August 6, 2003 Chicago, IL A “pet” rhesus monkey escaped from her home after she opened the cage latch and window and climbed out. She was subsequently recaptured in a stairwell. Primates
August 5, 2003 Milwaukee, WI During a Siberian tiger act at UniverSoul Circus, the tigers seemed unwilling to obey commands from their trainer, the only person in the cage with them. The tigers do perform some tricks, along with some errant behavior and several threatening swipes at the trainer. Big Cats
August 3, 2003 Dayton, OH A firefighter was bitten on his left hand by his “pet” rhino viper snake and rushed to the hospital where he died the next day. Reptiles
August 3, 2003 Wilkinsburg, PA A 4-ft-long alligator was recaptured in a residential yard after he had escaped. Reptiles
July 29, 2003 Otis, MA Six wolf-hybrids escaped from their home and were spotted roaming nearby neighborhoods. Two of the animals were recaptured. Other
July 29, 2003 Osage County, OK A motorist spotted an adult and two small monkeys along Oklahoma Route 123. Primates
July 27, 2003 Fort Wayne, IN A monkey bit the hand of a female employee of the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. The woman was feeding two spectacled langures at the Indonesian Rainforest exhibit when she was bitten. Paramedics were called and the woman was treated at Parkview Hospital and released. Primates