Exotic Incident #87
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Apex, NC - USA
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Incident Date:
02/11/1995
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Summary:
A “pet” Bengal tiger mauled and critically injured a 3-year-old boy while the father walked the animal on a leash. The boy required 18 hours of surgery. One side of the boy’s head was partially crushed. The boy’s father shot the tiger and was convicted of misdemeanor child abuse as a result of the incident.