Being attacked by a wild animal is the last thing on anyone’s mind while they enjoy a trip to the zoo. In August of 2000, however, Jan Gold would find herself in that exact situation when she came face to face with Taiga, a 2 year old amur tiger…who was now loose. Join the A Team this episode as we discuss the attack at Zoo Boise. 

NOTE: We recorded this episode back in 2022 and a lot has changed since then, including the passing of the Big Cat Safety Act. Learn more about that here https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/263/text

Sources include: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJDOg02X3lA&ab_channel=2NewsBoise (Cover image)

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-08-16-0008160155-story.html

https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=96186&page=1

https://idahonews.com/news/local/zoo-tiger-that-attacked-woman-more-than-a-decade-ago-put-down

https://www.deseret.com/2000/8/13/19523486/tiger-mauls-woman-at-zoo-benefit

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2000-08-13-0008130163-story.html

http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/18/tod.11.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/08/13/nation-in-brief/b56654b3-1eb0-475d-935c-ddd4ba09d7ca/

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5636/2/4/37

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