Random Terrifying Stories Of Pets Who Turned On Their Owners (18 items)

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  (#16) A Man Kept A Tiger In A Tiny Apartment

  Antoine Yates lived in a small apartment in Harlem, New York, in 2003. But that didn't stop him from owning a fully grown pet tiger and an alligator. 

  In September 2003, Yates went to the hospital with injuries he claimed were caused by his pitbull. His injuries and an anonymous tip raised the suspicions of the authorities. What's most surprising is that many of the people living in Yates's apartment building knew he had a tiger in his apartment but had not reported it (except for one who had complained about tiger pee coming in through the ceiling). Both animals were taken to a shelter.
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  (#9) A Camel In Heat Trampled Its Owner

  Australian Pam Weaver was given a camel for her 60th birthday, which isn't so strange given that she owned a large property full of cattle and sheep, as well. Of course, cows and sheep aren't camels. Shortly after starting its life as a pet, the camel repeatedly attempted to become amorous with the family’s pet goat.

  Then one evening, disaster struck, as the camel reportedly tried to mate with Weaver, during which the animal knocked her over and lay on top of her, smothering her.
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  (#7) A Pet Mountain Lion Attacked A Child In Texas

  Amber Michelle Couch, had already received citations from the animal control department of Odessa, TX, related to her 150-pound pet mountain lion. The animal wasn't current on his vaccinations and his cage was too small for his size. Not only that, but the gaps in between the bars were too wide - a safety hazard to anyone who got close.

  In October 2011, a young boy got too close to the cage and the lion jabbed a paw through the gaps, slashing the child's face and his left side. The child survived, but the lion was put down.
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  (#12) Pet Wolf Dogs Tore Their Owner Apart

  Pennsylvania woman Sandra Piovesan kept nine half-wolf, half-dog hybrids as pets, insisting they gave her "unqualified love." She lived alone with dozens of animals, including the wolf dogs. She was found dead in the animals' enclosure with multiple injuries, and the wolf dogs were put down.
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  (#17) A Man Was Eaten By His Pet Lizards

  Delaware man Ronald Huff was a lover of exotic lizards. So when he died in 2002 in his apartment, it was the lizards he collected over the years that eventually ate him. 

  Investigators said Huff kept Nile monitor lizards as pets - a medium-sized lizard with sharp teeth that can eat small animals. Huff's family became concerned about him when he didn't show up for work, prompting police to check his apartment. They said the lizards feasting on his body were acting aggressively but didn't go as far to say they were the cause of his death. 
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  (#15) A Farmer Was Devoured By His Pet Pigs

  Family members of Oregon farmer Terry Vance Garner were shocked to discover his dentures and undisclosed body parts in his pig enclosure several hours after Garner went missing. Authorities think Garner either suffered cardiac arrest and fell into the pen or was knocked over by the huge animals before being eaten. The investigation dragged on for months, and never produced a conclusive verdict as to whether the animals killed Garner or simply ate him after he passed on.

  In a strange addendum to the story, police later raided Garner's farm and arrested his son on multiple drugs and weapons violations.

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