Tiger Escapes San Francisco Zoo

[JaKaAch]

Man this really sucks.
Just sitting there minding your own buisness, and suddenly attacked by a Siberian tiger.
The police shoot and kill the tiger.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318365,00.html

[jjefrey]

That really sucks, I was just watching it on the local news.

[icehog3]

1 dead and two critical.....a tradegy all the way around.

[snkbyt]

that bites.................question: if you ONLY have 5 tigers at your zoo....how do you NOT know 1 is missing durning head count?, and why not put it down after she attacked the keeper last year?

[taltos]

Originally Posted by snkbyt

that bites.................question: if you ONLY have 5 tigers at your zoo....how do you NOT know 1 is missing durning head count?, and why not put it down after she attacked the keeper last year?

Agree with the head count question. As far as putting the cat down last year, reports are that the keeper violated safety rules and the zoo was fined for that. No sense putting the cat down for a keeper's negligence, the tiger is a wild animal and will attack given the chance, that is the reason for the security and safety rules. Not much different from a violent lifer. Just my .

[snkbyt]

Originally Posted by taltos

Agree with the head count question. As far as putting the cat down last year, reports are that the keeper violated safety rules and the zoo was fined for that. No sense putting the cat down for a keeper's negligence, the tiger is a wild animal and will attack given the chance, that is the reason for the security and safety rules. Not much different from a violent lifer. Just my .

OK agreed, keeper FUBAR'd not the kitty

[JaKaAch]

I know the investigation is still ongoing.
But it sounds like keeper's negligence might be involved again. I have heard on the news that there was a 50ft moat and a 20ft wall for the tiger enclosure.
How in the heck could the tiger get out of that without a some human error?

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by JaKaAch

I know the investigation is still ongoing.
But it sounds like keeper's negligence might be involved again. I have heard on the news that there was a 50ft moat and a 20ft wall for the tiger enclosure.
How in the heck could the tiger get out of that without a some human error?

Pogo Stick?

[snkbyt]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Pogo Stick?

sea turtles

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by snkbyt

sea turtles

Sounds like a Disney flick.

[gamayrouge]

I caught this on the news last night before I went to bed. Crazy.

[WyoBob]

Originally Posted by snkbyt

that bites.................question: if you ONLY have 5 tigers at your zoo....how do you NOT know 1 is missing durning head count?, and why not put it down after she attacked the keeper last year?

Ooo, ooo, ooo, I know. Crappy San Francisco school system. Instead of math, science, history, etc, the kids had 12 years of "Heather has two mommies" and they just never learned to count.

WyoBob

[JaKaAch]

Originally Posted by WyoBob

Ooo, ooo, ooo, I know. Crappy San Francisco school system. Instead of math, science, history, etc, the kids had 12 years of "Heather has two mommies" and they just never learned to count.

WyoBob

It is a fresh water moat so the sea turtle theory is no good.
Tigers have no opposable thumbs so they can't grip the PoGo stick handle..I thought everyone knew that..

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by JaKaAch

It is a fresh water moat so the sea turtle theory is no good.
Tigers have no opposable thumbs so they can't grip the PoGo stick handle..I thought everyone knew that..

Then explain this bear!!!

[sailchaser]

It sucks that 3 families lives were changed and that a tiger is being blamed for his behavior, A tiger is born to hunt and kill and that is there full time job.The real shame is that we will probably never know the true reason why so many lives were altered including the cats. Some one messed up thats for sure a tragedy. Zoo's need to be able to continue to teach and show our children what's out there in the world and what we are losing every day but need to be accountable for safety.