Steve Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 CORAL GABLES, Fla. - A 4-year-old girl was mauled at a children's birthday party by a cougar that had been brought in by a wild-animal business to entertain the youngsters, authorities said. The girl was attacked on Nov. 18 at the home of Goya Foods president Francisco Unanue during a party for his 7-year-old child and suffered severe cuts on her eyelid, cheek and ear, authorities said. Doctors sewed back part of her severed ear. Police said Wild Animal World owner and trainer Corinne Oltz removed the leashed cougar from its cage to show it to the children, but the girl sneaked behind Oltz and startled the animal. The declawed cat seized the child's head with its teeth. The 62-pound cougar was destroyed last week so that it could be tested for rabies; it did not have rabies. State wildlife officials said Friday they were considering charges against Wild Animal World, a company that provides wild animals for parties. Wild Animal World, which has run afoul the law in some previous attacks, did not immediately return a call for comment. The attack was videotaped by a man hired to film the party, authorities said. Wild Animal World's Web site says it offers a "wide variety of educational, exciting and professional interaction with exotic animals." A one-hour birthday show costs $270. The company's animals include Charlie the ringtail lemur, Popeye the anteater and Cookie the Guyanese porcupine. Oltz was cited for a wildlife cage violation in a similar attack in 1999, court records showed. In 2001, a Wild Animal World leopard attacked a child at a company picnic. Oltz received probation for wildlife-possession violations, records showed. Unanue's lawyer did not immediately return a call Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Don't you worry about bloody horses, they've probably killed more people than cougars Steve. You ever see the teeth on some of those fuckers. I always say, what the horse and pony industry needs is some decent recipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lembeh Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 > always say, what the horse and pony industry needs is some decent recipes Think the French have that one pretty nailed... -j- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 I've been called a horses arse a few times Josh but never seen a recipe for one, I suppose you could just substitute it for rump steak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Hi, "The 62-pound cougar was destroyed last week so that it could be tested for rabies; it did not have rabies." And why the fuck does the cougar needs to be killed because people acted irresponsible? Seems that whenever an animal attacks a human the first reaction is *always* to kill the animal regardless of whether or not it was its fault or not. Bastards! Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Exactly my thoughts. Why the hell aren't the parents held responsible? And the animal is kept in captivity. All they had to do was observe it. p.s. Admittedly, it's pretty stupid to bring a cougar to a children's party, "tame" or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Hi, "p.s. Admittedly, it's pretty stupid to bring a cougar to a children's party, "tame" or not." Absolutely! And of course that is hardly the fault of the cougar either. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lembeh Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 >And why the fuck does the cougar needs to be killed because people acted irresponsible? Sadly becuase the test for rabies in animals requires a brain sample: http://www.azdhs.gov/lab/micro/rabies.htm and the risk to the child of rabies is the greatest factor in consideration. -j- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lembeh Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 >I've been called a horses arse a few times Josh but never seen a recipe for one, I suppose you could just substitute it for rump steak. Try here for a start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_meat -j- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 totally agree with you and Flash........ the only thing not responsible here is the Animal. fuck ups by the Humans. an animal will act on instinct,tame or wild. but just kill the bloody thing and pat yourselves on the back saying the problem is cured..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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