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Does anyone else think it's unusual that 17 year olds are at the Zoo? I have several nephews around that age and going to the Zoo is not something they would want to do at this stage of their life.

superbrowns, I never said I was glad the boy got killed, I said I felt no pity for him. many good descent people enjoy going to the zoo to view the animals, but if young adults , teens hold no respect for the laws, or respect a life of another whether it be on 2 legs or 4, no fence is going to be high enough to keep them from their evil mission & intent. These teens knew right from wrong, the Zoo is not responsiable for their descision to sneak into the zoo & harass/attack this tiger. If the zoos build higher walls, wider moats, post more signs for stupid people, it puts the good people farther away from enjoying the animals also. Those teens had NO BUSINESS in there. Where was mom & dad at this point in the lives of those teens? remember the slogan " do you know where your children are?" ? the parents should be held responsiable too. Perhaps the teens had weapons hidden or tossed them, maybe they had no weapons, but they were in the wrong, & up to NO GOOD ! and hopefully this may teach other teens not to do something stupid as these stupid ,rebellious teens did. That's why. and to save an animal from cruelty!

YOU DID TOO SAY YOUR SORRY THE OTHER MEN MADE IT OUT ALIVE!!!!!WHAT KILLS ME IS ALL THE PEOPLE ON THESE BLOGS THAT VALUE A WILD ANIMALS LIFE MORE THAN A HUMAN!! IT;S A WILD ANIMAL THAT DID THE ONLY THING IT KNOWS HOW TO DO KILL, I'M POSISTIVE IT WAS PROVOKED BUT THAT BOY DIDN'T DESEVRE TO DIE!!! THAT ANIMAL SHOULD BE IN THE WILD WHERE IT BELONGS. YOUR SICK OF PEOPLE PRAYING ON ANIMALS?? IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND!

I am all for animal rights. However, humans are more important in my eyes. I knew a lady once that would slam on her brakes to avoid hitting a bunny in the road, but would make remarks about the kids getting off the school bus, she said she would run their BLEEP over if they got in her way. Kinda makes you think.

People who go to extremes on animal rights make you wonder if they have been done some terrible "wrong" by society.

Oh, I agree with you betterdays. I love animals, and I am always adding more to my little farm. I don't tolerate anyone mistreating any of my animals. I rescued a horse a while back that someone was starving to death. It's sad that people can neglect and hurt animals....HOWEVER.....if it comes down to saving a human or saving an animal,,,the human is top priority.

I just feel that who ever is in charge of these animals should be the ones with the responsiblity here.
A few years ago, my neighbor's husky got into my goat pen. It thrashed my little goat around and almost killed it. It cost quite a bit in vet bills (luckily the neighbor did pay the costs) and it took almost a year of nursing him back to health. He is crippled now for the rest of his life.
My situation was my neighbor's fault, although I will take some of the blame because I feel it is my job to keep my animals safe. I have done more to keep my goats safe, yet the neighbor's dog still gets loose from time to time. In my opinion, my neighbor should do something about his dog. I can tell you this---if that dog attacks my goat again I will get in the middle of it, and yes, probably get hurt, but I take the responsibility of caring for my animals seriously.
On the abortion issue -- I personaly do not believe in it.
Another point that makes me scratch my head is when you see animal abusers get more prison time than child abusers. (not in all cases, but in some)

CAK the above post is mine, I posted under my husband's name by mistake. (superbrowns is my husband)

I have thought about getting a Great Pyrnese to protect my animals, but the down side is - they are massive dogs, and they may chase another dog off my property and kill it on it's own property, or go after a human who is bothering my goats. I don't want that.

I agree that society should be VERY harsh on child abuse. Children cannot fend for themselves, and are affected forever by the sicko's who abuse them.

Great Pyrnese are bred to be herd dogs. They have been known to kill grizzly bears to protect their herd. I don't mind if the dog attacks another dog on MY property. I just don't know how good training would hold up when the dog does what comes natural. I have thought about getting an alpaca or a llama. I have been told they are great at protecting livestock.

I love animals(Im a Vet Tech). Most of the time an animal attacks is because it was provoked, but that is not always the case. Now I want you to think say a 2 year old was standing there and the tiger killed the 2 year old would people be saying it was the 2 year olds fault? Animals attack by instinct they cant yell and scream about things that bother them. I would have perfered the cage wasnt left opened. One little latch could have prevented all of this. Tigers are beautiful animals but if any of the ones who are saying they are glad people died then tell me how you would feel if it was you standing there? The tiger was irritated and it attacked. People kill people and they know better yet what do we do to them? The only difference is the tiger didnt go to court to be found guilty no matter how you look at it the tiger killed and then was killed to stop it from killing more. It doesnt matter if the people were Mexican or not. come on get real people

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that police found a shoe and blood in an area between a gate and a moat in the tiger enclosure, raising the possibility that one of the victims dangled a leg or another body part over the moat.
Meanwhile, the father of the 17-year-old boy who died in the attack says he doesn't think his son would taunt animals.
Carlos Sousa tells ABC's "Good Morning America" that he hopes it's not true. He adds that no one deserves to be the victim of such an attack, "taunting or not taunting."
Sousa says "animals should be protected from the people and the people should be protected from the animals."
These teens were taunting, if the zoo had better protection it would never had happened. Both would still be alive, just have a little respect here.