Salt Lake City Zoo Sues Family Alleging Peacock Attacked Four

Salt Lake City Zoo Sues Family Alleging Peacock Attacked Four Children

The Salt Lake City Zoo is suing a family who allege PIKOK attacked four children, including a toddler who “scratched his face” after “a dangerous bird attacked her.”

  • In March, the family of one of the toddlers, a two-year-old girl, filed a lawsuit against the Hogle Zoo in Utah, alleging that four children were attacked within two days.
  • The bird is said to have scratched her back and face and struck her forehead.
  • The complaint states that the same bird attacked another child later that day, as well as two children the previous day.
  • All of the zoo’s peacocks have now been relocated, but the zoo has not stated if they will be returned in the future.
  • The family’s lawsuit alleges that the two-year-old girl was left with “pain and suffering, emotional stress, scars and disfigurement.”

The Salt Lake City Zoo is suing a family that claims one of its free-roaming peacocks attacked four children in two days, including a toddler whose face was scratched.

The family of one of the toddlers, a two-year-old girl, filed a lawsuit against the Hogle Zoo in Utah in March, alleging that four children were attacked over the course of two days in late April last year.

They claim that the bird scratched her back and face and hit her forehead.

The complaint states that the same bird attacked another child later that day, as well as two children the previous day.

The family of one of the toddlers, a two-year-old girl, filed a lawsuit against the Hogle Zoo in Utah in March, alleging that four children were attacked over the course of two days in late April last year.  In the photo: one of the peacocks used to roam the zoo.

The family of one of the toddlers, a two-year-old girl, filed a lawsuit against the Hogle Zoo in Utah in March, alleging that four children were attacked over the course of two days in late April last year. In the photo: one of the peacocks used to roam the zoo.

The complaint states that the same bird attacked another child later that day, as well as two children the previous day.  Pictured: Hogle Zoo

The complaint states that the same bird attacked another child later that day, as well as two children the previous day. Pictured: Hogle Zoo

All of the zoo’s peacocks and peacocks have been relocated, but the zoo has not said if they will be returned in the future.

The family’s lawsuit alleges that the two-year-old girl was left with “pain and suffering, emotional stress, scars and disfigurement.”

Court documents say the peacock jumped on the girl as her family was leaving the monkey enclosure.

The lawsuit added that the baby was pulled out of the stroller shortly before the attack, but the “dangerous bird” knocked her down.

And he adds that the zoo is responsible because the staff did nothing to “pacify or isolate” the bird.

All (pictured) peacocks and peacocks at the zoo have been relocated, but the zoo has not said if they will be returned in the future.

All (pictured) peacocks and peacocks at the zoo have been relocated, but the zoo has not said if they will be returned in the future.

The family also claims zoo officials told them the peacock attacked another child later that day and two children the day before, according to a complaint seen by the Salt Lake Tribune.

Zoo spokesperson Marilyn Hsiung told the publication: “Shortly after the incident with the young guest, the animal care team and security personnel at the Hogle Zoo in Utah quickly responded and proceeded to successfully capture and relocate all free-roaming peacocks.

“Currently, there are no free-roaming peacocks on the zoo grounds.”