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Victims of Zoo Attack Claim They Were Ignored
Jan 2, 2008 | 12:01 PM
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Okay, my first question in this whole incident is a bit cynical -- but what were those "victims" doing when the tiger decided to get out of the enclosure? It would seem to me that there must have been a pretty darn good reason for the tiger to go through the effort of even attempting to get out.

Also, what were they doing in the zoo at the time it was closing anyway? For there to have been no one around that they had to go to that cafe to find someone to help leads me to believe they were not the most innocent of zoo visitors that day.

I do have questions for the zoo officials as well though, the most significant being where was their trained team that is mobilized in the event they need to tranquilize an animal that has escaped or turned on one of the keepers? Every zoo has a team of individuals trained for just those occassions. Where were they?

The animals in the zoo are all wild, no matter if they were born and raised in captivity or if they were brought in from the wild. The real question should be what might have caused that tiger to react the way it did. Under normal circumstances, they are quite content with staying in their enclosures and not even attempting to escape.

The zoo is no doubt culpable here, but my suspicion is that the "victims" are as well. I would like to see the real answers come out, not these blatent attempts by the victims' lawyer to shift blame on the zoo officials.

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DavidDexter read my blog
Jan 2, 2008 | 2:16 PM

Both parties are to blame, it would appear.

Zoo officials for not having a response team like other major zoos do and the *victims* who now (it sounds like from the latest reports ... drunk with slingshots) were taunting the tiger.

IMHO - if they were using slingshots to taunt and torment the animal, they got what they deserved. I don't buy it was "a small indiscretion on their part" like their high-powered attorney now claims. One more fool out of our gene pool.
rjl2621 read my blog
Jan 2, 2008 | 10:59 PM

You are 100% correct. If what the latest reports say are true, then the "victims" should not get any sympathy from anyone and the "survivors" should instead be charged with causing a public disturbance / panic.

Like I said, that tiger had to have been given some sort of reason to make the effort to escape and attack.

It would appear that their attorney released the statements about the zoo "ignoring them" because he/she knew that these latest statements were coming and wanted to get their excuses about the zoo staff out there first.
hillbilly67 read my blog view my photos
Jan 3, 2008 | 10:28 PM

I agree with both of the statments being made here. This whole story does not make sense. Yes, an animal is an animal. If one is provoked then the animal is going to attack. From the stories from other stations I was watching that these two brothers that were attacked were in trouble earlier in the year of 2007 for something similar. They both has sling slots in their car.

Why on earth would a person want to terrorize an animal that is here for us to see and to protect them from the wild? I do not get this younger generation. Kids enjoy going to the Zoo to see these wild animals and learn about them. Heck I like to go to the Zoo and see these animals also. No they should not get any sympathy. And the young man that died, was he part of this or was he at the wrong place at the right time? I hope I said that right.
movealready read my blog
Jan 4, 2008 | 9:15 AM

They should be fined and forced to purchase a new tiger for the zoo, as well complete 10,000 hours of zoo comminity service which must be completed within 6 years or go to jail.
sueishere read my blog
Jan 4, 2008 | 4:16 PM

I agree with all the comments here. At first I was sorry for the victim that was killed but now I find out they had sling shots and maybe they were drinking so they deserved it. I am sorry however for the tiger. I was happy to see people leaving flowers for the tiger at the zoo. Those men went in there with malicious intent. The tiger didn't know any better and was supposed to be in his safe environment. Now the families are going to sue the zoo. Now that isn't surprising is it? The zoo should sue the families for the death of the tiger.
rjl2621 read my blog
Jan 7, 2008 | 11:24 AM

I would agree with all of you. There is nothing but indications they were in the zoo with malicious intent, in which case the only "victim" here is the tiger who was acting on instinct.

I believe if the family(ies) of these idiots want to sue the zoo, the zoo should file a countersuit for the wrongful death of the tiger. Since they are still relatively endangered, it should be a pretty large sum of cash the family should have to cough up. But we all know that won't happen, besides, they probably don't have the money anyway.

I guess fines and zoo community service for the surviving idiots and threat with jail time will have to do. I'm not sure they can do anything to the family of the idiot who died.
dickblack read my blog
Jan 14, 2008 | 10:27 AM

AK-47 time for them cowards
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