Escaped Exotic Animals (1983: Doomsday)

In September 1983 nuclear weapons fell across the planet, many thousends of cities and towns were destroyed and the surviving humans evacuated huge areas and escaped to 'safe' areas.

Behind them they left animals. Some domesticated, like pet cats and dogs, some not so domesticated.

In the USA the craze of the late 1970's and early 80's was to own large exotic pets, tigers, lions and other big cats were kept in backyards across the country. After Doomsday many escaped, survived and bred.

Also across the world many zoo's and in particular Safari parks escaped destruction from the nukes, these animals survived and in some cases thrived without human intervention.

United Kingdom

There had been reports in the press of large black cats roaming the sparcely inhabitated areas of the UK well before Doomsday, these were probably pets relesed after the Dangerous Wild Animal act was introduced in 1976 making the keeping of large dangerous exotic animals in private hands illegal.