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Pa. woman killed by captive black bear

Allentown : PA : USA | about 1 month ago  
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A woman was killed by a captive 350-pound black bear as she cleaned its cage Sunday night, officials said Monday as they revealed her husband, an exotic pet dealer, was operating with an expired license. Kelly Ann Walz, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Tim Conway, an information...
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  • News Source: The News Journal | about 1 month ago
    For nine years, Kelly Ann Walz kept the black bear she called "Teddy" as a pet, raising it from cubhood at her hilltop menagerie where she also cared for a mountain lion and tiger. On Sunday night, she went into Teddy's 15-by-15-foot steel-and-...
  • News Source: Associated Press | about 1 month ago
    A woman was killed by a captive 350-pound black bear as she cleaned its cage Sunday night, officials said Monday as they revealed her husband, an exotic pet dealer, was operating with an expired license. Kelly Ann Walz, 37, was pronounced dead at the...
  • News Source: Charlotte Observer Online | about 1 month ago
    Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say a woman was killed by her pet black bear as she cleaned its cage. State police say 37-year-old Kelly Ann Walz was mauled to death Sunday evening by the 350-pound bear. A state Game Commission spokesman...
  • News Source: United Press International | about 1 month ago
    Police say they're investigating the death of a Pennsylvania woman who was apparently killed by her pet bear...Authorities told the broadcaster the bear wasn't the only exotic animal on the property, located in Monroe County about 35 miles north of...
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  • Blog Source: blackpoliticalthought.blogspot.com
    Kelly Ann Walz, 37, who keeps exotic animals as pets, was killed after she was attacked by her pet black bear. According to Pennsylvania State Police, they were summoned to the home of the Ross Township woman about 5 p.m. Sunday and ...
  • Blog Source: theoriginalgreenwichdiva.com
    Authorities in Pennsylvania said a woman was killed by her pet bear Sunday evening while she was cleaning its cage. According to reports, Kelly Ann Walz threw some dog food to one side of the steel and concrete cage she kept near her ...
  • Blog Source: www.mycentraljersey.com
    Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say a woman was killed by her pet black bear as she cleaned its cage.
  • Blog Source: www.inquisitr.com
    Kelly Ann Walz, 37, of Ross Township, PA, was mauled to death Sunday night by her pet black bear. Walz, who also kept a tiger and a lion on the property, had entered the bear's cage to clean the cage and feed the 350-lb bear when it ...
  • Blog Source: wwwjackbenimble.blogspot.com
    (CNN) -- A 37-year-old Pennsylvania woman died Sunday after being mauled by her pet black bear, authorities said. Kelly Ann Walz was attacked when she entered the bear's cage to feed the 350-pound animal and clean its cage, according to ...
  • Blog Source: tv.rightcelebrity.com
    It seems that nearly every few weeks there is a story about someone being severely injured or killed by their own exotic pets. The woman killed by her pet bear while cleaning its cage is yet another example. ...
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