Exotic Incident #951

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French Settlement, FL - USA

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Incident Date:

25/12/2006

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Summary:

An 8-year-old boy was attacked by a “pet” lemur at the home of a friend of his father’s. The lemur twice bit the young boy, who underwent a series of shots to prevent rabies. The “owners” of the lemur did not have a permit to have the animal and were cited.