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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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 Killed in Vicious Dog Attack
A 45-year-old woman died a horrific death after she 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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