Animal Sanctuary Worker Mauled by Tiger

Dangerous attack at exotic animal park raises safety concerns.

[nadjahlover]

2000 or 2001 Cabin Guest: A cabin guest was bitten 3 times while interacting with a Serval, Esmerelda after paying to sleep with the cat. He was made to sign a release, was compensated, and the injury was not reported.
2001…..Carolyn Thompson: Carolyn was bitten on the hand by a cougar named Casper. The injury was treated at a hospital and there was some permanent nerve damage. Carolyn signed the release and was ordered not to talk about it.

[nadjahlover]

1995…..Timothy Evans: This North Carolina man (case # 97-08896-B) was attacked by a South American cougar named Tobi and was severely bitten on his left forearm after Baskin irresponsibly invited him to pet the cat which she claimed was “tame and friendly.”
1998…..Mindy Harrel: Mindy age 46 was attacked by Baskin’s daughter’s pet black leopard, Jumanji who was born at BCR.This very serious wound required 451 stitches to her right arm and removed the skin from her elbow to her wrist.

[nadjahlover]

Date Unknown….. Sometime after Don disappeared a man and his child wandered into BCR through a broken front gate and a lynx tore the child’s ear.
2006….. There were emergency instructions for staff members printed on the BCR website. Under the heading for what to do if a tour group member is bitten by a cat, the last instructions say; ”have person sign release form and give them compensation, to make it legal. This must be done immediately before outside influences encourage them to sue.”

[BLTx]

They need to stop keeping these animals in captivity and let them live in the wild

[nadjahlover]

1999 …..Jason Hasford: Jason was injured by the same brown lemur, Co Coa. The wound in his arm took 7 stitches. He too signed a release and was told not to talk about it.
1999……Jennifer Lowry: Jennifer Lowery was bitten by an Ocelot. (Case # 3632)
It looks as though she sued and it was settled out of court.

[CoronaTheFatCat]

You see things like this where they're used as a prop in a show, basically, and people forget that they're wild animals that don't forget what they were born to do. Granted, some zoos don't have the best reputation, don't give their animals very nice habitats to live in or they're probably not cared for very well, but there's usually a good side, and that's the zoos that do exist that do everything to make sure the animals are happy and healthy, and make big conservation efforts.

[LindaSueTheRabbits]

Caged leopard attacks sanctuary volunteer 1998

A volunteer at an exotic cat sanctuary was recovering Thursday after she was mauled by a black leopard that attacked her through its cage.
Mindy Harrell, 46, of Odessa said she received 451 stitches to her right arm after Wednesday's attack at Wildlife on Easy Street. The leopard, named Jamongee, removed skin from her elbow to her wrist

[nadjahlover]

1998…..Jennifer Adair: Jennifer was bitten in the thigh by Baskin’s pet snow leopard Hercules, bought for her by husband Don Lewis for her birthday. This bite went unreported.
1999…..Daniel Caprio: This live in lover of Baskin’s daughter, was attacked by a brown lemur named Co Coa. The wound required stitches to repair his ripped ear. The attack was not reported and Daniel was ordered by Baskin not to talk about it.

[ThaGenius]

And I thought WILD animals were friendly pets that you could play with.

[nadjahlover]

1998…..Leah Dixon: Leah required hospital treatment after being attacked by a cougar which almost scalped her. By this time Baskin had learned to have the victims sign a release and then paid them to keep quiet. We have a copy of the release signed by Leah Dixon.

[komoriaimi]

It's never the animal's fault. I certainly feel bad for her however it's not the tiger's fault. In those side road side zoos animals don't even have the right conditions (even if they have good intentions)Tigers need large enclosures to run and even like that there are always risks when working with wild animals. I'm very glad they're not putting the tiger down because it's not her faul. It's our fault to begin with for taking them out of their habitats due to illegal traffic and hunting.

[nadjahlover]

Joe has rescued more animals in one year than BCR has done in its entire lifetime. Please explain all of the injuries at BCR listed below. :'D

[Metalwoman]

This guy killed a dozen tiger cubs ! What? Are ya gonna sit there and do nothing ? Say nothing?

[LindaSueTheRabbits]

Really, is that why they torture and kill helpless animals in the name of a "Sanctuary"? Is that why they rehab bobcats twice as long as need be?

[almaskari]

She did the middle finger and the tiger got pissed

[nadjahlover]

Sorry for the multiple responses. The more tigers on the Earth is just that conservation. Efforts to save them in the wild have been proven to not be working. Until we can fix that problem, isn't it better to breed them to keep a large enough gene pool to keep them from going extinct all together? Use your common sense. More tigers = no extinction. He does get his tigers genetically tested prior to breeding for specific sub species. And, where is there a safe "wild" for them to live?

[MrRed_]

People should not lock animals up in cages, Yeah they are dangerous, so let them stay where they are supposed to be, in the wild.

[ymkamara]

They better not kill the fucking tiger

[nadjahlover]

Um... BCR is NOT a sanctuary. A true sanctuary does not exhibit their animals. Also, BCR is not licensed as a sanctuary. They are just another roadside zoo. Don't believe me? Check their licenses for yourself. You will not find any sanctuary license. Just a zoo/exhibitors permit which allows them to charge admission to expoit their animals for profit. At least Joe is honest about what he does.

[Kirame]

I'm sorry, but the title is wrong. This place is NOT a sanctuary since they breed, trade and sell their animals. Please correct it :/