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EXHIBIT r

UnftedSacs Departmat .1 Agdeuhwe USDA A&stsi sad Thur Healthhipecties Service Aiømsl Cs’e i ii m if] 1u-L INSPECTION REPORT

License / Registration #: 88 C 0076 September 14, 2000

Section - 3.129 (a) Feeding -At time of inspection, no meat thawings observed. Licensee stated that meat is now thawed at butchers, delivered thawed,and then fed out. Licenseestatedhe would providedocumentationof this process,( none was availableat time of inspection). ORIGINAL CORREUflON DATE: 74140.

Section 3130 Watering -On inspectionof 5-16-00,tiger cub Valentino housed in nuisezy in residencehad no water present in enclosure.When released, he drankthirstilyforseveralminutes.Watermustbe providedas necessaiy for health and comfort On this inspection,5 weekold cubs in house were offered waterby licensee in front of inspectors, and did not show any interest in drinking.However,licensee stated that he uses water as a reinforcer The regulations regardingwatering11wthe comfort of animals were discussed.This item will continueto be monitoredon futureinspections. Original Correction Date: 6-17-00.

CATEGORY IV: Non-compliant item(s) previously identified that have not been corrected:

Section 3.125fr)Stnictural Strength -Kanroo enclosure: Holepresent in dividingwoodsection.ORIGINAL CORRECFION DATE: 8-7-00 -Two cubs in front cage:metal waterpan had a tear at lip, leavinga toni metal edge, Corrected during inspection.

Section - 3.127(b) FacilIties, outdoor. Shelter. -Cubs cage outfront shallhave appropriateshelterbox to provideprotectionfrom inclement weather ORIGINAL CORRECTION DATE: 5-1140

Section - 3.127(d) PerImeter Fence - Front area baa extensive new chain link perimeter fencing, encompassing 1 1/2 acres, to a height of 8 feet. This encloses front tiger cages. Caine!and Kangarooenclosureshave not yet been relocated inside of new perimeter fencing.ORIGINAL CORRECTION DATE: 05-17-00

Title: 4ánpW. L,uIIaJAClS Bdsn L. Hood,AC USDA,ANIS, Mimi 10 2T taCopyR.cd_copy.*J4cafldmsI/ II’.i’I SEPZ2Th Psg52013

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USDA of to report. -Old facility Agent, 1 -3J31frXd) are RegIstration that done of 5-12-Oft garage left 7-25-00 his Office has with open, is a near a Corrected hand Mr. USDA of HoasekeepingandPntCe.trol wIth allowing #: cages Inspector Mitchell, lettered correction UCENSEL) 88 has

INSPECTION material on C Animal a General, sign 0076 United licensee; Inspection large date identiting and to 511n facility, accumuluüon blow USDA, Plait of David 8.24-00. of Animal Depanaat Health into 5-16-00 and facility Neal, and Can animal any

REPORT Impetus. a of Investigator. deputy otAgrknlture by identifting as bird a area Mocking USDA feathers Service of ORIGINAL the signs goVt IES; off Nyc and of

jin&n L& Christopher should County facility. exereta. shed, CORRECTION Jiujrn reflect noted September Sheriff Licensee Doors Nowacki. again that to is this status. 14, on 2000 .vJ LI H I ______

• -• Unibdsaane ‘USDA Aal.dP SeTWIa [iluimlivi ‘- I Im—. I. J INSPECTION REPORT

krnl Mitchell SHe 01 fl-C-O0Th AllActing Animate Rnldence 14440 P.O. Box 1085 8941 Oakrldg. Rd. 1030 Patwump NV$9045 Pahiump,NV89048 Reln.pecdon

NARRATIVE Animals Inventory: 8 Tigers 2 Ligers I Lions I Kangaroo I Camel

Licenseeasked that inspectionreport be mailed, as he was not willing to sign. Some correction dates reflect time neccsssary for licenseeto receive report

CATEGORY I: Non-compliat item(s) previously ldntlfled that have been corrected:

6 Indirect items have been corrected. 2 Direct items have been corrected.

CATEGORY II: Non-complint item(s) previously identified for which time remains for correction:

Section - 3.127(b) FacUulia, OUtdoor. Shelter. -Exotic feUds;in most enclosures,there are no boxes to provi& protection from extremes of cold. Tobe corrected by: 10-1-00

CATEGORY 111: Non-compliant item(s) identified this Inspection:

Section - 2.75(b) Decords -Records do not contain required informafloot Addresses, vehicle license #‘s, and driver’s license #‘s as well as USDA license #‘sare not present To be corrected by: 8-2400 Lx: PlatineFurbey.purchaserof 2 young cats, has no addressgiven. Er Camel,new on propertysince last inspection:no acquisitionin records. Er acquisition from BettyThomas, no addressa USDAlicense# given. Ex: Naia was on propeity. Records indicatt sale to unknownparty at zoo in Three Hills in Canada.Animal was returned Recordsdo not reflect return. ma /LJ

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Viafted Sian Deputment ofAgitdlwe USDA AnimalsadFbse Healthb.pecdn Senlee AnimalCare -----. I H UI IV hña j D INSPECTiON REPORT

License / Registration 11: 88 C 0076 S.ly 24,2000

Section - 3.125(a) General Requirements -Kangaroo: side panels of enclosureseparatingat base, leavinga gap.Hole present in dividing wood section.To be corrected by: 8-7-00 -Two cubs in front cage:metal water pan had a tear at lip, leavinga torn metal edge.To be corrected by: 7-31-00

Section - 31 27(a) Shelter -Youngcamel housed in pipe coral with open traileravailable to animal. Trailer height is such that animal could not stand normally.Additional vcntilationin trailer is limited to open rear, and gaps at top edge of 8-12 inches. Animal has1no ventilated shade to provide relief from heat. To be corrected by: 7-3140.

Section - 3.129 (a) Feeding -Boxesof chicken wre sitting in full sun,thawing. Boxes were hot to touch. Bags of chicken inside boxes were warm to touch on top,and had ice crystals on bottom. Food mustwholesome, palatableand free from contamination.Thawingof chicken in this way increasesthe risk food will not be wholesome. To be corrected by: 7-31-004

Section -3.130 WaterIng -Kangarooshares enclosure with a goose. Onlywater available for drinkingwas in aS gallon bucket Water was totally fouled,red in color, and opaque.To be corrected by: 7-31-00.

Section - 3.131(a) Cleaning -Kangarooenclosure bad a buildup of excrete and soiledstraw. To be corrected by 7-31-00.

Section -3.1310 Housekeeping -Oh]garage near cageshas a largeaccumulationof bird feathersand exereta.Doors to this structureare left open, allov4ngmaterialto blow into animal area To be corrected by: 8-24-00.

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AUG 2 2131JJ Page 2&Pq CATEGORY License Original animal weather. Section Section since present Noted regulation Section On Section the animals Section 1111€ copy ______

USDA this exercise R last last an -Kanpr: Cubs -Two -Single -0aps - -Lion in inspection, -On I were - Front - - - Correction Original Registration inspectiom) 3.121(b) 3.125(a)Sflctural 3.127(d) enclosure. 3.130 inspection 3.128 C4LJFJLL/4q ayctpysmraSnadsdI required inspection Nala: cubs Original noted cage in IV: cage(s) cub the Watering Space in torn outfront Correction box Facilities, access in Perimeter at house, front When for Date: for front: Non-compliant base have Correction of 0: wire in healthy Lion disrepair 5-16-00, to cage he of shall no released, cage mesh residence a 88 stated current Nak outdoor. Strength Fence Bd.n perimeter Date

INSPECTION bad 6-16-00 C young have had MC present 0O’76 Date: tiger United 1.. with inadequate corrected that of: drank inadequate perimeter Hood, appropriate Itea(s) &1GI was animals. and cub Shelter. 5-1140 large there fencing stair. (Note: on Act, thirstily repeatedly flat 6-1-00 Valentino divider ton for previously u5bA, were AJilnal Depsnmac space. 5oS fencing it space tlnfth Original that shelter appears hole AFKS1AAIRUIJ.i’,. for “no

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NARRATIVE

Animals Inventory: 10 Tlgen lLigers ZLions 1Kangaroo

CATEGORY ii: Non-compliant Item(s) previously Identified that have been corrected:

4 Items have been corrected.

CATEGORY U: - Non-compliant Item(s) previously identified for which time remains for correction:

Section - 3.117(4) Perimeter Fence - Due to be corrected by 05-1740 ,per new regulations -Gaps noted at base of current perimeter fencing. Also to be corrected by 5-17-Oê

CATEGORY TIE Non-compliant item(s) Identified this Inspection:

Section - 2.126(a) AttSS Caretaker on premises did not have access to the animal records. These must be available during irnpeetionXobecorrectedby: 6-16-00

Section - 3.125(a)Stnzctunl Strength -Kangaroo: toni wire mesh present on divider to shelter area with wire ends ewtenting into animal area. To be corrected by: 6-1-00

Accompanied 1w:Jeanne Locang,AC! --.thb-_ __nf AcL. osw s-isa,. - flair L- Hood,Mimi C.. hap, APN. Anim .n-._ LAIRS10± 1027 Copy Rfl Sr— - I THIs: - rt,[1I n — MAY252000 Paq.lcf3 .“: Utsd Sean Deparisait of *gñe.kn USDA AMmsl d Mit ibdib luspadinSinke si Can L’I 11 pjJ “Li I’e1LiLi.Io Lore4J_L3 INSPECTION REPORT

License / Registration N: 88 C 0076 May 16 2000

-Tigen eotrance door frame unstable due to Inadequate securingof wood posts .To be corrected by: 6-16-MO fi q -Tiger Sheba: shelter boxdismantled and nmerow screw points extending Into animal area . To be corrected by: 5-18-00 -Lion Slabs: box in disrepair with large torn hole and one side panel mi&ng To be corrected by: 6-16-00 -Liger (next to Diva): chain link mesh it not adequately attached to framingespecially on the bottom. To be corrected by: 6-1-00

• Seetion - 1125(c) Storage ib -Both meat freezers have exposed Insulation in interior space. To be corrected by: 6-1-00 a Section - 3.127(b) Shelter -Tigerlittle Rajia: has no overhead protection from rain To be corrected by: 7-1-00 qflxotic feUds:other than boxes noted above in disrepair, there are no boxes in the enclosures to provide protection from tjtrcwes of cold. To be corrected by: 104-80

• Section - -3.128 Space fl -Lion NtIs: enclosure has inadequate space as evidenced by poor coat condition and abnormal behavior patterns (I.e.Stereotypic pacing). Enclosure appean SOsql?. of space. To be corrected by: 6-16.00

• Section -3i3OWatcñng D -Tiger cub Valentino: cub housed In nusery has no water present in enclosure. When released, drank thirstily for several minutes. Water niust be provided as necessary for healthand comfort To be corrected by: 6-17-00 -Tiger Mustaf: water dish not secured, and as a result animal can empty dish easily, Dish empty at time of Inspection. To be corrected by: 5-17-00

Accompaniedby: Jeanne Lorang,ACI

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L — L License and This Mr. • adjudicatory action CATEGORY cieanhä Accomoanied tact pens straw inspections. Copy liSa: End ‘fl5 Inspection Prapeadflv:

USDA litating oiler Rnlnd Mitchell of could isa Li-Soiled rExotlc bedding. Is Section box Section report. - / from initiated warning Registration problea - &lsi done to not cain Sw. — You Is outside ______hearing provide by: To To IV: straw feuds: be I... Odor - - absent. pliance with 3.131(a,c,d,) 3.127(b) Jeanne Hood, be be are cleaned against that To ___ corrected corrected bedding Non-compliant the and being Rudy most protection Anhi he #: you with Loran. peas. corrected Facilities, you, flies In ______pens have given Weber, Ce. 88 the absence has Cleaning,

INSPECTION present, all by: by: Enclosures C do A.imd Animal had ACt rtSi. from spread 0076 the alleged Usibd —. not by: Caretaker. outdoor. the 7-16-00, 6-140, item(s) of opportunity Inclement the especially Stats Mr. flasektepiag same Welfare d out violations 6-140 list had have Mitchell. previously to from AdaM Depamaict to Cubs alleged a ensure BIdS ability ensure buildup weather. Act strong to cages Cm age may mid cornet

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Animals inventory: 9 Tigers 2 Ugen 2 Uoas 1 Kangaroo

CATEGORY I: Non-compliant item(s) previously identified that have been corrected:

7 Items have been corrected.

CATEGORY liz Non-compliant Item(s) previously Identified for which time remains for correction: • Section - 3.127(d) Perimeter Faire O5-11-0O

CATEGORY m: Non-compliant item(s) Identified this Inspection:

• Section - 3131(b) SanItation of enclosures. Outback pen housing lion bad a buildup of meat residue around feed porthole. Sanitize when neceesqrtoreduce buildup. To be corrected by: 114-li-CO

• Section - 3.131(d) Pest control. A. effective programfor pest control outback around wood shed shall be established and maintained. To be corrected by: 05-12-00

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• ostfroat shall have sufficient shade to D Section - 3.127(a) Facilities, outdoor. Rajab cage allow her protection from direct sunlight

• Section - 3.127(b) Fadlities, outdoor. Cubs age uutfront shall have appropriate shelter box to provide protection from Inclement weather.

• Section - 3.13W) HousekeepIng. Accumilalion of tnsh shall be placed In designated ares and cleaned as necessary to protect the health of the animals. NOTE: There has been a noticeable attempt already to elan up the back area , but a program utah to be put In to effect and maintained. Original correction date was 01-17-00.

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BRIAN ALLEN, REPORTER Neglected Animals Removed From Pahrump Residence

Eight exotic jungle cats belonging to former Nye County Animal Control Director Karl Mitchell were removed Tuesday afternoon from a residence in Pahrump. Mitchell lost his county job in 2001 amid animal abuse allegations.

Karl Mitchell is in prison in connection with a theft charge. His girlfriend asked that the animals be removed from the residence on Jesse Street.

“The Ketamine sedates the animal and the Valium is to keep them from having seizures. Tigers are very prone when you sedate them with the Ketamine for seizures.” Norma Lagutchik makes the darts used to sedate the cats. Too much medicine, the animals die. Not enough, the animals could attack their rescuers.

“The stench was overpowering. All the cats were just covered in feces and mud from head to toe. They’re skinny. They look like they could have some parasitic infections.” Josephine Martell with the International Fund for Animal Welfare has seen the conditions the animals lived in. So has Carol Asvestas, director of the Texas based Wild Animal Orphanage. She is adopting the cats. “It is not adequate. It did get to a point where it became an unsafe situation and a health hazard.”

This is a sad day for Steve Benson. He helped Karl Mitchell and his girlfriend Sandy Alman care for the animals. Last week, one of them bit Alman’s finger off. It was then Benson knew the animals he calls his children had to go. “They’re our children. We want what’s best for our children. It’s real easy and simple. Yes, it bothers me. It’s a very emotional day for me.’

The animals removed Tuesday were part of an animal sanctuary operated by Karl Mitchell. In 2001, the federal government pulled the facilities license. Mitchell kept the animals anyway.

In addition to the federal government, Mitchell has also been under investigation for animal neglect here in Nevada and in California.

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[ :11:] RECENT USDA ANIMALWELFARE ACT CHARGES

RIVERDALE, Md., May 4, 2001—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has charged the following people and businesses with violations of the Animal Welfare Act:

Dec. 6. 2000--Licensed exhibitor Karl Mitchell and AllActing Animals in Pahrun,p, Nev. APHIS intends to show that Mitchell interfered with, threatened, abused, and harassed APHIS officials as well as committed violations in the areas of recordkeeping. housing, husbandry, sanitation, and pest control. :i :11:

PTA Factsheet______Big Cat Incidents in the United States

The following is a partial listing of incidents involving captive big cats in the United States since 1990. These incidents have resulted in the deaths of 86 big cats, the deaths of 21 humans, and more than 235 human injuries. Contact PETA for documentation.

August 201llWeedsport, New York: A serval escaped from an enclosure through a gap in the fencing and was killed on the highway.

July 17, 20lllManchester, Iowa: An adult tiger attacked Tom Seilner, the owner of the Cricket HollowZoo, while he was feeding the animal at his facility. The Des Moines Register wrote that Seliner and his wife “are routinely bitten or clawed” and that in this incident, “[t]he tiger had ripped the meat from the bone of his upper arm, had practically scalped him with front teeth the size of knife blades. His left ear dangled from his head.” Sellner, who was found to be in violation of Iowa’s Dangerous Wild Animal law, was flown to an Iowa City hospital for treatment.

May 6, 2OllIWichita, Kansas: A 7-year-old boy on a fieldtripwith the Linwood Elementary School was mauled by an Amur leopard when the child climbed over a guard rail at the Sedgwick County Zoo. According to a witness, the leopard remained inside the cage but had his “claws into the little boy’s face, and [was] gnawing his neck.” A man reportedly had to kickthe cat in the head to get the cat to release the boy, who was later taken to a hospital with face and neck injuries.

November 27, 201OlReadstown, Wisconsin: The USDA cited the licensees of Kicckapoo Bobcat & Lynx, exotic animal breeders, for failingto demonstrate adequate experience and knowledge of a wild animal when a volunteer was scratched on the face by a bobcat while trying to place water in the enclosure.

November 19, 2OlOISan Antonio, Texas: A cougar escaped from the Wild Animal Orphanage while cages were being moved. Law enforcement officers searched for the animal for eight hours, during which time the cougar attacked and nearly killed a puppy. Area schools were put on alert, and recess was canceled at the elementary school. The cougar was ultimately tranquilized and recaptured.

October 22, 201OIRock Springs, Wisconsin: A volunteer at Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue and Education Center was severely bitten by an adult tiger who grabbed the man’s ami and pulled it into the cage while the man was providing water to the big cat. Other volunteers helped the victim extract his arm from the cage, and the man was flown by helicopter to a hospital where he underwent surgery on his hand and arm.

October 2, 201Olldaville, Indiana: Two 900-to-1,000-pound tigers escaped from a cage at a private menagerie called Great Cats of Indiana. The tigers pushed out the corner post of a cage, which was held together with approximately 10 16-penny nails. The tigers were reportedly acting aggressively and were shot by the facility’sowner. One tiger was killed after being shot four times in the head and twice in the body with a .223 rifleand twice in body with a 12-gauge shotgun. The other sustained a wound to the abdomen from a 12-gauge shotgun. The tigers were loose for at least 13 hours before they were shot People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals • 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510 757-622-7382 PETA.org • Circuses.com

Big Cat Incidents in the United States Factsheet — Page 1 of 22 — Updated September 28, 2011 PTA Factsheet______September 5, 2010/Essex County, New Jersey: A leopard escaped from an enclosure at the Turtle Back Zoo and hid behind a retaining wall in a zoo service building. Visitors were moved to safe areas and the zoo was closed for approximately 45 minutes while the leopard was sedated and recaptured.

September 1, 2010/Las Vegas, Nevada: Numerous visitors looked on as an adult male lion attacked a trainer at the MGMGrand lion habitat. The victimwas treated at a hospital and received stitches for a bite on the leg.

August 28, 2010/Miami, Florida: While chasing an escaped gibbon, a 500-pound tiger jumped over a 12-foot fence and escaped from an enclosure at Jungle Island. At one point the tiger came face to face with a two-year-old toddler. More than 100 park visitors were ushered into a dark barn for protection. Four people were hurt during the chaos and were treated for minor injuries. A fifthperson was transported to a hospital after suffering a panic attack.

April 23, 2010/Rockwell, North Carolina: A 100-pound tiger broke through plastic glass while being loaded onto a trailer at Tiger World, an unaccredited zoo. For several moments, the escaped tiger was on a leash but not under the control of a handler. The tiger passed 20 to 30 feet directly in front of two families with young children, all of whom ran and hid behind a cash-register area. The USDA later ordered Tiger World to pay a $2,571 penalty for this incident.

April 15, 2OlOIBeltrami County, Minnesota: Two 100-pound adolescent African lions bumped open a gate and escaped from an enclosure at Paul Bunyan’s Animal Land. The two lions were found wrestling with a dog in the front yard of a home in a residential neighborhood approximately two blocks away.

April 2010/Brown County, Ohio: A cougar who had been purchased as a “pet” at a flea market escaped and remained on the loose a month later.

February 19, 2010/Palm Beach County, Florida: A jaguar at the Panther Ridge Conservation Center grabbed a woman’s hand and tore off her thumb when the woman wrapped her fingers around a part of an enclosure. This was at least the third dangerous incident at the facility in the past five years (see March 29, 2008/Wellington, Florida, and February 26, 2005/Wellington, Florida).

October 10, 2009/Cleveland, Ohio: An adult clouded leopard escaped from an enclosure at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo when a wire in the cage broke. The leopard was tranquilized and recaptured.

July 30, 2009ILas Vegas, Nevada: A 400-pound tiger belonging to the Fercos Brothers magic act escaped while being walked on a leash outside the owners’ gated property. The tiger ran after a rabbit, causing Tony Fercos to fall and drop the leash. Police responded to reports from local residents about a tiger wandering the streets, and the animal was found in a residents backyard. The owners cornered the tiger and returned him to a cage.

May 25, 2009/Lisbon, Ohio: A 10-year-old girl was attacked by a “pet”cougar whilevisitingthe home of Chris Joseph, a familyfriend who owned several African lions and cougars. A young male cougar grabbed and released the child’s arm at least three times when she put her hand and arm into a cage containing two of these large predators. In order to release the girl from the cat’s jaws, the friend had to remove a fan that was in front of an opening and crawl into the cage with the animals. The girlwas rushed to a local hospital and then airlifted to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. A USDA inspector cited owner Matt Joseph for two direct noncompliances in relation to this incident and warned that because the gate to the barrier fence, which is also the perimeter fence, was unlocked, “[a]nyone could access these animals when the owners are not at home.”

May 24, 2009/Great Bend, Kansas: A 150-pound cougar escaped from an enclosure at the Great Bend Zoo when a zookeeper left a door open. Zoo visitors were evacuated and the cougar was shot and killed by police because the animal became aggressive and tranquilizer darts were not readily available.

May 24, 2009IMemphis, Tennessee: A zookeeper at the Memphis Zoo was bitten by an adult tiger who escaped into a corridor through unlocked doors. The keeper was taken to a hospital for a bite to his leg. The tiger was sedated and returned to a cage.

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Big Cat Incidents in the United States Factsheet — Page 2 of 22 — Updated September 28, 2011 PTA Factsheet______May 2, 2009IOsceola County, Florida: A pregnant cougar owned by Jungle Adventure Park escaped and ran into nearby woods when she was being moved from one cage to another. Officials from the fish and wildlifecommission and the Osceola County Sheriffs Office searched unsuccessfully for the cougar.

April 24, 2009/Calhan, Colorado: A tiger bit a volunteer on the arm while the man was cleaning cages at Serenity Springs WildlifeCenter. The volunteer was taken by ambulance to a hospital.

April 17, 2009/Jacksonville, Florida: Ajaguar at the Jacksonville Zoo escaped from an enclosure through a hole in the fence. The hole may have been made by a groundskeeper. The jaguar was captured in a net and returned to the enclosure.

February 21, 2009IOakley, Kansas: One of three lions in the private menagerie of Jeffrey Harsh attacked a man who put his arm into the cage. Harsh reportedly beat the lionwith a steel pipe so that she would release the man. The victim sustained deep lacerations to both arms and was taken to a hospital in Denver for surgery.

February 11, 2009IOmaha, Nebraska: A veterinarian at the Henry Doorly Zoo was bitten by a tiger while performing a routine medical examination of the animal. The 200-pound anesthetized tiger bit the veterinarian’s right forearm three times, and the veterinarian was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

February 2, 2009/Troy, Alabama: A child was clawed by a leopard at the McClelland Critters zoo when the owner of the facilitytook visitors behind the barrier that separates the animals from the public.

January 18, 2009/Thurmont, Maryland: An animal care worker at Catoctin WildlifePreserve and Zoo was attacked by one or possibly two jaguars after she failed to secure the area where they were enclosed before working in an adjacent area. Both jaguars entered the area, and the nearly 200-pound male jaguar and possibly also the female jaguar attacked the woman. A fire extinguisher was sprayed at the male jaguar to fend him off. Emergency medical technicians responded to the incident, and the victimwas taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center. She spent 10 days in the hospital for injuries to her face and upper body. Both jaguars were placed in quarantine for one month.

January 18, 2009/Ingram, Texas: A 330-pound “pet”tiger owned by Anke Leitner escaped from an enclosure and was discovered in the residential backyard of a 79-year-old woman. The tiger was shot with a tranquilizer dart and recaptured.

January 8, 2009/Salem, Oregon: During a USDA inspection, exhibitor James Wise was demonstrating to the inspector how he gave an adult male tiger a pill.When Wise turned around, the tiger lunged at him, bit his forearm, and pushed him into a fence. Wise hit the tiger on the face until he released his grip long enough for Wise to escape the enclosure.

December 12, 2008/Las Vegas, Nevada: Numerous visitors looked on as a lion attacked and bit a trainer on the leg during a feeding at the MGMGrand lion habitat. Another trainer intervened by hitting the lion on the nose. The victim sustained injuries requiring stitches.

December 9, 2008/Albion, Indiana: A 350- to 400-pound Bengal tiger escaped from an enclosure at the Black Pine Animal Park when a keeper accidentally left a door open. The tiger was seen running on a local firefighter’s farm. Park employees, sheriffs deputies, firefighters, conservation officers, and local and state police were called in, and thermal imaging equipment was used to aid in the search, which lasted nearly seven hours. Two tranquilizer darts had no effect on the tiger, who eventually retumed to the park on her own and was coaxed into a cage.

November 29, 2008/Jacksonville, Florida: Two bobcats at the Jacksonville Zoo escaped from an enclosure and into the zookeepers’ work area when a keeper left the enclosure door open. One of the bobcats was able to escape onto zoo grounds through another door that had been left open to the outside. The zoo was placed on lockdown and visitors were required to stay inside shops and restaurants. After nearly an hour, the bobcat was tranquilized and recaptured.

November 29, 2008/Pocahontas County, West Virginia: A 250- to 300-pound “pet” Bengal tiger escaped from an exotic animal farm owned by David Cassell after squeezing through a hole in chain-link cage fencing. When

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Big Cat Incidents in the United States Factsheet — Page 3 of 22 — Updated September 28, 2011 PTA Fctsheet______employees at a local ski resort saw the animal’s footpnnts, county and state officialswere notified.The tiger was tracked into the Monongahela National Forest, where Cassell ultimatelyshot and killedher.

November 16, 2008ILuray, Virginia: A 16-year-old employee at the LurayZoo was attacked by an adult tiger as s[e attempted to pet the animal while givinga tour to a group of visitors. The tiger reportedly pulled the girl’sarm into the cage, causing severe injuries to her left hand and arm. The girl’sfinger had to be amputated.

November 15, 2008IDade County, Florida: A 16-year-old girlwas mauled by a 150-pound cougar at the private menagerie of Alan Rigerman. The animal pinned the girl to the ground and clenched his jaws around her head. A neighbor freed the girl by punching and kicking at the cougar. The victim underwent extensive surgery to repair a large gash in the back of her neck.

October 30, 2008IAtlanta, Georgia: One of two 1-year-old cheetahs who were being transported in the cargo hold of a plane from WildlifeSafari Park in Winston, Oregon, to the Memphis Zoo inTennessee escaped from a travel crate. An airline baggage worker in Atlanta opened the plane’s cargo door and found the cheetah running loose amid the luggage. The plane was moved into a closed airport hangar, and both cheetahs were tranquilized and taken to the Atlanta zoo for a few days before continuing their trip to Memphis.

October 29, 2008IBroken Arrow, Oklahoma: A volunteer was attacked by a 1,000-pound liger (a cross between a lion and a tiger) while feeding the animal at Safari’s WildlifeSanctuary. The man suffered puncture wounds to his neck and upper back as well as trauma to his vertebrae. He was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital and died the next day from his injuries. A group of 40 elementary school children was walking by the cage when the incident occurred.

September 18, 2008IMentone, Alabama: A cougar escaped from a cage at Lookout Mountain Wild Animal Park and attacked a black leopard’s foot through the fence of an enclosure. The cougar was shot and killed in order to get him to release his hold on the leopard’s paw.

August 19, 2008IWashoe County, Nevada: Two black leopards were found on the roof of a private home after they apparently jumped a 12-foot fence while the owners were out of town. Authorities tranquilized both leopards, and they were taken to the local animal shelter.

August 19, 2008IWest Palm Beach, Florida: An adult lion and an adult tiger escaped from a cage overnight at McCarthy’s WildlifeSanctuary. Three schools in the area were on lockdown while officers from the Florida Fish and WildlifeConservation Commission and the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office searched for the animals, who were both located the next day, tranquilized, and returned to cages.

August 5, 2008lRichmond, Illinois: During a rehearsal for a circus performance, a tiger at the Hawthorn Corporation circus training facilityattacked a man, knocking him to the ground, face down, and grabbing him by the neck. The man sustained deep puncture wounds and several scratches to his upper body, neck, and knee. Others present during the attack hit the animal with wooden poles in order to get him to release the victim. Paramedics transported the man to the hospital, where he stayed for five or six days. It was the second time the man had been attacked by a tiger at the facility.

August 4, 2008IBranson, Missouri: A 16-year-old worker at Predator World was left a quadriplegic after he was attacked by three tigers when he went into the enclosure to photograph the animals for a visitor. One of the tigers jumped on the victim and knocked him to the ground before the twoother animals joined the attack and dragged him to a water pool. Staff members used a fire extinguisher to deter the cats and pulled the teen from the cage. He was airlifted to the hospital and listed in critical condition with severe trauma to his neck and airway as well as a serious laceration on his leg. -

August 3, 2008IWarren County, Missouri: A volunteer at the Wesa-A-Geh-Ya exotic animal farm was attacked by an 800-pound tiger while cleaning cages. The manwas standing on top of a cage when a tiger scaled the 12- to 14- foot chain-link fence and grabbed him. The victim’s leg had much of the skin stripped off down to the bare bone, and he was flown by air ambulance to the hospital, where he underwent twosurgeries to amputate his lower leg. The facilityowners, who initiallytried to cover up the incident by claiming that the victim had been attacked by a pit bull, shot and wounded the tiger during the attack and then later shot and killed him. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals • 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510 757-622-7382 • PETA.org • Circuses.com

Big Cat Incidents in the United States Factsheet — Page 4 of 22 — Updated September 28, 2011 PTA Factsheet______July 14, 2008IEl Paso County, Colorado: El Paso County Sheriffs deputies searched for an African lion who was spotted runningloose by twowitnesses, one ofwhomsaw the lionchase several dogs through a field.Photographs confirmedthat the animalwas indeed an Africanlion,and the Sheriff’sOfficeconcludedthat the animalwas likelyan escaped “pet.’

May 24, 2008ISouth Bend, Indiana: A keeper at the Potawatomi Zoo was attacked by a leopard while cleaning an off-exhibitholding area. She was taken to a hospital by ambulance to be treated for her injuries.

May 24, 2008IDetroit, Michigan: A keeper at the Detroit Zoo was attacked by a lion while transferring the animals inside for the evening. He fended the animal offwith pepper spray and was treated at a nearby hospital, where he received stitches for his injuries.

May 19, 2008INeosho, Missouri: A black leopard approached a woman hanging laundry in her yard and then clawed at the door to her home when she retreated inside. The cat then charged a sheriffs deputy who arrived on the scene, ran past him, and turned around and charged again before being killed by several shots from the deputy’s rifle and Glock handgun. Authorities speculated that the cat was a “pet”who had escaped or been abandoned.

May 5, 2008IMiami, Florida: Mark McCarthy, owner of McCarthy’s WildlifeSanctuary, was bitten by an adult tiger during a photo shoot for a music video. The tiger began to choke and panicked when a chain tightened around her neck and body. McCarthy sustained bone-deep puncture wounds to his calf while attempting to free the chain, which ultimately had to be cut to be removed. He was treated by paramedics at the scene.

May11, 2008IToledo, Ohio: A keeper at the Toledo Zoo sustained three lacerations to his chest after a 5-year-old tiger reached through a double mesh barrier and clawed him. He was treated at a nearby hospital.

March 29, 2008IWelIington, Florida: The owner of Panther Ridge Conservation Center was attacked by two cheetahs while conducting an exhibition inside the cage during a fundraising event. She was pinned down by the cheetahs, who then bit and clawed at her for 10 minutes before she could be removed from the cage and airlifted to a hospital. She sustained 40 puncture wounds to her back, arms, and legs.

March 24, 2008ILas Vegas, Nevada: A panther likelykept as a “pet” attacked a dog in the back yard of a home in a residential area. Police attempted to shoot the panther, but the animal escaped.

February 21, 2008IHonoluIu, Hawaii: A 245-pound tiger escaped from an enclosure at the Honolulu Zoo when a zookeeper failed to secure two gates in the exhibit. During the 20 to 25 minutes that he was on the loose, the tiger walked past a volunteer and into an open area of the zoo, where nothing but a 4-foot fence separated him from the wider public areas of the zoo, including a playground.

February 10, 2008IWest Palm Beach, Florida: A Palm Beach Zoo employee was bitten by a tiger during a training session. The worker was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

February 9, 2008lDavenport, Florida: A volunteer was clawed by a tiger while cleaning a cage at Horseshoe Creek WildlifeFoundation. The woman suffered minor injuries when the tiger swiped at her leg.

January 20, 2008ICedar Creek, Texas: A volunteer at the Capital of Texas Zoo was bitten by a cougar when she reached into the pen to pet the animal. The cougar gripped her arm and the girl sustained a broken thumb and bites that required stitches. She was the second person to be bitten by this animal (see 2007/Cedar Creek, Texas).

January 10, 2008ISan Francisco, California: A 90-poUnd snow leopard at the San Francisco Zoo nearly escaped after he chewed or tore through a steel mesh wall that separated the feeding cage from a zookeeper service area. The animal created a hole large enough to get his leg and head through.

December 27, 2007lManitowoc, Wisconsin: Two cougars escaped from the Lincoln Park Zoo when the fencing of the cage was cut by vandals. The animals were on the loose for approximately two hours before being located, tranquilized, and returned to the cage.

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Big Cat Incidents in the United States Factsheet — Page 5 of 22 — Updated September 28, 2011 PTA Factsheet______December 25, 2007ISan Francisco, California: A 300-pound tiger escaped from an enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo, which was surrounded by a moat 20 feet wide and a 121,2-foot-high wall. She attacked three visitors, quickly killinga teenager and followingthe other two male victims—a teenager and an adult—for 300 yards before mauling them. The two survivors sustained deep bites and claw cuts on their heads, necks, arms, and hands, and both underwent surgery for their wounds. The tiger was shot and killed by police. This was the same tiger who ripped the flesh off a zookeeper’s arm approximately one year ago (see December 22, 2006/San Francisco, California).

December 3, 2007IActon, California: A 4-year-old male tiger mauled a caretaker who was cleaning an enclosure at the Shambala Preserve. The man sustained multiple bite wounds and was airlifted to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.

November 19, 2007iPike County, Ohio: A 550-pound “pet”lion belonging to Terry Brumfieldescaped from a cage and onto a nearby highway, where he chased and attacked passing cars. The State Highway Patrol and the Pike County Sheriff’s Department responded to the call. Brumfield ultimately lured the lion back to the cage.

November 19, 2007ISaint Louis, Missouri: A portion of the Saint Louis Zoo was evacuated when a 1-year-old cheetah scaled a wall at least 10 feet high and got into an area intended to separate animals from people and was loose for nearly half an hour. The incident marked the third time since 2000 that a cheetah has escaped at this zoo.

November 14, 2007INew Hampton, Iowa: A “pet”tiger escaped from a cage by rushing past the owner at feeding time and attacked and mauled the family’sdog. When the dog ran toward cars from the local sheriff’s department and the tiger followed, a deputy sheriff shot and killed the tiger through a partially opened window of his vehicle.

October 1, 2007IPahrump, Nevada: A cougar escaped from a holding pen at Running Wild animal compound and attacked a volunteer who entered the enclosure with a bucket of meat. The woman was knocked to the ground by the cougar and bitten on the neck, back, hands, and arms. The cougar stopped the attack when emergency sirens approached the facility.

July 14, 2007ISan Antonio, Texas: A keeper who forgot to close a gate was attacked by a 250-pound tiger at the San Antonio Zoo. The tiger knocked the man down, dragged him, and bit him on the head several times before the keeper managed to escape by spraying the animal with pepper spray. The keeper was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries to his head, neck, and arm.

July 6, 2007IMarion County, Arkansas: A man was injured by one of his 5%-year-old “pet”cougars as he was cleaning the cage. The male cougar knocked the man to the ground and bit him on the back of the neck, head, and leg. He was taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries.

February 24, 2007/Denver, Colorado: A keeper at the Denver Zoo was attacked and bitten on the neck by a 140- pound jaguar in a service hallway adjacent to the enclosure for the animals. The woman suffered edensive internal injuries and died at the hospital of a broken neck. The jaguar was shot and killedduring the incident.

January 21, 2007ISan Angelo, Texas: A woman sought hospital treatment after she was bitten by a 10-week-old African lion cub exhibited by G.W. Exotic Animal Foundation at a mall where patrons were allowed to pet and interact with the lion.

January 5, 2007ICenter Point, Indiana: An 80-pound cougar scaled a 14-foot fence and escaped from an enclosure at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center. More than two months later, she was still on the loose.

2007ICedar Creek, Texas: A volunteer at the Capital of Texas Zoo was bitten by a cougar when she reached into the pen to.pet the animal.

December 22, 2006lSan Francisco, California: A keeper at the San Francisco Zoo was attacked by a 350-pound tiger who reached through the bars of the cage and grabbed the woman. The keeper sustained deep lacerations to her arms, which required surgery and may have resulted in the loss of one arm. A zoogoer who witnessed the attack described what she saw: “The right arm was in the tiger’s mouth The left arm was just being held there (in the

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Big Cat Incidents in the United States Factsheet — Page 6 of 22 — Updated September 28, 2011 PTA Factsheet______claws) and the right ami was being eaten. She was screaming and flailingaway.’ The tiger released the woman when other zookeepers jabbed the tiger in the head with a pole.

December 22, 2006/Washington, D.C.: A clouded leopard at the National Zoo escaped a cage through a hole in the fence and ventured onto zoo grounds. Visitors were evacuated while zoo employees surrounded the cat with nets and tranquilizer guns, sedated her, and returned her to the cage.

November 24, 2006/Evansville, Indiana: Animal trainer Wade Burck was clawed by a tiger during a performance of the Hadi Shrine Circus. Buick received hospital treatment, including stitches, for wounds to his left forearm and leg.

November 18, 2006/Coral Gables, Florida: A 4-year-old girlwas mauled by a 62-pound cougar at a children’s birthday party. The cat took the child’shead intoher mouth, inflictingsevere cuts to the girl’seyelid, cheek, and ear, and requiringsurgical reattachment of part of her severed ear. The cougar had been providedbyWildAnimalWorld and was killedto be tested for rabies. The proprietorofWildAnimalWorldhad been cited at least twice previouslyfor similarattacks.

November 14, 2006/Gulf Breeze, Florida: Two 150-pound cougars escaped through a hole in the fence of the pen and were loose for nearly three hours at The Zoo. The facilitywas closed and visitors were moved to secured areas while a search, aided by a sheriffs office helicopter using infrared cameras, was conducted for the cougars. Both were ultimately tranquilized and returned to the cage.

November 13, 2006/Gulf Breeze, Florida: A keeper at The Zoo was bitten by a leopard and sustained wounds on her hand.

October 16, 2006/Copley Township, Ohio: A veterinarian with the U.S. Department of Agriculture was attacked by a tiger during an inspection at the L&LExotic Animal Farm. The tiger reached outside the cage, grabbed the woman’s arm, pulled her toward the cage, and got her arm into her mouth. She was treated at the hospital for scratches and bruising.

October 16, 2006/Fleetwood, North Carolina: A woman who attempted to pet a leopard at the New River Zoo was bitten on the arm and wrist, sustaining injuries that required surgery. The woman alleged that the owner of the zoo had encouraged her to pet the animal. The leopard was euthanized.

October 6, 2006/Hespena, California: A 500-pound tiger escaped from a cage at the Cinema Safari Zoo when zoo workers failed to lock the cage during cleaning. Because the zoo did not have the proper equipment on hand to tranquilize a tiger, the animal was on the loose for hours, during which time he attacked a donkey, biting the animal’s neck and a leg. When the proper equipment was obtained, the tiger was tranquilized and returned to the cage.

September 12, 2006/Balm, Florida: Lancelot Kollmann, owner of an animal business called Sir Lance A Lot, was attacked by a 250-pound tiger while cleaning a cage. His lower lipwas split in two, requiring 25 stitches, and the side of one ami, which was sliced down to the bone, required five stitches and a drainage shunt.

August 22, 2006/Tampa, Florida: Enshala, a 180-pound Sumatran tiger at the LowryPark Zoo, escaped an enclosure 15 minutes before closing time and was loose for 50 minutes when an unlocked latch allowed her access to an empty exhibit that was under renovation. Zoo visitors were moved to safety in the zoo’s restaurants or sent home as a 10-person weapons team assembled. Enshala became agitated when she was shot with a tranquilizer dart, causing her to lurch at a zoo veterinarian as well as a 7-foot wall separating her from public areas. She was ultimately killed by zoo president Lex Salisbury, who shot her four times with a 12-guage shotgun.

July 18, 2006/Ballston Spa, New York: A 4-year-old boy was clawed by an adult tiger displayed by the Ashville Game Farm and Exotic Zoo at the Saratoga County Fair. The child was sitting next to a cage while having his photo taken with a baby kangaroo when the tiger reached out and clawed him. The boy was treated at the hospital and received 14 stitches for a 1-inch gash on his head.

June 16, 2006/Kaufman County, Texas: A part-time employee at Zoo Dynamics, an animal facilityowned by Marcus Cook, was chased and mauled by a 300-pound tiger who climbed out of an uncovered enclosure. The tiger

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June 11, 2005ILima, Ohio: Bradley Craft was attacked by his “pet” cougar. Craft grabbed the cougars tail to prevent the cat from attacking his mother and the cat turned on him, biting him in the leg.

June 11, 2005lUnderwood, Minnesota: A fullgrown African lion escaped from a cage at the Arcangel WildlifeFarm and wandered through neighbors’ yards for approximately two hours before being shot and killed by a sheriffs deputy.

May 15, 2005lKennewick, Washington: A 110-pound cougar, likelyan escaped “pet,”was found in the garage of an auto repair shop by a guard after the animal set off a burglar alarm several times. The owner of the shop believed the cougar had been inside during work hours. The animal was removed after being shot with a tranquilizer gun by a Fish and WildlifeOfficer.

March 6, 2005lUnderwood, Minnesota: A 16-year-old girl was petting a tiger through the bars of a cage at the Arcangel WildlifeFarm when the tiger bit her finger and clawed her hand. The wound required a dozen stitches and three operations to treat an acute infection. The girl also underwent rabies shots.

February 26, 2005lWellington, Florida: A 500-pound Bengal tiger escaped from a cage at Panther Ridge Sanctuary by pushing past a woman who was feeding him and who hadn’t latched the cage properly. More than 20 sheriffs deputies and state wildlifeofficers armed with rifles were positioned inside and outside the perimeter fence of the facilityas the tiger wandered the grounds for more than two hours. Two tranquilizer darts were required to sedate the tiger so that he could be recaptured.

February 23, 2005IPahrump, Nevada: A “pet” leopard at Karl Mitchell’sfacilitybit off the tip of a woman’s finger.

February 23, 2005ISimi Valley, California: A tiger who had been roaming loose for at least eight days was shot and killed by authorities near a residential area.

February 12, 2005IOldsmar, Florida: A woman was bitten on the hand by a Zoo Dynamics tiger cub used for photo ops at an automobile dealership.

February 11, 2005ICut and Shoot, Texas: A worker at Wildlife Extravaganza was hospitalized for several days after her arm was pulled through the feeding hole by a leopard as she prepared to feed the cat.

January 26, 2005ISioux Falls, South Dakota: A man was given rabies shots and received stitches to his finger after he was bitten by a tiger at the Great Plains Zoo as he reached through a fence into the cage.

January 20, 2005IBaraboo, Wisconsin: An 8-year-old girlwas bitten on the chest by an 80-pound, 7-month-old lion cub at Creature Features Pet Store. The girl had to undergo rabies shots.

January 18, 2005lArkansas: A 400-pound “pet”tiger was abandoned in the mountains of north central Arkansas along the Buffalo River. The tiger trekked 60 miles over the next four days, returning to his owner’shome and was then taken to a refuge.

January 8, 2005lCleveland County, North Carolina: Two 6-month-old injured tiger cubs, weighing approximately 80 to 100 pounds each, were abandoned and found wandering on the side of a road.

December 24, 2004ISuffolk County, New York: An 8-year-old boy was attacked by his father’s ‘pet” leopard. The boy was scratched on the chest and bitten on the neck, and he required medical treatment.

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September 5, l99BITampa, Florida: A woman needed 451 stitches after a leopard latched onto her arm with his mouth, removing skin from her elbow to her wrist. The woman was a volunteer at Wildlifeon Easy Street, a breeding complex.

August 1, l99BIMyakka City, Florida: A tiger bit the hand of a 14-year-old volunteer with Tiger Claw Productions. The bite stripped flesh and tendons from her hand and required twosurgeries to repair.

July 31, l99BNallejo, California: A woman getting her photo taken at Marine World with a Bengal tiger was mauled and hospitalized with multiple cuts to her neck and throat. A trainer trying to separate them was also injured.

July 30, l998IMinot, North Dakota: A 5-year-old boy suffered facial cuts requiring plastic surgery after bein9 attacked by a tiger at a Bridgeport Nature Center photo booth at the state fair.

May 2, l998IWylie, Texas: A “pet”cougar bit a 4-year-old boy on the leg. The boy required $5,800 in medical care.

May 1, 1SS8IWichita, Kansas: A tiger scratched or bit an adult while the animal was appearing at a store’s promotional event.

April 7, l998lCharlotte, North Carolina: Two lions at the Charlotte Metro Zoo attacked a keeper, one biting him on the leg while the other took the man’s head in his mouth. The keeper suffered deep puncture wounds to his head and leg. He had to be airlifted to a trauma center.

April 1, l998lArkansas: A tiger attacked a worker ata breeding compound, biting him on the neck.

February 10, l998lLincolnton, North Carolina: A leopard nearly killed his trainer after attacking her at a Royal Palace Circus performance in North Carolina. The trainer suffered injuries requiring reconstructive surgery and hospitalization for a week.

January 7, 1998ISt. Petersburg, Florida: A trainer with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum &Bailey Circus suffered severe head wounds after a tiger grabbed him by the head and dragged him around the ring. He was hospitalized in critical condition and required extensive surgery. The trainer’s brother shot the tiger five times after the animal had been returned to the cage, killinghim. l998IHarris County, Texas: A 4-year-old girlwas mauled by a Bridgeport Nature Center tiger during photo ops at a county fair. The girl required stitches and $17,000 in plastic surgery to her leg. The girl’sfamily filed a lawsuit against Bridgeport.

October 22, lS97ICalabasas, California: The same jaguar who attacked a trainer on October 16, 1997, attacked another trainer who suffered bite wounds on his leg and a cut to his hand on a movie set.

October 16, l997lCalabasas, California: A trainer on a movie set in California underwent surgery to repair a broken leg after being attacked by a jaguar. She was expected to remain hospitalized in fair condition for several days.

August 17, l997IMarshfield, Massachusetts: A 13-year-old girlwas rushed to the emergency room after being bitten by a Bridgeport Nature Center tiger during a photo session in Massachusetts. The girl had to undergo painful rabies treatment. The Marshfleld Animal Control Department reported “several” other bites associated with this photo booth.

June 7, l997iScappoose, Oregon: A woman suffered deep puncture wounds to the neck and post-traumatic stress disorder when she was attacked by a neighbor’s “pet” leopard.

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Big Cat Incidents in the United States Factsheet — Page 18 of 22— Updated September28, 2011 PTA Factsheet______May 8, 1997!Lubbock, Texas: One of five “pet’ tigers mauled his owner. The man was admitted to the hospital in critical condition. The owner’s son killedthe tiger.

May 7, l997lCarrollton, Pennsylvania: A tiger used in the Franzen Bros. Circus killeda trainer in front of 200 horrifiedschoolchildren.

May 4, l997IKnox County, Tennessee: A tiger mauled a student at Joe Robinson’s roadside menagerie.

April 29, l997lOklahoma City, Oklahoma: A leopard who had escaped from a cage killed a woman at an exotic animal “sanctuary.” Sheriffs deputies shot and killedthe leopard seven hours later when he was found along a road nearly a half-mile from Oak HillCenter for Rare and Endangered Species.

April 27, l9971San Antonio, Texas: A man lost his finger and his friend was injured when they broke into an exotic animal orphanage and tried to pet a tiger.

March 19, l997IOrlando, Florida: A tiger escaped from a cage and mauled a keeper at exotic cat breeding compound. The keeper suffered a broken thigh, crushed knee and severed arteries and veins in his leg. Authorities later shot and killedthe tiger because they feared the animal would jump a perimeter fence and flee the compound.

March 18, lS97ISan Antonio, Texas: A tiger escaped from a wildlifeanimal refuge, killingan ostrich and pawing a sheriffs deputy before being tranquilized and recaptured.

March 12, l997lCaudwell, Texas: A 13-year-old boy was attacked by a “pet”tiger and a lion kept in a cage built into the side of his grandfather’s house. The boy’s father said, “Myboy was not mauled, he was being eaten alive.” l997ITexas: A lion kept in a cage as a backyard “pet” bit a visitor’s hand and tried to pull her into the cage. She had four deeply grooved cuts requiring 21 stitches. The owner claimed that in the past, when the lion “got out of control,” squirting him in the eyes with a spray bottle fullof vinegar usually “calmed him down.”

I S97lKirbyville, Texas: A tiger bit two fingers offthe left hand of Monique Woodard, owner of the Exotic Cat Refuge and WildlifeOrphanage. Doctors were able to reattach one of the fingers.

December 21, l996lBrooklyn Park, Minnesota: Three pet-supply store workers were bitten or scratched by a 7- month-old tiger who had been brought to the store to have his picture taken. The three workers agreed to receive rabies shots.

October 9, 199611..asVegas, Nevada: A Las Vegas animal trainer had to undergo surgery on his feet and legs after being mauled by a tiger.

September 16, l996ICrystal Beach, Texas: A declawed “pet” lioness died after she was shot and tranquilized by a deputy. The lioness attacked a man after a burglar had apparently set her free.

July 18, l996lMiddletown, New York: A white tiger from Hawthorn Corporation bit the hand of a carnival worker while performing at the Orange County Fair.

May 6, l996IMidlothian, Texas: A 6-year-old girl suffered severe injuries to her head, neck, arms, back, and legs in an attack by a tiger, one of seven big cats on a breeding farm. During the investigation it was found that these same cats had been involved in three previous documented attacks.

January 5, l996Nallejo, California: One trainer at Marine World Africa was seriously hurt and another received minor injuries when they were attacked by two cougars as they prepared to take the cougars for a walk.

December 27, l9S5IQuinlen, Texas: A 3-year-old toddler was mauled by his family’s “pet” cougar. His 6-year-old sister suffered minor injuries in the attack. The cougar was shot and killed.

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PTA December 1, 1995/Fort Worth, Texas: A tiger at the Fort Worth Zoo leaped an 11-foot-wide moat and attacked a zookeeper. The keeper was bitten on the shoulder, arm, and hand and was offwork for several weeks.

November 24, 1995/Raleigh, North Carolina: A “pet” Bengal tiger mauled and criticallyinjured a 3-year-old boy while his father was walking the animal on a leash. The tiger was shot and killed.

November 13, l995IMemphis, Tennessee: Two Sumatran tigers mauled a man who entered an enclosure at the Memphis Zoo.

November 2, 1995/Washington, D.C.: House Speaker Newt Gingrich was bitten on the chin by a baby cougar he was holding. The bite drew blood, but was not considered a serious injury.

October 29, l995IAIIegan, Michigan: While her 9-year-old daughter watched in horror, a woman was attacked and killed by a “pet” lion after she entered a cage at the home of a friend who collected exotic animals. The friend was severely injured when he tried to stop the attack.

September 30, 1995/Indianapolis, Indiana: A lion being used by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus bit off the index finger of a woman who put her hand in a cage in a staging area.

September 27, l995ILava Hot Springs, Idaho: Nineteen lions at Ligertown Game Farm were shot and killedafter escaping the complex.

September 19, l995IHaysviIIe, Kansas: A man shot and killed an African lion he found pacing on his driveway after the lion had escaped from a neighbor’s pen.

September18, 1995/Wesley, Kansas: A 2-year-old boy required hospital treatment for a severe bite on his ear from the family’s4-month-old cougar.

September l995lBloomington, Illinois: A man suffered a 3%-inch gash to his hand when he attempted to pet a leopard at the MillerPark Zoo.

August 6, 1995/Phoenix, Arizona: A cougar at the Phoenix Zoo gashed a 5-year old boy’s arm after he wandered too close to the cage. He required stitches to close the wound and received scratches on the side of his chest.

June 2, l995IQueens, New York: A 2-year-old boy was bitten by his neighbor’s “pet”cougar when he reached through a barred window to pet the animal. The 9-month-old cougar nearly severed one of the boy’s fingers, which was reattached at the hospital.

May 28, 1995/Novi, Michigan: Seven lions and tigers toppled onto a freeway when the trailer they were in came unhitched. One lion suffered a fractured skull and a tiger bolted across traffic, leading police on a four-hour chase.

March 5, 1995/Washington, D.C.: A woman was fatally mauled by lions after climbing into an enclosure at the National Zoo. The body was so battered and shredded so violently that her fingerprints were gone and her face unrecognizable.

January 2, 1995!Scottsbluff, Nebraska: A zookeeper at the Riverside Zoo required surgery to repair her windpipe and injuries to her face and chest after she was attacked by a leopard.

October 11, 1994/San Diego, California: San Diego Zoo animal trainer Joan Embery suffered two deep gashes on her face by a cheetah she was exhibiting on a television talk show.

September 5, 1994/Jasper, Alabama: A tiger escaped from the private menagerie of Earl and Debra Dobbins and was shot and killed by a neighbor. Another tiger on the Dobbins’ property was taken to the Birmingham Zoo.

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August 8, 1994IHyde Park, Ohio: A 180-pound “pet’ African lion escaped from a home and ran loose in Hyde Park before being recaptured. The animal was later confiscated by authorities, and the owner was cited for possession of a dangerous animal and inducing panic.

June 18, l994ICoIumbia, South Carolina: A tiger at an exotic animal farm mauled a 17-year-oldworker.

June 7, 1994IMiami, Florida: A senior zookeeper with 20 years’ experience was mauled and killed by a tiger at MiamiMetrozoo.

April 5, l994IJackson, Mississippi: An 80-pound cheetah scaled an 8-foot fence and pounced on an 8-year-old boy at the Jackson Zoo. The boy was scratched and nipped before the cheetah was recaptured.

March 22, 1994/Beech Grove, Arkansas: A 150-pound declawed “pet” cougar escaped and attacked a 71-year-old year neighbor, inflictingdeep bite wounds to the man’s shoulder and arm.

December12, 19931PaIm Beach, Florida: A worker at the Lion Country Safari was attacked by a lion, causing severe puncture wounds to her head and chest, as well as collapsed lungs.

September 14, l993IJopIin, Missouri: 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.

August 11, l993lGeorgetown, Ohio: Two teenage boys suffered facial cuts when a lion attacked one, and the other attempted to intercede. The boys were walking when a “pet” lion escaped from a cage and attacked them unprovoked.

May 6, 1993/Las Vegas, Nevada: A keeper feeding a trio of lions in the backyard of a Las Vegas residence was hospitalized after one of the cats attacked her. The Circus Vargas employee suffered five gouges to her leg. During an Aprilperformance, another employee was bitten by a lion.

May 6, l993IBronx, New York: A man with a history of mental instabilitywas mauled by two lions at the Bronx Zoo after he climbed into the cage.

April 17, 1993!Little Rock, Arkansas: 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.

February 21, l993INorfolk, Virginia: Graham Chipperfield, a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus big cat trainer, was mauled by a lion while breaking up a fight between two other lions.

February 3, l993IWichita, Kansas: A keeper was hospitalized in serious condition with wounds to his face and neck after being mauled by a Bengal tiger at Tanganyika WildlifeCompany. 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.

November 30, 1992/Pahrump, Nevada: A man was severely bitten by a tiger owned by animal trainer Alex Pasternak. The tiger had to be shot before he would release his grip.

September 27, l992IReno, Nevada: A Reno illusionist suffered “bone-deep” puncture wounds to his leg and arm by a tiger being used in a performance.

May 21, l992lMuhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania: Two tigers with Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus escaped from an unlocked cage during a performance. One tiger roamed around the center ring, frightening 2,000 spectators before he was recaptured.

April 7, 199211ron Hill, Delaware: One of two cougars used by a private breeder jumped 12 feet and attacked a visitor, biting her on the head, neck, and upper back. The breeder said he would sell the two animals and replace them with cubs in order to continue his breeding and dealing operation. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals • 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510 757-622-7382 ‘ PETA.org Circuses.com

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Rural zoo where tiger attacked keeper is like storybook scene

August 5, 2011

Tom Seliner sat in a slumped daze, covered in blood. He hadjust been mauled by a 600-pound tiger.

The tiger had ripped the meat from the bone of his upper arm, had practically scalped him with front teeth the size of knife blades. His left ear dangled from his head.

Sellnersaid hewas screaming,but all his wife, Pam, heard 100yards awaywas a soft call that she first confusedwith a catmeow.

As she got closer, she realized it was a soft whimpering, “Help ... Help.”

Then she saw Shere Khan, the tiger, loose from its pen. She yelled at him. She yelled at her husband.

“Why did you go in with the cat!”

And without thinking, she took after the tiger with a stick. The above seems like a nightmarish tale from foreign travels, but it happened on a quiet Sunday morning. July 17. on a dairy farm near Manchester. Ia. Just off the highway outside of town, it would be easy to pass the Sellners’ place without seeing a small sign for Cricket Hollow Zoo. Driving into their lane, the place looks like any dairy farm with barns and a farmhouse. But pass through a canopy of vines and into the backyard, and one is suddenly upon a scene of black bears in cages, seven tigers. four lions, three leopards. six puma and all manner smaller beasts — capuchins. lemurs. macaques. sloths and servals — more than 300 creatures in a rural zoo that seems out of a storybook. The exotic animals are flanked by a herd of cattle and other farm animals, all coexisting like some kind of experiment in global diversity. Pam considers herself an unlikely zookeeper. being a sixth-generation dairy farmer, but it all happened over years. Shortly after her son. Seth. was born in 1982. she happened upon an exotic animal sale, where she was astounded by the sight of a llama. Pam had spent most of her days on the farm and had never even been to a big-city zoo. This strange animal was $10,000, so she couldn’t afford it. But it cot her thinking. Four years later, an old llama with a damaged knee went up for sale for only $125.

“The ugliest llama in the entire universe,” she said. - Poncho Via, the llama, was added to the farm, at first terrifying the cows, who saw this strance creature and abruptly ran throuch three electric fences.

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Pam attended more sales and bought Freddy, a cougar. which roamed their house, soon to be joined by a squirrel monkey. She began taking the animals to schools. Rural kids, Pam said, often don’t get a chance to see such creatures. She bought a 6-week-old lion cub named Njarra next, who slept with her son Seth until one day she found the pouting 10-month-old lion outside his bedroom door. Seth had banned her from the room for chewing up his favorite shirt. Next there were bobcats, other small exotic animals and reptiles, and soon they had a full-fledged traveling petting zoo that became a permanent private non-profit zoo in 2002. Only two other rural Iowa zoos are USDA-licensed, but the Sefiners said theirs is the largest and contains the most bin cats. They are open Memorial Day to Labor Day and charee $5 to get in. The Seilners coexist peacefully with all manner of creatures now. spendine most days feedinu them and cleaning pens. “This is an educational zoo,” Tom said. “We don’t make money on it but it’s our way to give back to the cómmuiilFv. Midwest kids, they never see this stuff.” But July has not been a good month for the couple. both 52. Seth died in a vehicle roil-over in 2009. Pam went out to Njarra’s lion pen and told her the bad news. The lion, she said, groaned a sad. “arrhh. arrhh.” - Two years later, on a hot July morning, another tragedy was about to unfold. Feeding big cats is expensive. A tiger can eat 50 pounds of meat per feeding. dining on dead cattle or road-kill deer, and the expense is one reason not many are displayed in Iowa, Pam said. - Another reason is pressure from animal rescue groups. who were instrumental in lobbvina the state legislature to pass the Dancerous Wild Animal bill in 2007 reQuiring permits for their display. It’s not legal to own wild exotic animals, but the Seliners’ cats have all been raised in captivity. The state recently notified the Seliners that they are not in comuliance with the new law because they don’t hold a state permit. althoueh they are licensed by the USDA and have passed annual inspections. The zoo, however, can remain open as they work to come into compliance, officials with the state Department of Agriculture said. “It’s not a fancy place. but we spend all our money on our critters.” said Pam, who loses sleep if one of them dies. Eleven-foot fences line a walkway through the small farm. Inside those fences are cages with dangerous, prowling animals that appear friendly at the sight of the Seilners, rubbing their bodies to the sides of the cage to be scratched while exchanging “chuffing” noises with them, a big cat’s greeting of hello. Tom built all the cages and fences and has a feeding and cleaning system every morning. opening one gate and closing another so he is never inside the caees with a big cat older than 10 months. “If you turn your back on an exotic cat you are going to cet it,” Pam said. “They will take advantage and jump on you.” But one morning in mid July, he forgot to shut a gate. “I heard something behind me and turned around and Khan lumped on me.” Tom said. “I knew what he would do — pull me back into the caee. Then he would kill me.” Sprawled on the ground he arabbed the pen fencing and held on for life He knew the tiger’s instinct was to go for the throat so he hunched up his shoulders around his neck Both Pam and Tom are routinely bitten or clawed by the animals when they get lackadaisical about safety routines and have faced rabies shots and stitches to prove it But nothing this serious The tiger began ripping at Tom’s muscle and skin H the tiger hadn’t been declawed Tom said the zoo owner would surely be dead When Pam arrived on the scene, she saw her husband and thought his arm was riuped off. She wasn’t aware the tiger was loose although still inside the 11-foot fencing Fearlessly she chased him back into his pen with a stick and Tom chained the gate Police arrived first and tried to stop the bleeding with towels Tom said they tried to pull his skin over his skull as his ear danaled nearly riued off After a medical flight to University Hospitals in Iowa City Tom’s scalp and ear were sewn back into place and his arm surgically repaired. althouah damaged nerves have left him unable to fully use fingers on his left hand. Doctors told him the nerve would grow back and he should be able to use it. Only eight days later, he was back on the farm, feeding the tiger that nearly killed him, the back of his shaved head looking like a gruesome roadmap.

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“I’ve been damn near killed by a bull twice and actually I’m more scared of farm dogs.” Tom said. “The tiger was simply out of his territory and annoyed by the heat. I screwed up and got hurt, so why get depressed?” They didn’t even think of putting Khan down. “I didn’t even have nightmares.” he said. “I did.” added Pam. The counle is determined to continue and are in the process of buying a finicky anteater and comp1etin a reptile buiLding in memory of their late son. “With Seth none. we’ll never have grandkids, so we want to pass knowledge down to the kids.” Tom said. “We want to bring joy to the kids.” Learn more For more information on the zoo, go to www.crickethollowzoo.com See more animals and scenes from the zoo at www desmoinesregister corn/photos

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Other Indexing: (CRICKET HOLLOW ZOO; DANGEROUS WILD ANIMAL; NJARRA; STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS; USDA) (Doctors; Driving; Eleven; Fearlessly; Khan; Learn; Midwest; Pam; Police; Poncho; Seilner; Seilners; Seth; Shere Khan; Shortly; Sprawled; Tom; Tom Seihier)

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WICHITA, Kansas -- A 7-year-old boy was seriously injured at the Sedgwick County Zoo when a leopard reached out of its cage, mauling him.

It happenedFriday around 1:30 p.m. Zoo officials say the boy, who is a Linwood Elementary student, climbedover the exterior guard rail around the leopard cage, then climbed onto the interior fence, where the leopard attacked from inside the cage. A sign outside the enclosure reads: “DANGEROUSANTIVIALS:Please respect their space by staying on your side of the guardrail.”

Witnesses say the animal grabbed the boy around the head with both paws. A woman, who was on the zoo’stram nearby, saw the attack and was able to come to the child’said.

“The (leopard’s)paws are through the cage it has its claws into the little boy’sface, and is gnawing into its head and its neck,” said Vanessa Quarles, who witnessed the attack. “So by that time people are noticing a man and a women everyone screaming ‘stopthe train, stop the train,’and a man and a woman run over,jump off the train, then they kick the leopard.”

The child has face and neck injuries, and zoo officials say the child was conscious when he was taken to the hospital. He has since been upgraded to fair condition at a Wichita hospital. His injuries are not life threatening.

There were several school groups attending the zoo at the time of the attack. USD 259 sent a letter home with children who were at the zoo or may have heard about the attack.

“The safety of our students is our main concern,” the letter said. “Thisafternoon, an incident occurred while our first grade classes were at the Sedgwick County Zoo. One of our first-grade students was injured by one of the animals. He has been taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay.”

“Manyof our students witnessed the incident and were upset by it. We had staff and members talk with our students and reassurethem that this was an accident and the student who was hurt has been taken care of and will be okay.” The letter is signed by the Linwood Principal, Trinna Wynn

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Zoo Officials Probe Killing by Tiger

The Associated Press December 26, 2007

By JORDAN ROBERTSON -1 hour ago

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The San Francisco Zoo was closed to visitors Wednesday as investigators returned the scene to determine how a tiger escaped from its enclosure and attacked three visitors, killing one of the men and mauling two others.

Police said they did not expect to find any other victims, but wanted to conduct a thorough sweep of the grounds because it was unclear how long the tiger had been loose on Christmas Day before she was killed by officers.

“There’sno better light than daylight,” said police Sgt. Neville Gittens. “The idea was to come back and quadruple check to make sure nobody out’sthere. We just want to know.”

The tiger, a female named Tatiana, was the same animal that ripped the flesh off a zookeeper’s arm just before Christmas 2006. An investigation of that incident by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health faulted the zoo, which beefed up the pen where big cats are kept.

The three men one of them 19 years old and the others in their early 20s were attacked just after 5 p.m. Tuesday on the east end of the 125-acre zoo grounds near Ocean Beach, police spokesman Steve Mannina said.

They suffered “pretty aggressive bite marks,” Mannina said.

The officers who shot the 300-pound animal were alerted through a 911 call placed by a zoo employee.

The two injured men, ages 19 and 23, were upgraded to stable condition Wednesday at San Francisco General Hospital after undergoing surgery to have their wounds cleaned and closed, said surgeon Rochelle Dicker. They suffered deep bites and claw cuts on their heads, necks, arms and hands.

Dicker said they were shaken up emotionally and would remain hospitalized for the day, but that because of their youth they would make a full recovery.

The San Francisco medical examiner had not been able to identify the dead man, investigator Tim Heliman said Wednesday. The man did not have any identification and no one had called asking about him, according to Heliman.

The zoo’s director of animal care and conservation, Robert Jenkins, could not explain how Tatiana escaped. The tiger’s enclosure is surrounded by a 15-foot-wide moat and 20-foot-high walls, and the big cat did not leave through an open door, he said.

{00109366} “There was no way out through the door,” Jenkins said. “The animal appears to have climbed or otherwise leaped out of the enclosure.”

Jack Hanna, the director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and a frequent guest on nationally televised talk shows, predicted that other U.S. zoos would reassess their tiger enclosures if it turns out the tiger was able to leap out.

“This is a first in this country,” Hanna said in a telephone interview Wednesday. “I’venever heard of an individual (zoo visitor) being killed by an animal. It’smuch safer going to a zoo than getting in your car and going down the driveway.”

Hanna said he wasn’tfamiliar with the San Francisco Zoo’stiger exhibit or with Tatiana, but he said that since zoo tigers are well fed, it’sunlikely the animal was looking for food.

Hanna said he wanted to know if anyone was teasing the tiger. “Were they taunting the animal? I don’tknow that right now,” he said. “Were they throwing things that were making it angry?”

The first attack happened right outside the Siberian’senclosure the victim died at the scene. A group of four officers came across his body when they entered the dark zoo grounds, Mannina said.

The second victim was about 300 yards away, in front of the Terrace Cafe. The man was sitting on the ground, blood running from gashes in his head and Tatiana sitting next to him.

The cat attacked the man again, Mannina said. The officers approached the tiger with their handguns. Tatiana moved in their direction and several of the officers fired, killing the animal.

Only then did they see the third victim, who had also been mauled.

Although no new visitors were let in after 5 p.m. Tuesday, the grounds had not been not scheduled to close until an hour later, and 20 to 25 people were still in the zoo when the attacks happened, zoo officials said. Employees and visitors were told to take shelter when zoo officials learned of the attacks.

“This is a tragic event for San Francisco,” Fire Department spokesman Lt. Ken Smith said. “We pride ourselves in our zoo, and we pride ourselves in tourists coming and looking at our city.”

The zoo was expected to reopen Thursday, according to its Web site.

There were five tigers at the zoo three Sumatrans and two Siberians. Officials initially worried that four tigers had escaped, but soon learned only Tatiana had escaped, Mannina said.

On Dec. 22, 2006, Tatiana reached through the bars of her cage and grabbed a keeper, biting and mauling one of the woman’s arms and causing deep lacerations. The zoo’sLion House was temporarily closed during an investigation.

California’sDivision of Occupational Safety and Health blamed the zoo for the assault and imposed a $18,000 penalty. A medical claim filed against the city by the keeper was denied.

Last February, a 140-poundjaguar named Jorge killed a zookeeper at the Denver Zoo before {00109366} being fatally shot. Zoo officials said later that the zookeeper had violated rules by opening the door to the animal’scage.

After last year’sattack, the zoo added customized steel mesh over the bars, built in a feeding shoot and increased the distance between the public and the cats.

Tatiana arrived at the San Francisco Zoo from the Denver Zoo a few years ago, with zoo officials hoping she would mate with a male tiger. Siberian tigers are classified as endangered and there are more than 600 of the animals living in captivity worldwide.

Associated Press writer Daisy Nguyen in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

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Zoo director says tiger wall was low

By JORDAN ROBERTSON, Associated Press Writer December 27, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO - The director of the zoo where a teenager was killed by an escaped Siberian tiger acknowledged Thursday that the wall around the animal’s enclosure was 12 1/2 feet — well below the height recommended by the main accrediting agency for the nation’s zoos.

According to the Association of Zoos &Aquariums, the minimum recommended height for tiger exhibit walls is 16.4 feet.

San Francisco Zoo Director Manuel A. Mollinedo said safety inspectors had examined the wall and never raised red flags about its size.

“When the AZA came out and inspected our zoo three years ago, they never noted that as a deficiency,” Mollinedo said. “Obviously now that something’s happened, we’re going to be revisiting the actual height.”

On Wednesday, Mollinedo said that the wall was 18 feet high, and that the moat around the tiger’s pen was 20 feet wide. On Thursday, Mollinedo said the moat was 33 feet wide.

Investigators have yet to say how the 300-pound tiger got out of the pen. But based on the initial estimates of the height of the wall, animal experts expressed disbelief that a tiger in captivity could make such a spectatular leap.

The accrediting association did not immediately return calls for comment Thursday about the height of the wall.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)— Two days after an escaped tiger killed a teenager at the San Francisco Zoo, the zoo director acknowledged Thursday that the wall around the animal’s enclosure was 12 1/2 feet — well below the height recommended by the main accrediting agency for the nation’s zoos.

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According to the Association of Zoos &Aquariums, the minimum recommended height for tiger exhibit walls is 16.4 feet.

Zoo Director ManuelA. Mollinedo said safety inspectors had examined the wall and never raised red flags about its size.

‘When the AZA came out and inspected our zoo three years ago, they never noted that as a deficiency,” Mollinedo said. “Obviously now that something’s happened, we’re going to be revisiting the actual height.”

On Wednesday, Mollinedo said that the wall was 18 feet high, and that the moat around the tiger’s pen was 20 feet Wide.

Investigators have yet to say how the tiger got out of the pen. But based on Mollinedo’s initial estimate of the height of the wall, animal experts expressed disbelief that a tiger in captivity could make such a spectatular leap.

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Trail of blood apparently led escaped tiger to victims

Kevin Fagan, Jaxon VanDerbeken, Steve Rubenstein,Cecilia M. Vega, Chronicle Staff Writers

San Francisco Chronicle Wednesday, December 26, 2007

It was nightmare of carnage and confusion, with police attempting to find an escaped tiger that fatally mauled one San Francisco Zoo visitor and then apparently followed a trail of blood across the zoo to attack two of his friends.

When police arrived at the zoo on Christmas evening, they were hampered by a lack of emergency lights, video surveillance cameras and maps. They didn’tknow how many animals might be on the loose or how many victims might have been injured.

The minimal evidence found at the scene included a shoe and blood beside the 25-foot-wide moat outside the tigers’ grotto, raising questions about what role, if any, the victims might have had in accidentally helping the animal escape.

The three victims, all young men from San Jose, were visiting the zoo together. They were all present when the tiger escaped, killed 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr. with a savage slash to the throat, and injured the other two. The names of the survivors, who are brothers ages 19 and 23, have not been released.

The injured victims fled, and the tiger apparently followed them under rapidly darkening skies for 300 yards down a zoo pathway. As the tiger cornered and attacked one of the brothers, four {00109366} police officers arrived, distracted the animal and shot it dead.

Zoo officials said they are trying to figure out how the 4-year-old Siberian tiger named Tatiana escaped from her enclosure shortly after the zoo’s 5 p.m. closing time. No doors to the grotto had been left ajar, they said. The animal is the same one that attacked a zookeeper almost exactly a year ago.

Officials speculated that one of the victims may have been dangling a leg or other body part over the 14-foot grotto wall and that Tatiana latched onto the limb and climbed out. Police sources said a footprint had been found on a metal fence, suggesting that someone had climbed it to get closer to the big cats.

Zoo Director Manuel Mollinedo said it was also likely that the animal was provoked.

“Somebody created a situation that really agitated her and gave her some sort of a method to break out,” Mollinedo said. “There is no possible way the cat could have made it out of there in a single leap. I would surmise that there was help.

“A couple of feet dangling over the edge could possibly have done it.”

Sources said pinecones and sticks that were found in the moat might have been thrown at the animal. Those items could not have landed in the grotto naturally, they said.

However, police Sgt. Neville Gittens maintained that there was no reason to think that the victims were taunting the tiger.

The two survivors were in serious hut stable condition Wednesday following surgery at San Francisco General Hospital, doctors said.

The zoo, which closed Wednesday, will remain shut today so that police could continue their investigation. Mollinedo said he hopes the zoo will reopen Friday, but the tigers and lions will not be on display for at least a week.

The hunt for the escaped tiger Tuesday was confused and chaotic, with police and paramedics frantically scrambling through the 1,000-acre zoo grounds to locate victims after discovering Sousa’sbody.

There are no surveillance cameras pointed at the big cats’ grottos, so officers could not find out from zoo guards what animal or animals had escaped. Initial calls for help didn’tsay what sort of animal had escaped, sources said. The lack of cameras also has made it difficult to ascertain how the attacks occurred.

Police said the investigation will focus on physical evidence collected at the zoo, witness statements, an autopsy of the victim and the necropsy of the tiger.

New cameras and a metal barrier will be installed to protect the public from the tigers and lions, Mollinedo said.

As darkness deepened Tuesday, officers found the zoo lighting was insufficient to illuminate the trees, foliage and public areas where they initially feared that more animals might be lurking or more victims might be found. Firefighters standing on tall ladders outside the zoo illuminated the {00109366} grounds with portable lights to help the search.

“We didn’tknow how many tigers were out,” Mollinedo said. “I (was) under the impression we had two or three cats escaping. There was a sense of paranoia around here.”

Investigators canvassed the zoo for hours Wednesday morning before finally determining that nobody else had been hurt.

A Fire Department source said three paramedics found Sousa’sbody, with a wide gash across the neck, lying near the grotto. The enclosure is separated from the public by a 25- to 30-foot-wide moat and a 14-foot-high wall.

The paramedics and an ambulance driver were told of additional victims outside the Terrace Cafe restaurant, about 300 yards east. When they arrived, they found the tiger standing over one of the brothers.

The paramedics and driver were soon joined by the four police officers, who distracted the tiger with the red lights of their two patrol cars before shooting her to death with their .40-caliber handguns.

Gittens said the officers did not want to shoot the animal while she was sitting next to the victim.

“I can only imagine the patrons walking around, and suddenly seeing this tiger,” he said. “It was probably surreal.”

Police were treating the zoo as a crime scene Wednesday. Yellow police tape surrounded the area near the cafe where the animal was slain.

It’snot known why the tiger singled out the three visitors or why she tracked down the two wounded victims, apparently ignoring other zoo patrons.

Rochelle Dicker, an emergency room surgeon at San Francisco General Hospital who operated on the victims, said Wednesday that the two survivors were recovering remarkably well. They were awake and stable, Dicker said.

Doctors are focusing on preventing infection from the bacteria that might be present in the men’s wounds, she said. Those bacteria is similar to the type found in the common house cat, officials said.

The zoo was eerily quiet on the day after the tragedy. The cafe where the attack victims were found was shuttered and still, and a dozen police officers gathered with zoo officials nearby, poring over maps and handing out equipment. Zookeepers held a staff meeting and also met with grief counselors.

Visitors continued to filter up to the entrance, unaware of what had happened.

“Oh my gosh! I hadn’theard anything about a tiger,” said one visitor, Komer Poodari of San Jose. “I guess we’llgo to Fisherman’s Wharf.”

Mollinedo said the zoo has a response team armed with tranquilizers and firearms, but that the scene unfolded “so quickly that the officers found (Tatiana) first.” {00109366} This is the second time in just over a year that this same tiger attacked a human.

On Dec. 22, 2006, Tatiana chewed the flesh off zookeeper Lori Komejan’s arm in front of about 50 visitors lingering in the Lion House after the cats were fed. A state investigation later ruled that the zoo was at fault for the attack because of the way the cages were configured.

“There was never any consideration for putting her down. The tiger was acting like a normal tiger,” Mollinedo said.

The public feeding demonstrations at the Lion House resumed in September after about $250,000 in safety upgrades. The city, which helps fund the zoo, has been sued by Komejan and is assessing whether it is liable for the Christmas Day mauling.

Mollinedo has brought in colleagues from other accredited zoos to do a thorough analysis of the big cat exhibits.

“We want to make sure they are safe and see what kind of modifications should be done to ensure the safety” of people and animals, he said.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will “in most likelihood” investigate the zoo’stiger facility, said agency spokesman Jim Brownlee. Inspectors from the USDA’sAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which oversees the nation’szoos, will “probably be on location very soon,” Brownlee said Wednesday night. “Wewould look at the whole situation in a comprehensive manner,” he said.

Keepers at other U.S. zoos said they were waiting for more details about the San Francisco attack before deciding whether to change their tiger enclosures or security procedures. Moats and sheer walls are common methods of protecting visitors from large animals at outdoor zoo exhibits.

“We still don’tknow what happened,” said Tony Vecchio, director of the Oregon Zoo in Portland. “We know what animals can do and we build barriers that are taller and wider than that. But one of the rules in the zoo business is that animals will always surprise you.”

Chronicle writers Marisa Lagos, Leslie Fuibright, WyattBuchanan, Meredith May, John Koopman and Jonathan Curiel contributed to this report. E-mail the writers at kfaan(ds (chronicle.corn, jvanderbeken@,s(chronicle.corn,srubenstein@s(chronicle.cornand cvega(d),s(chronicle.corn.

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San Franiasco Zoo Director Manuel A More Mollinedo alao admitted that it is becoming increasingly dear the 300-pound Siberian Subscribe tiger leaped or climbed out of its open-air nyYa’nos enclosure, perhaps bygrabbing onto a ledge. RECENTANIMALINCIDENTSIN THE UNITEDSTATES “She hod to hase jumped, he said. “How More she was able to jump that high is amaang to me.” Mollinedo said investigators have ruled out the theorythe Occ. 25, 2007: A Satehan tiger Tatiana nomad tiger escaped through a door behind the eleiibit escapes from ta enclosure at the San Francisco Zen, llsg one iran and mauling twa Others, before being shot dead. According to the Association of Zoos &AquatiLims, the walls around a tiger erd,ibit should be at least 16.4 feet high. But Fob. 24, 2007: A 140-pound jaguar naihiOd Mollinedo said the nearly7o.year-old wall at the zoo’s big-cat Jorge fatally mauls a zookeepet at the Denver Zoo before being fataty shut. Zoo officials said enclosure was 12 feet, 5 inches, with a moat 33 feet across. later that zookeeper Ashlee Waff had violated the roles by opening the door to the animal’s He said safety inspectors had examined the 1040 wall and cage. never raised any red lags about its size. Dec. 22, 2006: Tatiana reaches through her cage’s iron bars and mauls a female 000keeper. “M-ien the OZAcame out and inspected our zoo three years during a public feeding at the San Francisco ago, they never noted that as a deficiency,” he said, said. Zoo. “Obviously now that something’s happened, we’re going to be Sept, 10. 2005: Three chin5anzees from Zoo revisiting the actual height Nebraska are shot and Idied after they escape from their enclosure and coulo not be captured.: On Wednesday, Mollinedo said that the wall was 18 feet high A padlock on the cage was not conpietely and the moat was 20 feet wide. Based on those earlier, closed after being cleaned, officials at the 200 incorrect estimates, experts expressed disbelief Ihata in Roya Nab., said. animal tiger in captivity could have made such a spectacular leap. March 3, 2005: Two chitnsianzeas at 11wAnirrel Ranch w ldft sanctuary near Oskorstield. AzAspokesman Steven Feldman said that tile minimum Calif. attack a mar and his site. iraairrrngthe height is just a guideline and that a zoo could still be deemed man, below berg shot to death. safe even if its wall were lower. July 13, 2004: A slalom ie officer fatally shoots a 600 pound itger that escaped from the Accreditation standards require “that the barriers be adequate property of formar Tarzan actor Steve Sipek is to keep the animals and people apart from each other,” ounallatchee. Fta. Feldman said, Obviously something happened to cause that March 18, 2004: A 340-pound gonta nOmad not to be the case in this incident” Jabari breaks out of h enclosure at the kattds of Africa exhibit at the Dallas Zoo aridgoes on a Many other U.S. zoos have signif candy higher walls around 40-inmate rorrpage through a forest. snatching their tigers. up a tootler with his teeth and ahackleg three other people before being shot to death by officers. Feldman would not comment on how ditltctilt itwould be for a tigerto scales 12%-wall. But Siberian tigers are known to have Oct. 3, 2003: jsioritst Roy Horn is severely phenomenal strength, at least in the wild. mauled by a nigerduring the Alegfned &anrp. Py sightly show at The kage casino is Las ‘There are rare glimpses of this in the real world that suggest, Vegas biting him onthe neck and dragging him off sIege. when taunted, tigers can be faitlyetilraordinary in their physical feats,” said Ronald Tilson, who is director of conservation at Sept. 28, 2003:A 300-pound gorilla nomad Little the Minnesota Zoo and the big-cat expert who sets safety Joe escapes from its 01Boston’s enclosure standards fortigerelo,ibits at North American zoos. Franklin Park Zoo attacldnh a 2-year-ole girl and w.usatoday.com/news/nat’on/2OO7-12-27-tiger-attack_Nhtm 1/4 ______

i a teen-age zoo employee.aerate acing lrarrqailized. was the necond 0 The animal went on a rampage near closing time on motto that the anirrtelescaped. Christmas Day, mauling three vsitors before itwas shot to death by police. Carlos Sousa Jr., 17, died and two brothers, Associated Source. The Press ages 19 and 23, suffered severe bite and claw wounds.

Police are still investigating and have declared the big-cat ethibita crime scene.

The San Francisco Chronicle, citing anonymous sources, reported Thursdsy that police are looking into the possibilitythatthe victims had taunted the tiger and dangled a leg or other body part overthe edge of the moat The newspaper said police had founds shoe snd blood inside the enclosure.

But Stan afternoon news conference, Police Chief Heather Fong said police had no information that anyone had put a leg over the railing, and she said no shoe was found in the animal’s enclosure. She did not address whether the ictms had teased the tiger.

She said a shoeprint was found on the railing of the fence surrounding the enclosure, and police are checking it againstthe shoes of the three uctims.

“Right now, what Iwant to know is ifitwas taunting, who did it? Vithy,why Wasn’t this protected right? Iwant some answers,” said the dead teensgefs father. As for the zoo, ‘They know what they did wrong, they know what they did.”

Mollinedo Said surveillance cameras and new fencing will be installed around the erduibit The zoo wilt remain closed Friday.

Atthe BronxZoo, the tigers are surrounded by a 20-foot-high chain-link fence with a 5-foot overhang that curls inward atthe top. As electrified wire runs along the inside of the fence.

The Philadelphia Zoo said it has 16-foot walls topped with a 3-foot overhang. Atthe Mrginia Zoo in Norfolk, Va., the walls are 15 to 20 feet high with a 5-foot overhang and an electrified wire. Atthe Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, the wire fence is about 17 feet

Atthe Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Assistant Director Don Wnstel said he checked the architectural drawings and plans for the enclosure on Wednesday, and found that the walls and fence around the tigers are no lower than 16 feet

But “now that you mention it Ithink I’lltake a tape measure out there tomorrow and make sure,” he said.

The AZAsaid in a statement that this was the first time a daitor had been killed because of an animal escape at an ,ZA-eccredited zoo.

“The5 San Francisco Zoo is a great zoo, ifs an accredited AZAmemberin good standing, and ithas our support during, this difflculttime,’AZApresidentand chief executive Jim Maddysaid. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This materiel may not be published, broadcast, ,eaeitten or redistributed.

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All Shoek Up (33 friends, send message) wrote: 12/28/2007 11:00:36 FM Pure speculation on mybehalf until the two choir boys are released and then the lawyers will still them what say. Li The tigerneverjumped up like this before as far as Iknow. The animal never had any interest in leasing ifs compound, because in all these years in captisity itjust easled. Itate, walked around,

evacuated and thatwas the estend ofit. Out of the blue this tgerjumped and pursued these kids. I firmly believe thatthese kids got the tigers afiention with some sort of foolishness and then had to paythe price fortheiractions.

Vstren Iwas skid Iwas in the BronxZoo and Imade all kind of noises and movements justto gets

tigers attention. This animal was caged about 10-12 feet away. Iwas invisible to the big cat I suppose slot of others tried the same and the the animal built an immunityto such silliness. Sousing that same reasoning, this tiger may have been taunted just enough and then acted on

this. Ialso believe that ifthe wall would have been 3 feet higherthe tiger maystill be able to jump the distance and get out Vh1iena wild animal such as this big calls determined to really jump out of its moat, you better believe that its muscles that are generall never used, will yield such power, producing such potential energyto make it possible to accomplish this. Reniberthis is an alt muscle predator.., not a little house cat Ifthere is a will, there is away and this animal had the wilt. ww.usatoday.com/news/natbn/2OO7-12-27-tiger-attack_N.htm 2/4