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South Carolina petting zoo worker apparently killed by kangaroo after stepping into its pen to ‘roughhouse’ with it
It’s not an aggressive animal. It’s very sad… It was not the animal’s fault,” local Councilmember Mark Causey said.
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Man Known For Fighting Kangaroos Found Dead In One Of Their Cages At Petting Zoo In South Carolina
Eric Slate is believed to have been beaten to death by a kangaroo at his brother's petting zoo in South Carolina.
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News13 Exclusive: Loris farm owner says kangaroo, brother had close bond at time of man’s death
In recent weeks, Eric Slate gave up going to the gym or other hobbies that his family were accustomed to. Instead, he’d spend ...
'They had bonded': SC kangaroo owner says brother cared for animal before he died in its pen
Loris-area kangaroo owner Robert Slate of 5 Star Farm said his brother Eric Slate loved their kangaroo Jack and wasn't ...
PETA asks McMaster to ban ‘direct contact’ with exotic animals in wake of Horry County man’s death in farm’s kangaroo enclosure
The animal-rights group PETA has asked Gov. Henry McMaster to ban “direct contact with wild and exotic animals in South ...
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Man dies after kangaroo fight in US petting zoo
Authorities in South Carolina are investigating the death of 52-year-old Eric Slate, who suffered fatal blunt-force injuries while inside a kangaroo enclosure at a children’s petting zoo in Horry ...
52-Year-Old Man Found Dead with ‘Multiple Blunt Force Injuries’ in Suspected Animal Attack
A man was found dead in a wallabies and kangaroo enclosure on Friday, May 9, in South Carolina The victim was reportedly identified as 52-year-old Eric Slate, a relative of the animal's owner, Robert ...