OT/Bengal Tiger Kills Owner in Minn.
tiny dancer
SANDSTONE, Minn. (AP) - A Bengal tiger attacked and killed its owner at a
former animal breeding business, the latest in a series of recent maulings
involving captive exotic animals in the state.
Cynthia Lee Gamble, 52, was found in an area connected to the 500-pound
tiger's cage by a small, open gate, Pine County Sheriff Mark Mansavage said
Friday. He said a man who had gone to work on the property Thursday found
the woman's body.
The tiger was euthanized and taken to the University of Minnesota Veterinary
Hospital for testing.
Two other Bengal tigers on the property were being cared for by Gamble's
friends, Mansavage said.
Sandstone is about 85 miles north of St. Paul. Unlike many other counties in
the state, Pine County does not have an ordinance restricting ownership of
exotic animals.
Exotic animals kept at private homes have attacked several people in
Minnesota in the past 12 months. A 10-year-old boy was left partially
paralyzed last summer after being attacked by a lion and tiger at a Little
Falls residence. Last April, four tigers attacked and wounded a 37-year-old
woman in southeastern Minnesota.
Bo Raxo
"tiny dancer" <tinyda...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> SANDSTONE, Minn. (AP) - A Bengal tiger attacked and killed its owner at a
> former animal breeding business, the latest in a series of recent maulings
> involving captive exotic animals in the state.
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> Cynthia Lee Gamble, 52, was found in an area connected to the 500-pound
> tiger's cage by a small, open gate, Pine County Sheriff Mark Mansavage
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> Friday. He said a man who had gone to work on the property Thursday found
> the woman's body.
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Ms. Gamble, meet Mr. Darwin.
tiny dancer
"Bo Raxo" <fore...@earthcorp.removethistoreply.com> wrote in message
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You know, I don't have the figures, but heck, it appears that people being
severely injured/killed by exotic animals appear to rival those by dogs. I
wonder why people are allowed to even own exotic animals?
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Bo Raxo
Laughable - there's at least a ten to one difference.
But I agree: it's ridiculous to let people own these beasts.
tiny dancer
Really? I was being serious. IIRC, aren't there something like a dozen
deaths from dogs a year? Now I've never counted up the deaths/severe
injuries from exotics, but there seem to be quite a few, don't you think?
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> But I agree: it's ridiculous to let people own these beasts.
On that we can agree. And lump in the venomous, non-native snakes too. And
monitor lizards, etc. I'm usually of the opinion if somebody wants to own
'em........, but too many people appear to be either letting 'em go when
they get too big, or allowing them to escape. Seems places like Florida
especially, have numerous problems with cobra's, pythons, etc. at large.
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