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Man reportedly found dead in kangaroo enclosure at petting zoo

Officials said a 52-year-old man was found dead with multiple blunt force injuries in a kangaroo and wallaby enclosure in South Carolina. (Credit: WFXB/WBTW) A man found dead with multiple blunt force injuries in a kangaroo and wallaby enclosure …

South Carolina petting zoo worker apparently killed by kangaroo after stepping into its pen to ‘roughhouse’ with it

The brother of a South Carolina petting zoo owner was apparently beaten to death by a kangaroo after possibly going into the Aussie animal’s pen to “roughhouse” with it, authorities said. Eric Slate’s body was discovered inside the facility just before …

Kangaroo Kills Man at Petting Zoo

A man was found dead inside an enclosure for kangaroos and wallabies in South Carolina on Friday at the family-owned 5 Star Farm. The man was identified as 52-year-old Eric Slate, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard told Newsweek via email on …

Suncoast residents flock to petting zoo to help animal rescue rebuild

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - 2nd Chance Ranch and Rescue got a huge boost from the community on Saturday, hosting an exotic petting zoo to raise funds to recover from severe weather. “We live and die by community support,” 2nd Chance Ranch owner Signa …

Suncoast flocks to local petting zoo to support animal sanctuary

Wool, wool, wool, what do we have here? The Lamb-a-Palooza petting zoo in the Willamette Valley, that’s what!

Nothing beats a Saturday morning spent with sheep — lots of sheep. On May 10th, Johan Vineyards held its third Lamb-a-Palooza against a pastoral Mid-Valley backdrop in Rickreall. Or what we should say is the Sheep-a-Palooza. The event usually marks the …

Petting zoo owner booked with animal cruelty

ST. LANDRY PARISH — A petting zoo owner is facing more than a dozen charges related to animal cruelty following an ongoing investigation by parish authorities. Khouri Frisch, owner of 2KB farms and petting zoo, was arrested on Thursday and booked with 14 …

Barnyard shenanigans! Three alpacas escape from Cedar Point petting zoo

There's been another great escape from Cedar Point's Barnyard. Last summer, camels and then goats took a stroll along the Sandusky amusement park's Frontier Trail. This time alpacas − three of them − escaped from the petting zoo area and …

Opelousas petting zoo owner faces 15 counts of animal cruelty

OPELOUSAS, La. (NEWS 15) — A local petting zoo owner is facing multiple counts of animal cruelty. Khouri Frisch, the owner of 2KB Farm and Petting Zoo on Mulberry Road in Opelousas, has been arrested and charged with 15 counts. Authorities said 14 counts …

Hundreds of scouts go wild at camp with climbing wall and petting zoo

Some 11 scout groups from across Southampton took on the challenge of the Southampton Scouts District Camp 2025, a four-day trip to the New Forest Showground. Scouts kept busy with activities such as archery, laser tag, a petting zoo, hobby horse jumping, …

Tiny Hooves Rescue and Petting Zoo opens in Happy

HAPPY, Texas (KFDA) - Tiny Hooves Rescue and Petting Zoo has opened in Happy after relocating from Temple, Texas. The nonprofit livestock and exotic animal shelter is finally open after moving its headquarters to the Panhandle. The rescue shelter helps …

More than 70 people now infected with parasite after visiting petting zoo

Alba Dobbinson, 8, is one of 74 people infected with cryptospiridium parasites The number of people sick with livestock parasites after visiting a petting zoo in Wales is now at least 74. Eight-year-old Alba Dobbinson is among the dozens of people infected …

Exotic petting zoo event raising funds for Parrish non-profit animal sanctuary.

PARRISH, Fla. (WWSB) - In anticipation of hurricane season, an exotic animal petting zoo experience is raising money to support a local non-profit animal sanctuary hit hard last year. The launch of Ever After Exotic Experiences is set for Saturday, May 10, …

Kangaroo suspected of killing zoo owner’s brother after he stepped into its pen

The brother of a South Carolina petting zoo owner was apparently beaten to death by a kangaroo after possibly going into the animal’s pen to “roughhouse” with it, authorities said. Eric Slate’s body was discovered inside the facility just before midnight …

Farm closed after 74 people struck down with rare illness

Public health experts are probing an outbreak of a rare parasitic illness traced back to a petting farm in the Vale of Glamorgan, following 74 individuals falling ill, one being a four year old lad hospitalised during a family holiday in Spain. Public …

My Visits to Countries Nobody Has Ever Heard of

A few months ago, President Donald Trump made passing reference in a long address before Congress to Lesotho—“a country nobody has ever heard of.” His remark stuck in my mind, not just because I have heard of Lesotho, but because I have been there. Well, …

South Carolina man found beaten to death in suspected kangaroo attack

A South Carolina man was killed in a suspected kangaroo attack after allegedly entering the animal's enclosure to "roughhouse" with it. The Horry County Police Department said in a statement on Facebook that Eric Slate, 52, was "located …

Urgent search underway after ‘vulnerable’ boy goes missing near sea

The Coastguard, police and search and rescue teams are desperately looking for Athrun, 16, on land and in the water (Picture: Daily Post/Media Wales) A major search has been launched after a ‘vulnerable’ teenager was last spotted near a north Wales …

Man 'beaten to death by kangaroo' in horror attack after 'roughhousing' in enclosure

A South Carolina man met his end in what is believed to be a kangaroo attack after he supposedly entered the marsupial's pen for a bit of rough-and-tumble. The Horry County Police Department took to Facebook to announce that Eric Slate, 52, was found …