loose for three days, terrorizing residents and biting a dog, who was subsequently treated for three large fang marks on each side of his neck. The tiger continued to elude capture after she was shot in the shoulder by an area resident. She was tranquilized and recaptured after she was located in a thickly wooded area by a police helicopter.
bulletLittle Rock, Ark.: A tiger performing with the Shrine Circus at the Barton Coliseum escaped, ran into the audience, and bit a 13-year-old girl. The tiger was owned and trained by Jordan Circus.

Does this not outrage you?!  It Should!  Will you wait until you wake up to find a tiger in your backyard or a child you know is maimed or killed before you decide it is a problem?

The samples above are just a drop in the bucket!! We got the vast majority of this listing from:
http://www.bigcatrescue.org/big_cat_news.htm

In the national news in the last few months there was a tiger loose in California and two 7 month old tigers found running loose! Imagine glancing out the window at your children playing in the backyard and glancing again and to your horror your child has become they the toy or snack of someone's loose 'pet' tiger! The danger is real! Folks the Time to Act is NOW!!

MUST you wait until YOUR child becomes your neighbor's 'pet's' lunch before you decide to call or write your law makers??!!



 

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