Big cat goes on walk-about in zoo: Tiger's outing on grounds of Hesperia Zoo prompts excitement, crowd

Submitted by Freund Freund on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 11:24am
Incident date: 
Sat, 09/03/2011
Date reported: 
Sat, 09/03/2011
City: 
Hesperia
State: 
California
Category: 
Escape
Name: 
Big cat goes on walk-about in zoo: Tiger's outing on grounds of Hesperia Zoo prompts excitement, crowd
Headline: 
Hesperia Zoo features film, television starring animals, struggles with regulators
Summary: 

A tiger living at Hesperia Zoo, a privately owned zoo, escaped from its unlocked cage, attacked a donkey, and freely roamed nearby streets. Community members watched from the safety of their cars and homes. The tiger remained at large until Hesperia Animal Control and the California Department of Fish and Game tranquilized the tiger.

Link: 
Hesperia Zoo features film, television starring animals, struggles with regulators
Author: 
Beau Yarbrough
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