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When Animals Attack

"Wild animals never kill for sport." - James A. Froude

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  • December 2007

    • SF Zoo Boss Comes Under Fire

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Dec 31, 07 5:02 AM CST

      SF Zoo Boss Comes Under Fire

      (Newser) - The tiger escape that resulted in the death of a teenage boy at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas Day has unleashed a rash of staff complaints about long-term mismanagement of the institution by director Manuel Mollinedo, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . Employees are leaving in droves, animals are dying, and zookeepers are being injured by their charges, workers point out. More »

    • Police Logs Detail Chaotic Response to Escaped Tiger

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Dec 29, 07 10:30 AM CST

      Police Logs Detail Chaotic Response to Escaped Tiger

      (Newser) - The first chaotic hour after an escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo killed a 17-year-old man on Christmas is revealed in riveting detail in the transcript of the police log released by authorities yesterday. The report shows that zoo employees first thought the injured man who reported the escaped Siberian tiger was crazy, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, perhaps slowing the urgency of the police response. More »

    • Tiger Victim Died Trying to Aid Friend

      Associated Press  |  Dec 29, 07 7:00 AM CST

      Tiger Victim Died Trying to Aid Friend

      (Newser) - Carlos Sousa Jr., the 17-year-old killed by the escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas, was not the tiger's first victim, the AP reports, as new details emerge in the mauling. Tatiana, the 350-pound Siberian tiger, first attacked one of his two friends, and Sousa and the friend's younger brother yelled to attempt to distract him, police said after interviewing the surviving boys. More »

    • Tiger's Wall Lower Than National Standard

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Dec 28, 07 4:24 AM CST

      Tiger's Wall Lower Than National Standard

      (Newser) - A San Francisco Zoo wall apparently scaled by a Siberian tiger who subsequently killed a teenage park patron is four feet lower than national standards, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . The big cat, Tatiana, also mauled two of the victim's friends after her escape Christmas Day. Zoo officials initially reported that the wall surrounding the moat and tiger area was at least 20 feet high, but new measurements put it at about 12.5 feet high. More »

    • Zoo: Killer Tiger Was Provoked

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Dec 27, 07 11:18 AM CST

      Zoo: Killer Tiger Was Provoked

      (Newser) - The victims of the Christmas Day tiger mauling may have tried to climb into the animal’s enclosure, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Police have found a shoe and blood near the cage moat, and a footprint on the fence. “Somebody really agitated her and gave her some method to break out,” the zoo’s director said of Tatiana, the 4-year-old Siberian tiger who was shot and killed after the attack. More »

    • Killer Tiger's Escape a Mystery

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Dec 27, 07 6:19 AM CST

      Killer Tiger's Escape a Mystery

      (Newser) - The San Francisco Zoo remained shuttered today as investigators and grieving family alike struggled to understand how a Siberian tiger was able to escape her cage and maul 17-year-old Carlos Souza to death. "This is very rough on us," said an uncle. "He was a great kid." Police have opened a criminal investigation to determine if human involvement played a role in the cat's escape. More »

    • SF Zoo Probes Deadly Tiger Attack

      ABC News  |  Dec 26, 07 11:35 AM CST

      SF Zoo Probes Deadly Tiger Attack

      (Newser) - Investigators are attempting to figure out how a 350-pound Siberian tiger escaped her enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo yesterday, crossing a 15-foot moat and scaling a 20-foot wall. The tiger, Tatiana, killed a man and severely mauled two others before being shot and killed by police. The surviving victims are listed in critical but stable condition. More »

    • Zoo Tiger Escapes, Kills Visitor

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Dec 25, 07 10:03 PM CST

      Zoo Tiger Escapes, Kills Visitor

      (Newser) - A tiger escaped from its cage at the San Francisco zoo today and killed a visitor, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Two other visitors were attacked during the rampage, but they survived. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known. Police shot the tiger dead as it attacked patrons of a zoo cafe. Officials aren't sure how the tiger escaped.  More »

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In this video image taken from KGO television, paramedics arrive at San Francisco General Hospital with one of the victims of a tiger attack Tuesday Dec. 25, 2007, in San Francisco. The tiger that attacked...   (Associated Press)
This undated handout photo released by the Sousa family on Wednesday Dec. 26, 2007 shows Carlos Sousa Jr. in San Jose, Calif. Carlos Sousa Jr., 17, of San Jose, Calif. was killed by a tiger that escaped...   (Associated Press)
Carlos Sousa, left, and his wife Marilza Sousa address the media about the death of their son Carlos Jr. at their home in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007. Carlos Sousa Jr., 17, of San Jose,...   (Associated Press)
The Terrace Cafe, where two of the victims were found with the tiger that attacked them on Christmas Day, lies deserted at the San Francisco Zoo December 27, 2007 in San Francisco, California. The zoo...   (Getty Images)
San Francisco Police Chief Heather Fong goes over locations of the tiger attack during a press conference at the San Francisco Zoo December 27, 2007 in San Francisco, California. The zoo remains closed...   (Getty Images)
A Siberian tiger walks through its enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo May 18, 2006 in San Francisco, California. A 350-pound tiger named Tatiana escaped from its enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo December...   (Getty Images)
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