Lion Victim Still Serious

Carol Ann Holdren, who was mauled by a lion at a Farmers Branch animal hospital Tuesday, remained in serious condition Friday in the intensive care unit at Parkland Memorial Hospital.
She apparently had entered a cage to pet the lion when it began to maul her. The lion was shot and killed by a Farmers Branch police officer, who was called to the scene when veterinarian was unable to stop the attack.
The lion's body was still at the Animal Clinic of Farmers Branch 14021 Denton Rd. Friday and efforts by the clinic to locate the lion's owner, Dan Shafer, have been unsuccessful

The Dallas Morning News - January 1, 1977
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams