Poor Tiger

[edwards]

Today, I am mostly sad that a tiger was shot dead after attacking/mauling some people in a zoo. It seems silly that the animal couldn't be sedated. If i had been mauled by the animal, I'm somewhat worried that I'd be inclined to try and take the bullet for it :(

Tigers. They kill people. Big surprise. I can't help suspecting that three youths aged 19/20 were utterly innocent regarding getting a mauling...

Comments

[ashbet]

*nodnod* Agreed -- I don't know the circumstances of the other attacks, but the tiger was shot while mauling someone in the zoo cafe.

I wonder if they'll ever figure out howinhell the tiger got OUT? The other three in the cage were still behind closed doors . . . hopefully they have some kind of video surveillance.

I agree that the tiger was just being a tiger, and that it's a damn shame it had to be shot, but since it was in the process of killing someone . . . it's a tough decision. And, yeah, tranquilizers would NOT just knock it out instantly -- the last guy could have easily been killed and half-eaten before the tiger started conking out :/

-- A *sad on all accounts*