Bad day at the SF Zoo -- :(

Posted By: San Fran on 2007-12-25
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What a way to end an otherwise gorgeous Christmas Day in San Francisco.... just after the zoo was closing at 5:00 pm, at 5:15 a tiger that had somehow gotten loose attacked 3 people in the zoo's RESTAURANT, of all places! They were all visitors, not employees. It killed one person, & badly injured 2 teenage brothers. Meanwhile, the cops can't find anyone to turn on the lights, so they're hunting around in the dark with rifles & flashlights.

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Bad day at the SF Zoo -- :( - San Fran
- The update today says the 3 young men were teasing - the tiger, so I'm not feeling quite so sorry to
  - But does someone deserve to die over this? - trose
    - Yes, but the tiger didn't know that. She was just - being a tiger.
    - Teasing - cara
      - I agree. And at the time this happened, it was - S/msg.
- Unfortunately that is what happens when you cage the king of the jungle - romey
  - Romey, are you also known as Heather? - Just wondering, remind me of a friend. nm
    - No, but Heather is a pretty name. NM - romey
  - I agree with you but - mt47mtmm
    - What zoo still has iron cages. Most have huge - outside quarters, like where animals originate. nm
      - A cage is a cage - romey
        Well, tigers in zoos now never knew life in wild and - could not survive there after generations of zoo l
        of course not - romey
    - Most animals today in zoos are bred in captivity, so they - kay
    - I am not saying it is okay to cage a wild animal - trose
- Oh my goodness that's terrible! Do you know here it is legal for people to have them as PETS!? (s - Be safe!
  - Sorry, misread your post, that is nuts though, tigers are not pets - sm -
    - I have a friend with 2 wolf-hybrids & 1 purebred - San Francisco
      - No one is an expert - mt47mtmm
        The purebred was a rescue. The others are half-husky. I respect - her knowledge; she's also written
  - This was a tiger in the zoo, not someone's illegal pet - sm -
    - No attack on a zoo keeper - mt6547

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