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Seven wolf-hybrids escaped from the Dancing Brooke Lodge Sanctuary. All were captured or returned on their own after neighbors took arms to protect pets and children.

Seven wolf-hybrids escaped from the Dancing Brooke Lodge Sanctuary. All were captured or returned on their own after neighbors took arms to protect pets and children.

Five camels and a zebra escaped from their enclosure. Four of the camels were killed after causing two traffic accidents. One of the drivers was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The fifth camel and zebra were recaptured.

A man was attacked by a tiger upon entering the big cat’s cage. He suffered cuts on his left shoulder and a gash on his lip that required stitches.

A 3-ft-long alligator was captured after he was spotted in the road.

A 14-ft-long python crushed his “owner” to death.

A 3-ft-long alligator was caught in a drainage culvert.

El Paso Zoo collections supervisor Allan Seidon was fired for allegedly failing to follow animal handling policies and procedures during an incident on 08/01/06 in which it was reported that he struck Juno, a 39-year-old Asian elephant. This was the second allegation of abuse at the zoo involving Seidon, who was seen on a 1999 training tape beating Sissy, an Asian elephant who was subsequently relocated to the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.

A police officer shot and killed a wolf after he escapes from his cage. The wolf killed two small dogs and tried to bite a neighbor.

Police were forced to corral an escaped “pet” kangaroo with their cars, considering kangaroos potentially “vicious animals.”