One zoo visitor was mauled to death and two others severely injured when a Siberian tiger escaped from its grotto at the San Francisco Zoo early Christmas evening and went on a bloody rampage in front of terrified zoo patrons.
The tiger - the same animal that chewed a keeper's arm during an attack last December - was shot to death outside a zoo cafe by four officers who managed to distract the animal as it mauled one of its victims.
The horrifying violence, which occurred just after the zoo's 5 p.m. closing time while dozens of patrons were still inside, began when the tiger somehow managed to gain its liberty from the grotto.
The animal, a 4-year-old tiger named Tatiana, did not leave the grotto through its only door, zookeepers said. The grotto is surrounded by a 15-foot-wide moat and a 20-foot-high wall. (cnn.com)
crazy....
2007-12-26 09:49:41 · 18 answers · asked by †ΪċКĿěď pїиК ¡ň L♥νέ w¡Ťĥ ☆Mᆆ☆ 6 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
**Porsche.. i live in the bay area.. and iv been to that zoo many times, i love animals... i was sad to hear they killed the tiger... its not right in my eyes..yes she killed a human (poor guy and his family) but we are the ones who keep these wild animals in cages.!.! was the tiger wrong or was is just acting in is own ways.
2007-12-26 10:01:30 · update #1
If those young men were taunting the animal or helped her to escape, they deserved what they got -- I do not pity people who deliberately endanger the lives of rare animals. However, the zoo should have either put her down a year ago when she attacked one of her keepers or retired her to a restricted facility like the one Tippi Hedren runs. Preferably one with tighter security than Ms Hedren's place. She means well but people have been hurt recently there too. :(
2007-12-26 11:52:54 · answer #1 · answered by mabster60 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, all humans should take responsibility for their actions! Their excuse is that the wall was shorter than recommended, but I say that doesn't matter. The wall height is a rounded up recommendation. It is not mandatory or essential for safety in a reasonable situation. It has worked fine for 40 years, and passed regular inspections. These boys were determined to cause trouble, and they would have found a way no matter how tall the wall was. If they hadn't created an extreme tormenting situation, the tiger wouldn't have been energized enough to make it over the wall. Just like a human can do amazing feats with adrenaline when in danger, a tiger can react as well. I think they all the zoo and society a lot of money and community service to make up for their idiotic actions. The zoo can use reasonable safety precautions, but nothing is "fool" proof.
2016-05-26 10:27:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was there at the zoo on Christmas. There were 3 guys. The 17 yr old guy was with his 2 friends and they were brothers. so he wasn't at the zoo alone. I seen them while i was at the zoo and they seemed like they were there to mess around. So they must have been taunting it or throwing things at it that made it mad and wanting to kill. When i seen them walking around at the zoo it did seem kinda strange. I ate at the Terrance cafe and i been in the lion house and seen the Siberian tiger and like 2 hours later it ends up died and one of the guys died. can u believe that? I think it was there fault and they shouldn't have made the tiger mad.
2007-12-27 06:09:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The tiger that was killed had already attacked someone previously, although that person didn't die, Thank God! By the time people were aware that the tiger was out and had attacked three, one being dead, there was nothing to do but kill the animal. It was sitting right next to one of the men it mauled, when the police tried to come near the scene the tiger started mauling him again so the police shot him. They acted in the interest of the victim. At least, this waht I hear
2007-12-26 10:10:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
I am from the bay area - so it was on my local news this morning. It is so crazy... It makes me wonder, did they have to kill the tiger? Could they have done a tranquilizer instead? was there any behavior that led up to this that could of warned the keepers that he was violent. Its not really fair to say since they are taken from their natural habitat and then taunted all day by zoo visitors. Its so unfair for humans to destroy animals habitat then expect them to be civil like humans. If we were to walk into a jungle we better believe we aren't safe and we will be prayed on!
2007-12-26 09:57:03 · answer #5 · answered by Porsche 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
If i was poking a tiger with a stick and
insulting its mom and pulling its tail i would expect
that the 600 pounds of it at the other end of the
tail, which is capable of killing one ton bulls with
its face and hands, might do me some damage at some
point.
2007-12-26 12:20:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Obviously some one let the animal out and instead of arresting him, the idiots who go under the name "police", shot the animal (They could have used tranquilizer). I hope that zoo will now be barred from keeping dangerous animals, for the next 50 years.
2007-12-26 10:54:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/27/MNO6U4U72.DTL
I go to school a few miles away from that zoo and was about to go visit. Death by tiger in the US is unlikely.
2007-12-26 19:27:41 · answer #8 · answered by Chritting 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes that is nuts I wouldnt want that for a Christmas present. My prayers going out to there families.
2007-12-26 09:52:48 · answer #9 · answered by BluesFan1980 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yeah that was pretty horrific. I understand that they are treating it as a crime scene. I guess the tiger didn't get what it wanted for Christmas.... or maybe it did. It got to be a tiger.
2007-12-26 09:53:53 · answer #10 · answered by Carl N 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋