CWAPC collects information about tragic incidents that result from keeping dangerous wild animals as pets. Sadly, there are thousands of incidents of injury and death involving many different animals including large cats, bears, primates, reptiles, birds, raccoons, zebras, wallabies, skunks and wolf hybrids. The following recent incidents involve dangerous wild animals and demonstrate why the practice of keeping wild animals as pets is both dangerous for the public and inhumane for animals.

June 2006 Captive Wild Animal Report (pdf format)
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Siberian tiger Incident: Tuesday, December 25, 2007, San Francisco, CA
12/26/2007 Investigators probe killer tiger's escape at zoo (CNN)
Previous articles:
12/25/2007 Escaped tiger kills visitor, mauls two others at SF Zoo (The San Jose Mercury News)

Bengal tiger Incident: Wednesday, December 19, 2007, Centennial, CO
12/20/2007 Four-month-old Bengal tiger confiscated at Centennial home (The Denver Post)

Monkey Incident: Sunday, December 02, 2007, Morganton, NC
12/6/2007 Monkey bite victim wants things 'back to normal' (The News Herald, Morganton, North Carolina)

Tiger Incident: Monday, December 03, 2007, Acton, CA
12/3/2007 Big Cat Attacks at Tippi's Preserve (TMZ.com)

Kangaroo Incident: Sunday, December 02, 2007, Lewisville, TX
12/3/2007 Police Officer Catches Runaway Kangaroo With Bare Hands (Fox 4 News, Dallas)