July 24, 2000 Dallas, TX A chimpanzee at the Dallas Zoo escaped from her enclosure and attacked a zookeeper before making her way into a nearby neighborhood where she was electrocuted on power lines. The zookeeper was treated for several scratches. Primates
July 20, 2000 Kansasville, WI A “pet” snow monkey escaped from his home and attacked a 73-year-old neighbor, biting him on both legs. The monkey jumped into a post office truck, attacking and biting a female postal worker. Both people were treated at a hospital and released. The monkey was recaptured and euthanized to be tested for Herpes B. Primates
July 20, 2000 Little River County, AR A large snake terrorized the town of Wallace. It was suspected that the snake was the same 10- to 12-ft-long python that was reportedly set free in May by its “owner.” The snake was linked to the deaths of several small cats, small dogs, and frogs. Reptiles
July 18, 2000 Brisbane, CA A 15-ft-long “pet” python named Kevin was abandoned in a 40-gallon trash can near railroad tracks. Reptiles
July 12, 2000 Platte County, MO A neighbor’s “pet” rhesus monkey jumped on the shoulder of a young boy and bit his arm. Primates
July 12, 2000 Pittsburgh, PA A puffer fish and panther grouper died because of high levels of ozone in their tank. The fish died when the ozone machine, which disinfects and sterilizes tank water, was turned on for the first time. Jim Prappas, curator of aquatic life, claimed the fish were rushed into their habitats prematurely to meet the deadline for the June 10 opening of the zoo’s new aquarium. Marine
July 1, 2000 Anne Arundel County, MD A “pet” monkey was seized by authorities after he bit someone in a bar where his possessor had taken him. Primates
July 1, 2000 Kansas City, MO A “pet” chimpanzee bit a child and then picked up another child and threw her. Jackson County Animal Control took the chimpanzee into their custody and the “owner” was arrested. Primates
June 30, 2000 Louisville, KY A “pet” vervet, Angelica, bit her possessor on the neck and went for the jugular, leaving puncture wounds on the possessor’s neck. Primates
June 21, 2000 Washington, PA A young elephant with Circus Hope, apparently disturbed by several children playing toy horns, walked away from her trainers in the parking lot of a shopping center. Through combined efforts of the trainers, police, and the security patrol, the animal was quieted and led back to her tent. Elephants