December 12, 1993 Palm Beach, FL A lion attacked a worker at Lion Country Safari, inflicting severe puncture wounds to his head and chest. Big Cats
December 1, 1993 West Branch, MI A “pet” lion attacked and injured a 9-year-old boy. The boy suffered lacerations to his head and chest. Big Cats
September 14, 1993 Pahrump, NV A man suffered severe injuries after being bitten on his right arm by a Bengal tiger. The man was considering buying the animal and stuck his arm into the tiger’s cage through the feed hole. Big Cats
September 12, 1993 Joplin, MO A circus employee was mauled when trying to pet an 850-lb tiger and had to have part of her arm amputated. Big Cats
September 2, 1993 Vallejo, CA A radio personality doing a show at Marine World was injured when the elephant he was riding ran across a public area and threw him onto a cement path. Elephants
August 11, 1993 Joplin, MO A tiger on an animal farm attacked an employee and bit off part of an arm. Big Cats
July 30, 1993 Tampa, FL An elephant at the Lowry Park Zoo pinned a keeper to the ground and kicked her in head, killing her. The elephant was then shipped off to Ringling Circus. Elephants
July 23, 1993 Georgetown, OH A “pet” lion escaped from his cage and attacked a 16-year-old boy a mile from his home. Big Cats
July 23, 1993 Minot, ND Tyke, a 21-year old female elephant, owned by Hawthorn Corp. and involved in several other incidents, escaped and ran amok at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot causing injuries and threatening bystanders in the 25 minutes it took for her to be recaptured. Elephants
June 5, 1993 Fishkill, NY An elephant with the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus pinned a man against a trailer at the circus grounds and crushed him to death. Elephants