Ten (10) pets that ate their owners
13th of March 2022
10. wolf dogs
Starting us off is this scary wolf dog in the peaceful location of Westmoreland County Pennsylvania. Sandra Piovesan was the ultimate dog lover owning nine wolf dogs since they were pups. It was just a normal day for her when she entered the enclosure that she kept them in, and they attacked her.
She was later found dead at her home with an autopsy revealing the cause of death was multiple soft tissue injuries. This is even more terrifying when you realize that there are thousands of wolf dogs kept as pets across the world. However, John Davis who was vice president of the American wolf dog association at the time, said that attacks were extremely rare.
Could this attack have been prevented? Perhaps. The police were called out numerous times for this house due to complaints about noise and odours from the dog. Humane officer Elaine Gower knew that something wasn't right but as Sandra was on guard during every visit the true extent of the danger wasn't revealed.
9. Humphrey the Hippo
Humphrey the Hippo sounds like this could be an innocent cartoon character. Unfortunately, that’s wrong. Hippos are known to be one of the most dangerous creatures on the planet and they're responsible for more deaths than Elephants, Leopards, and buffaloes combined.
Owner Marius Ellis who was a South African farmer and army major repeatedly ignored warnings that his pet hippo was dangerous believing that they had a special relationship. Elis had adopted Humphrey from his old owner at five months old. After he grew too big ellis believed that he had a special relationship with the animal often swimming with it in the river and riding on its back. However, there were warning signs. He was known to escape from his enclosure and kill local animals but Ellis kept the 1.3 ton ahippopotamus around.
Unfortunately, Marius Ellis discovered exactly how dangerous the hippo was when it was too late. The former army major was found in the river near his home having been bitten to death by his beloved hippo. Humphrey the Hippo
8. A Tiger
Minnesota woman Cynthia Lee Gamble had lots of experience as a tiger handler keeping them for over 10 years.
In 2006, her friend went to visit her and found her remains in one of the tiger Enclosures where one of her bengal tigers had attacked and killed her. The doors to the enclosure were left open and the tiger had attacked her without warning, leaving her without the means to defend herself. This was a shock to the whole community as Gamble knew how to look after big cat, with her trained animals being seen on the today show and in movies.
The most heart-breaking thing about this- Gamble left behind her 14-year-old son. We can't imagine how difficult this must have been for him.
7. Monitor lizards
Delaware resident Ronald Hoff didn't show up for work one day which was pretty unusual for him so the police were called to perform a welfare check. When the police arrived, they could not have predicted what they saw.bHuff was found against the door with his seven six-foot long lizards climbing over his body, eating parts of it.
While his cause of death was left unexplained, it is believed that Huff was feeling unwell due to a staph infection so he sat down. Huff may then have passed out which is when the venomous lizards took advantage of the situation. The reptiles were covered in blood and had eaten parts of his face, hands, and organs. Eaten by Monitor Lizards
6. Cat
While these little kittens didn't attack their owners and devour them to death, they certainly had no problem eating the flesh of their owners once they had died.
Herbert Walden, a 74 year old former teacher and his mother Jane who was 94 years old were found dead in their home. It is believed that herbert died from a heart attack as this was what the autopsy uncovered, and then his mother passed away due to dehydration as he was no longer there to care for her.
Their house was a health hazard with no working toilet, no running water, and large piles of garbage. Authorities found four dead cats, a dead dog, and 12 cats who were still alive and desperate for food. The cats had begun to eat the feet of their owners as they had no other choice.
5. Pigs
69 year old farmer Terry Vance was going about his daily business when he went outside to feed his prized pigs which weighed over 700 pounds each. His family became concerned when he didn't return for a while and went out to look for him.
Shockingly, inside the pig pen they found many of his body parts along with his dentures. The question soon arose of what actually killed him. Was it the pigs themselves or did he have a heart attack and dropped dead leaving the pigs more to eat than they expected?
Some believe that the pigs deliberately knocked him over as they had shown aggression before. But as there were no eyewitnesses it remains a mystery to this day. Oregon farmer eaten by super sized Pigs
4. Teddy the black Bear
Teddy the Bear was kept alongside a mountain Lion and a atiger by an exotic pet dealer in Pennsylvania.
The dealer's wife Kelly Ann Waltz frequently cleaned the cage of the bear distpacting him with food for long enough to clean up his mess.
On one fateful day in 2009 however, the bear attacked her while her children watched from outside of the enclosure. The children ran for help but unfortunately it was too late. The bear was shot dead but Kelly Ann had already lost her life. It just goes to show that wild animals shouldn't be kept in cages. Killed by pet bear
3. Bugs, Spiders and lizards
Neighbors in a german apartment block noticed a terrible smell coming from a man's apartment so they called the police. When the police arrived, they found the body of Mark Voegel which had been chewed by the many animals that were living in the apartment- reptiles, Spiders and Bugs.
The apartment was crawling with a multitude of creatures. It is believed that he was killed by a bite from his black widow spider, pieces of Voegel's skin had been torn off and eaten by the lizards, and his vody was left decomposing. Consumed by reptiles
2. A python
In 2018, the indonesian police reported that a 54 year old woman was found inside of a python's body having been swallowed whole. She had gone missing a few days earlier and the day after she disappeared local villagers found the python who looked rather swollen.
The python stomach was slit open to find the woman dead but entirely intact. Who knows how long she survived after she was swallowed. Woman swallowed by giant python
1. Travis the Chimp
The Chimpanzee's owner's friend Charlotte Nash was attacked by the chimp who was an animal actor who was used to being around people. His owner Sandra Herold needed help as she had managed to escape so her friend Charla came over.
Charla had changed her hairstyle and Travis had not seen her since so it is believed that he was confused. The chimpanzee began biting Charla's face and hands and was extremely aggressive. Sandra hit him with a shovel to try and get him off. However, that didn't work so she called the police. The medical staff could not help Charla at first as they risked being attacked so they had to wait until the police shot and killed the monkey.
Charla is the only person in this countdown to have survived the ordeal.
She was left with enormous medical bills and had to get a face transplant. She ended up suing sandra Harold for around 50 million dollars. Travis the Chimp
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I do really love wild animals so I don't go near them cause I have phobia for them