Police sent to investigate a traffic accident found more than they expected – a small zoo.
A kindergarten teacher known as the “Critter Lady” and her menagerie – including a boa constrictor, turtles, frogs, small mammals and a monster toad – were shaken up in a two-car collision while en route to a wildlife lecture in New York City.
Deborah Mumford, who collects and cares for abandoned and stray pets of various kinds, was listed in good condition at a hospital on Sunday, a nursing supervisor said.
None of the animals escaped, but an officer had to return the toad to its box, Lt. Michael Palumbo said.
“The officer described it as a huge toad,” he said.
Among the teacher’s other pets, a chinchilla may have suffered a broken leg and a rabbit may have an eye injury, said her husband, Allan Mumford. A veterinarian found the other animals were unharmed.
No one in the second car was hurt, police said.
Topics Auto New York Personal Auto
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