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A man who kept exotic animals surrendered his license to harbor several exotic animals in response to complaints from neighbors, who claimed a panther escaped from his facility and attacked a puppy in March 2008.

A 32-year-old man was attacked and mortally injured while feeding a 1,000 pound liger.

Pennsylvnia Game Commission officials announced that blood samples collected at the scene of a alleged cougar attack proved that the sample was not blood at all. No further investigation was planned.

200 animals died as a result of an early morning fire in a local pet wholesale shop. A malfunctioning heat lamp was believed to have sparked the fire. Two 3-ft-long alligators managed to escape their cage and were swimming along the flooded floor. The store sold exotic reptiles, hamsters and birds.

Local owners of a corn maze fielded complaints from unhappy animal lovers about the display of a live, caged tiger furnished by Vogel Exotic Animals Shows of Sanborn, MN.

A 25-year-old woman was found dead in her home by her husband. The medical examiner’s preliminary report stated that the woman died from asphyxiation caused by neck compression. The python’s cage was empty.

The owner of a golf course discovered a 31-inch-long alligator. The owner planned to keep reptile until someone claimed him.

A man appeared in court to answer for harboring an undocumented primate. Police had previously arrested the man in January for shouting criminal threats in front of a Van Nuys residence. A 7-year-old black and while male marmoset was discovered during the arrest and investigation.

An emaciated leopard, two tigers, one cougar, and a lion were found living in the worst conditions authorities had seen in 40 years of rescuing big cats. The cats recovered, eating well and growing, at the Center Point Big Cat Refuge. The female cougar received medical treatment for an infected mouth and rotting teeth. Possessor was arrested and charged with animal cruelty in 2004 after police found a sick 3-month-old black bear cub abandoned at her home. The cub had to be euthanized. Possessor pleaded not guilty to the charge which was later dismissed.

Fluffy, a 12-ft-long, 100-lb Burmese python, was rescued by Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies and was recovering at the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary. The snake had been hit by a car on Indiantown Road.