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'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 ...
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.
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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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 ...
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South Carolina Zoo Worker Killed By Animal You Would Never Expect
Image via Shutterstock A South Carolina zoo worker has tragically died after running afoul of an animal you probably wouldn't ...
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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 ...
Man, 52, Dies with 'Multiple Blunt Force Injuries' After Suspected Animal Attack in Enclosure at S.C. Zoo
A man was found deceased in a wallabies and kangaroo enclosure in an 'apparent animal-related incident' off Highway 746 near Loris, South Carolina, on Friday, May 9, the Horry County Police Department ...