Discussion Main / AnimalAssassin

• Dick Tracy: One of 'Trigger' Doom's henchmen attempted to dispose of Tracy by dumping him in a pen with an enraged bull. Tracy is only saved when Constable Ferret shoots the bull.

• Banacek: In "Horse Of A Slightly Different Color", a jockey is murdered by being knocked unconscious and dumped in a stall with a wild stallion that tramples him to death.

• Law & Order: Criminal Intent: The Victim of the Week in "Inhumane Society" is beaten up, drugged and dumped in a pen containing vicious attack dogs that maul him to death.

According to this trope's description, being dumped in front of the animal doesn't count.

"Not to be confused with a Shark Pool or other up-front use of animals as a means of execution. This is just about the animals which are delivered to the victim (rather than the victim being delivered to the animal) and which the victim isn't supposed to know about until it's too late."

The Legend of Drizzt: Homeland: Does Masoj sending his magical panther Guenhwyvar to kill Drizzt count? The panther was fairly intelligent, not just a dumb animal, so I don't know if it fits this trope entirely.