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Description
Species
October 19, 2015
Boise, ID

A woman is being forced to downsize her pet exotic bird collection of 23 birds. However, it is unclear if an ordinance exists that applies to exotic birds in her area.

  • Other
October 17, 2015
New York, NY

A kangaroo was sighted in a parking lot after he escaped from his caretakers yard and came close to being hit by a car before being captured.

  • Other
October 15, 2015
Broward County, FL

A pet Siberian lynx escaped its home and was later captured by state wildlife officials. This was the second escape for the lynx and the guardian was cited.

  • Small Cats
October 15, 2015
Tucson, AZ

A woman named Bonnie Poe gave her capuchin monkey, Latoya, to a woman named Gail Mehrhoff for treatment when the monkey became ill with valley fever. Mehrhoff refused to give Latoya back, sparking a custody battle of over a year that involved the sheriff’s department and the courts. During that time, both Poe and the police lost track of Latoya’s whereabouts.

  • Primates
October 14, 2015
Memphis, TN

A boa attacked a tortoise, biting its head and wrapping itself around the tortoise’s neck, in front of spectators when both were placed in an enclosure together at the Memphis Zoo. A zookeeper was able to unwrap the snake and put him in a separate enclosure.

  • Reptiles
October 11, 2015
Royal Palm Beach, FL

A man threw a live alligator through a Wendy’s drive-through window.

He faces three charges related to the incident: aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; unlawful sale, possession or transporting of an alligator; and petty theft.

An officer responding to the incident captured the alligator, taped its jaws shut “for safety” and released it into a nearby canal.

  • Reptiles
October 9, 2015
Albuquerque, NM

Sarabi, a 19-year-old lion, died of a ruptured splenic tumor. She had been suffering from ongoing renal failure, and her health had been declining since the zoo’s other lion, Cosmo, died in August.

  • Big Cats
October 8, 2015
Ocoee, FL

A king cobra who had escaped his enclosure was found under the washing machine of a neighbor’s house after a month of being reported missing. The man who owns the cobra is facing charges for failure to immediately report the escape.

  • Reptiles
October 8, 2015
Charlestown, IN

Zookeepers failed to obtain veterinary care for a thin Fennec fox who was lethargic and reluctant to walk, had a dull coat, had scabby material sluffing off from inside his left ear, and had a green discharge from both
eyes.

  • Other
October 7, 2015
German Township, OH

Law enforcement raided a property involving the seizure of four bears due to the owner not acquiring permits for exotic animals after the 2012 law came into effect in Ohio.

  • Bears
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