October 11, 2005 Piscataway, NJ A woman found alligator in her backyard. The alligator was an abandoned “pet.” Reptiles
October 10, 2005 Miami-Dade, FL A python devoured a turkey then got stuck in a fence. The snake was an abandoned “pet.” Reptiles
October 8, 2005 Miami-Dade, FL A 12-ft-long python devoured an 18-lb Siamese cat. The snake was an abandoned “pet.” Reptiles
October 6, 2005 Eureka, CA Bill, a 59-year-old chimpanzee at the Sequoia Park Zoo, escaped when vandals broke into the zoo after closing and cut a hole in his cage. Bill’s primary keeper found him at a house 1-1/2 blocks away and walked him back to the zoo. Primates
September 29, 2005 Queens, NY An auto body shop mechanic found two baby alligators abandoned in a tank dumped in the back of a car. Reptiles
September 28, 2005 Lewis County, WA A 5-year-old boy was attacked by a tiger cub while the cub was outside the cage. Big Cats
September 21, 2005 Mount Dora, FL Two zebras escaped from their pens and wandered onto a state road. The zebras were injured after a truck slammed into them. Other
September 14, 2005 Wilmington, DE An 8-ft-long Argentina boa and three 4- to 6-ft-long boas were found abandoned at an apartment. Reptiles