12/31/03
FL: Owner arrested in mauling
Slain neighbor's daughter: 'justice was served'
12/30/03
Russia: Bear mauls man in Kamchatka
12/30/03
MI: Neighbor's Pit Bull Attacks Local Woman in Detroit
12/30/03
FL: Pit bulls anger neighbors
12/29/03
Indonesia: Officials: World's largest snake caught
12/27/03
CA: Gas meter reader makes best of 'Hound Hell' in San Pablo
12/27/03
CA: Oakland Official Pushes for Dog Restrictions
12/24/03
Australia: Teenagers cling to tree as killer croc circles
12/24/03
Australia: Stalked men watch croc kill mate
12/24/03
UK: Anne's dog 'savages Queen's corgi'
12/23/03
India: Leopards spread fear in Bombay
12/23/03
CA: Brave new look After two years of recovery from a vicious attack
by dogs, a teenager faces photographers and his own future
12/12/03
NC: Mauling leaves seen, unseen scars
12/12/03
India: Residents turn leopard-catchers
12/12/03
AL: Clever Moose Raiding Trash in Anchorage
12/11/03
IL: Cops warn coyotes have hurt area pets
12/11/03
IN: Lawsuit Filed After Python Attacks Boy
12/11/03:
IN Uncle Bill's Faces Lawsuit After Python Bit a Boy
12/10/03
NJ: Judge Lifts Bear-Hunt Ban on Delaware Gap Parkland
12/09/03
UK: AN ELEPHANT CRUSHED MY SISTER TO DEATH
[ follow-up
to this attack report ]
12/09/03
NYTimes OpEd: The New Bear in Town
12/08/03
TX: Dog attacks woman holding two small children
12/06/03
AR: Rash of dog attacks bites residents
12/05/03
MA: Black bears generally non-agressive
12/05/03
MA: Investigation ongoing in hunter shooting
12/04/03
Russia: Bear kills two at theatre
12/03/03
MD: Runaway deer causes ruckus in shop
12/03/03
FL: Black bear sightings on the rise
12/03/03
WI: As wolves return, kill tally rises
12/02/03
OH: Council OK’s pilot coyote trap program
12/02/03
IA: Council toughens leash law
12/02/03
CA: Hunting humans?
- Excerpt from The
Beast in the Garden, by David Baron
12/02/03
NY: Suit Challenges Bear Hunt in Federal Park
12/02/03
CO: Toughen dog-control laws - Denver Post editorial
12/02/03
NY: Pols vow stricter dog rules -
Elijah's Law would put bite on bad breeds
12/02/03
NY: It's time to muzzle dangerous mutts
- by Juan Gonzalez, New York Daily News
12/02/03
FL: Lake Worth woman arrested after pit bull attacks children
12/01/03
Canada: Sloppy campers an 'extreme danger' Hunters,
bears at risk because food, debris are left at campsites
12/01/03
CO: Pit bulls kill woman, injure 2 men in Elbert
12/01/03
South Africa: Shark Attack Raises Spear Fishing Fears
Report filed by
AAF Correspondent: jdv2
11/29/03
Wash, DC: : How do you care for a tiger? The government will teach
you
11/29/03
NJ: Acirvist Fasts in Protest of Black Bear Hunting
11/28/03
NY: Rottweiler Attacks Brooklyn Girl, 5
11/27/03
NJ: Pet dog attacks baby
11/26/03
India: Now, shark attacks in Chennai
11/25/03
Canada: Whistler bear feeder could face jail
11/25/03
CA: Pit bull in attack at park trained to be companion SPCA volunteer's
dog may have been spooked by horse
11/21/03
TX: Autopsy: Woman found dead killed by dogs
11/21/03
AZ: Rebels without a cage: Minks pillage Northwest
11/21/03
NY: Pine Valley dog attacks child, seized
11/21/03
UK: Gulls may become a greater pest than rats
11/20/03
RI: Ordinance creates loophole in proposed city pit bull ban
11/19/03
NC: Residents urged not to shoot bears
11/18/03
Canada: Bear attack survivor battles for safety
11/18/03
GA: Rabid Fox Attacks Two Residents
11/18/03
India: Only India can help the tiger survive
11/16/03
OR: Attacks reflect increase in cougars
11/16/03
MO: Pet owners urge committee to keep an open mind
11/15/03
Gamonal: Wolf is back in Spain, but hostilities linger
11/15/03
WI: Milwaukee Postal Workers Find Live Gator
11/14/03
GA: Golfer survives rattlesnake bites to the head
Report filed by AAF Correspondent: Cyberbeg
11/14/03
CO: Rabid fox attacks Canyon park ranger
11/14/03
South Africa: Three killed in Kruger attacks by crocodile, leopard,
elephant
11/14/03
PA: Parents charged in death of daughter by Family Python
11/13/03
USA: Disney film doesn't bear up under the facts - Critique of
"Brother Bear"
11/13/03
South Africa: Killer instinct can be aroused in dogs
11/12/03
FL: Raccoon becomes 35th rabies case in Palm Beach County
11/11/03
CA: Battling the bird
11/11/03
TX: Dog Attacks Children, Law Enforcement, Bull
11/11/03
IA: Wording modified by council for vicious animal ordinance
11/11/03
York, Canada: If we ban pitbulls, ban teens, stoves, dog owners say
11/11/03
South Africa: Stricter dog control urged
11/10/03
South Africa: Dog breeder dies
11/10/03
Canada: Officer teaches respect for dogs - Edmundston policeman
visits schools with German shepherd
11/10/03
New Zealand: Dog database a waste of money - When the urban dog
owner starts to appreciate the beast within their pet, and acts accordingly,
we will all be safer.
11/10/03
New Zealand: Vets in support of dog microchip programme
10/10/03
VA: Pit bulls get reprieve from Norfolk in shelter policy shift
11/09/03
CA: MDs heed call of the wilderness
- The nation's first fellowship in wilderness medicine at Stanford
offers lecture on wild animal attacks
11/09/03
CO: It's man vs. cougar in real-life thriller
- Denver Post review of The Beast in the Garden by David Baron
- THIS BOOK IS REQUIRED READING FOR AAF FANS! Purchase
on amazon.com
11/08/03
NJ: Tiger Lady Chronology
11/08/03
PA: Pit Bull Attacks 9-Year-Old Boy - Child Suffers Dog Bites
On Arms, Legs
11/08/03
MD: Do we need to hunt black bears? -
Maryland's black bears have become a nuisance ...Hunters tell us it's
only a matter of time before one of these bears attacks a human.
11/08/03
CT: Father unhappy over lack of action against biting dog
11/07/03
Canada: Killer dogs probably playing, expert says
11/07/03
Mexico: Trip to Cancun turns frightening as dolphin attacks woman
11/07/03
PA: Family Dog Attacks 11-Month-0ld -
Chester County boy underwent plastic surgery Thursday after he was
attacked by one of his family's Rottweilers.
11/07/03
FL: Big cat caretaker -
The serval, cougars, leopards - and a collection of dogs - make up
an unusual mix of castoffs, but they all benefit from Deborah Cazin's
compassion and expertise.
11/06/03
New Zealand: Microchips not the answer to dog attacks
11/06/03
South Africa: Dog attacks on the rise
11/06/03
Canada: Cause of dog attack will never be known - SAINT JOHN -
The pack of rottweilers that killed four-year-old James Waddell could
have attacked him because they considered him prey, a veterinarian
told a coroner's inquest Wednesday.
11/06/03
IL: Owners fight to keep reptiles - Cobras, green anacondas, Gila
monsters and other reptiles that might get booted from Lake County
couldn't speak for themselves at a public hearing Wednesday night,
but they had supporters who did it for them.
11/05/03
South Africa: Dog owner in court after boy (8) killed by dog pack
11/03/03
Australia: Man-eater Gets a Fat Lip
11/01/03
IN: Unknown animal attacks horses. Experts Puzzled.
11/03/03
MO: Pit Bull Attacks 5-Year-Old Girl
11/02/03
Sudan: Grasshopper swarm leaves 11 dead
11/02/03
Canada: N.B. inquest to probe deadly Rottweiler attack
11/02/03
IL: Pit bull attacks teenage trick-or-treater
11/02/03
Sydney: Australia's soaring crocodile population sharpening teeth
on cattle and horses
11/01/03
TX: Bees attack in Brewster County
11/01/03
Hawaii: Shark attack victim remains in stable condition
11/01/03
Hawaii: Shark maims surf star
11/01/03
: In the jaws of death (Review of "Anatomy of a Shark Bite"
Discovery Channel Documentary - November 16 and 17, 2003 and interview
with Erich Ritter)
10/31/03
MD: Dog attacks have become more violent
10/31/03
Hawaii: Shark bites off surfer's left arm
10/31/03
Australia: New threat to Australian great white sharks: politicians
10/30/03
FL: Otter diagnosed with 34th case of rabies in Palm Beach County
10/29/03
UK: Boy fights off dog that attacked sister
10/29/03
KY: Victims' Family Seeks Tougher Animal Laws
10/28/03
NJ: Pet alligator gets loose aboard airliner
Report filed by AAF Correspondent: D.P.
10/28/03
CA: Mono County bear killed after attacking Orange County camper
10/28/03
CO: Crosswise over an elk
10/28/03
FL: Dog in Delray encounters rabid raccoon
10/27/03
Mumbai: Powai panther was stalking for easy prey
10/27/03
Alaska: Peninsula bears killed in defense of life, property hit new
mark
10/27/03
Australia: Giant crocodiles prey on cows and dogs
10/26/03
OR: Cougars chewing at economy
10/26/03
Alaska: Bear talk offers advice, tips, safety information
10/26/03
CT: Insurance firms take a bite out of dog owners’ home policies
10/26/03
AZ: Pets vs. wild animals: How do we handle it?
10/25/03
Australia: Savage dogs pay penalty
10/24/03
MS: 2 cow slaughterings puzzle officials
10/23/03
AZ: Ranchers sue to remove wolves
10/23/03
NJ: Dozens Of Poisonous Snakes Found In Building
10/23/03
NY: Man Caught Keeping Variety Of Snakes In NYC Apartment
10/23/03
AZ: Jaguar photographed near Mexico border
10/23/03
IL: Dog ordinance gets update
10/23/03
MS: Livestock deaths unexplained
10/23/03
USA: Cat People
10/22/03
TN: Midstate woman says dogs killed her 'kids'
10/22/03
Waltham, MA: Coyote howl worse than their prowl: Animal control officer
says the animals normally fear humans
10/22/03
FL: Freddy still in the slammer
10/22/03
FL: Being in tune with wild animals is a little skill and a little
luck
10/22/03
Palm Beach, FL: Rabid fox attacks man on West Palm golf course
10/21/03
West Palm Beach, FL: Sick fox pushes rabies count to 32 in Palm Beach
County
10/21/03
Burlington, IA: Death penalty ordinance passes
10/21/03
US: Can we get along?
10/21/03
FL: Woman charged in her pet's attack on man, guide dog
10/20/03
Mississippi: Rash Of Dog Attacks Worries Parents, Pet Owners
10/20/03
TX: Dog attacks owner
10/19/03
Burlington, Iowa: Stronger animal code tops council agenda
10/19/03
Florida: County experiencing problem with dog attacks
10/18/03
CA: License to kill: Residents face task of shooting lions after county
cuts trapper position
10/17/03
FL: Dolphins DE Jason Taylor’s dog attacks teen
10/17/03:
Leopard attacks cast a shadow on Borivali park
10/17/03
Mumbai, India: Leopard attacks cast a shadow on Borivali park
10/15/03
FL: 6-year-old boy loses 4 fingers to family dog
10/15/03
NY: Police dog attacks detective
10/14/03
AZ: Hostile bees infest Arizona
10/13/03
Mumbai, India: A leopard with a metro address
10/13/03
Germany: Police pull drunk bird
10/13/03
Northern Ireland: Wild animal crackdown after puma scare
10/12/03
US: Wild animals are not house pets
10/11/03
TX: Father, son charged with cruelty after pit bulls seized
10/12/03
Germany: Anglers urged to catch killer catfish
10/10/03
Germany: Buzzard attack warning to walkers as experts are baffled
10/09/03
Germany: Catfish eats pensioner's puppy
10/08/03
AK: Bears Kill Pair Who Lived Among Them
10/07/03
CA: Victim bitten as she tries to shield Jack Russell terrier
10/06/03
Florida: Shark attacks surfer; Treasure Coast beach closed
10/05/03
NV: Tiger Attacks During Show
09/30/03
TX: Man bitten by rattler while shopping at Wal-Mart
09/29/03
MA: Franklin Park gorilla escapes, attacks 2
09/29/03
MA: Joe Goes Banana
09/26/03
ME: Man forced to kill pit bulls
09/17/03
MS: Snakes send students from county school
09/15/03
Italy: Italy out to end the corgi menace
09/08/03
UK: Let us cull buzzards, say estate keepers
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2003
Animal Attack Files (Archived):
10/08/03
AK: Alaska Bear Mauling Recorded on Tape
09/04/03
London: Fox attacks girl in her bedroom
09/01/03
CA: Beachgoers Warned About Great Whites
08/31/03
Lebanon: Giant lizard terrorises Beirut
08/28/03
England: Wasp swarm kills shooter on grouse moor
08/28/03
MO: Crazy carp boarding boats, injuring passengers
08/21/03
England: Boy Savaged by Pit Bulls
08/20/03
Australia: Whale leaps aboard sailing boat
08/20/03
CA: Shark kills woman in Central Coast attack
08/20/03
CA: Swimmer killed by great white shark 15-18 feet in length
08/19/03
Cambodia: Teen dies when fish jumps in his throat
08/10/03
WY: Angler catches bear attack on film
08/07/03
Italy: Doctors Operate on Woman Attacked by Two Pit Bulls
08/05/03
Zimbabwe: Spokane Teen Killed After Crocodile Attack In Africa
08/05/03
OH: Pet snake’s bite kills firefighter
07/23/03
Antarctica: British Scientist Killed by Antarctic Seal
07/21/03
Assam: Man killed after 3,000 kilo rhino is washed away
07/15/03
CO: Bear mauls 2 backpackers
07/11/03
Australia: "Killer" roo chopped with axe
06/26/03
Norway: Pig jealous of owner's boyfriend
06/25/03
China: Monkey Attack
06/20/03
FL: Alligator that killed 12-year-old caught, removed from Dead River
06/19/03
FL: Alligator grabs, drowns boy in marina
06/17/03
FL: Officials: 4 Pit Bulls Should Be Destroyed
06/14/03
ME: Police officer bitten by councilor's dog
06/13/03
MO: Shoplifter Releases Bees As Diversion
06/12/03
NJ: Mixed-up bird attacking cars
06/10/03
IL: Deer smashes through window, chases woman
06/03/03
FL: 4 Pit Bulls Maul FPL Meter Reader
05/30/03
IN: Warthog takes off in van owned by zoo
05/30/03
MN: Bees at the crosswalk make for afternoon buzz
05/29/03
Alaska: Polar bear attacks sub
05/28/03
RI: Raccoon Carjacks Woman; Escapes Police
05/27/03
MN: Hungry tigers at Chinese zoo maul each other as
managers struggle to feed them amid SARS slump
05/27/03
UK: Bull runs amok in antiques store
05/27/03
MA: Coyotes on the prowl
05/20/03
AZ: 3-month-old Phoenix girl killed by ants during nap
05/20/03
NY: Fate of dog that killed woman still up in air
05/18/03
NY: Landlord's dog kills Cortlandt woman
05/16/03
London: Man 'killed by own dog'
04/30/03
IN: Cop kills goose that pecked his dog
04/16/03
Germany: Wild boar jumps into bed with couple
04/14/03
UK: East End owl on prowl
04/12/03
E. Africa: Thirsty baboons attack villagers
03/27/03
Australia: Girl Fights Python to Save Kitten
03/07/03
MT: 2 victims of otter treated for rabies (newslink)
02/26/03
Scotland: Calls to cull birds of prey
02/26/03
IL: Mauling keeps boy in hospital
02/24/03
FL: Florida Woman Loses Part of Arm to Alligator Attack
02/20/03
TX: Bird attack key to conviction
01/15/03
IL: 3rd dog sought in attack on joggers over weekend
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