Category : Animal Attacks

SeaWorld Trainer Killed in Orca Attack

Any California dog bite lawyer will tell you that no animal, no matter how friendly and well trained, is completely predictable. That’s the reason why there are such huge numbers of dog bite attacks in California every year. Animal behavior is impulsive, and failure to understand and appreciate this, can lead to disastrous consequences.

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Escondido Man Injured in Pit Bull Attack

An Escondido man has sustained serious injuries in an attack involving pit bulls. The victim Tom Atkinson says he was jogging in his gated neighborhood in Escondido, when the two pit bulls attacked.

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San Francisco Zoo Settles with Brothers after 2007 Tiger Attack

Two brothers who survived an attack by a Siberian tiger at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas Day 2007 have settled with the Zoo. The Zoo has agreed to pay Kulbir and Amritpal Dhaliwal $900,000 to settle the claims.

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Connecticut Animal Attack – Chimp Had Record of Aggressive Behavior

The chimp that was fatally shot after it attacked a friend of its owner in Connecticut earlier this week has a history of attacks, according to the Washington Post.

Travis, the 200-pound chimp that attacked and severely wounded Charla Nash, the friend of its owner, Sandra Herold, has had instances of out of control behavior in the past. According to a friend of Herold, Leslie Mostel Paul, Travis bit her hand and tried to pull her into a vehicle. She filed a complaint with the police and complained to Herold about Travis’ behavior. Other reports of Travis’ aggressive behavior are also coming out. According to an animal control officer in Connecticut, Lynn DellaBianca, she once had to warn Herold about Travis when the chimpanzee managed to make his way out of its owner’s car and played about in traffic for hours. DellaBianca says she told Herold that Travis could get out of control as he got older and more aggressive, and that Herold agreed. She seemed to have resigned herself to the fact that he would have to be sent away to a sanctuary as he became older. Before that could happen, Travis was shot by teams responding to Herold’s frantic 911 call as her beloved pet pounced on her friend, Charla Nash. Nash is now in Cleveland clinic, the scene of the world’s first facial transplant, a few weeks ago. She is said to be heavily sedated, and has suffered heavy injuries to her face and hands. According to Herold, there was no warning of the chimp’s intent to attack.

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Parents of San Francisco Tiger Attack Victim Sue Zoo and City

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Vallejo Neighborhood Fears Dog Bite Attacks

Dog owners in a south Vallejo neighborhood are living in fear after an unleashed and unrestrained pit bull mauled three pet dogs and injured a man in two separate dog attack incidents. 

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Court Rules Dallas City Can Be Sued for Gorilla Attack

When Jabari, the 13-year-old 340-pound gorilla at the Dallas Zoo, executed a flying leap that landed him out of his enclosure and right into a bunch of terrified visitors, it was the wildest thing people at the Wilds of Africa exhibit at the zoo had seen. The gorilla went on a rampage, picking a toddler up with his teeth and then biting him. It also attacked another woman and her child. In all, the gorilla rampage injured four visitors to the zoo who had been unfortunate enough to be outside his enclosure that particular day. The pandemonium continued for a few minutes before zoo security keepers shot the animal dead.

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Woman Attacked by Dog

A 45-year-old woman attacked by dog died a horrific death after the woman  was mauled by a pack of four dogs in Yermo, California. Kelly Caldwell died after paramedics, who rushed to the scene, transported to her to a nearby hospital. She had multiple perforating injuries and dog bite marks.

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Tiger Attack at the San Francisco Zoo

No matter how old you are, a visit to the zoo is always a delightful experience, or at least it should be. For one unfortunate visitor to the San Francisco Zoo, what should have been a fun filled day at the zoo, turned into the last day of his life. In a nightmarish incident that has made headlines around the world, the man was attacked by Tatiana, the resident Siberian tiger at the zoo.

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