12-29-2007, 10:36 PM
it is a tragedy all around. The greatest mistake is that we have so many zoos as mentioned so eloquently above...and no need for them. It seems I'm reading quite a few stories of animals being mistreated / neglected at zoos all over the world. I think they are a 19th-century novelty spurred on by films like Tarzan and King Kong which we are all of course raised on.
Why this major-city zoo did not have at very least security cams watching the most dangerous of their animals...cost these kids their lives (and believe me, if the stories of their provoking the tiger are true, they are not gonna get much sympathy from anyone) is going to cost that zoo very dearly. They ought to just close it down as a penalty. You lose a life due to an animal attack or you lose an animal due to lack of care and lack of quality standards, you lose your license. Period. Bu'bye.
Why this major-city zoo did not have at very least security cams watching the most dangerous of their animals...cost these kids their lives (and believe me, if the stories of their provoking the tiger are true, they are not gonna get much sympathy from anyone) is going to cost that zoo very dearly. They ought to just close it down as a penalty. You lose a life due to an animal attack or you lose an animal due to lack of care and lack of quality standards, you lose your license. Period. Bu'bye.