San Francisco Zoo Tiger Attack Victim Admits Drinking, Taunting Animal, Police Say

More from our big cat expert of 34 years.....

"But without the proper motivation, he said, that would be unlikely.

"They're secure in their enclosures, they don't think about leaving" he said. "That's where they were raised, that's their home."

"They're secure in their enclosures"

I guess there is secure, and there is SECURE!!!

Personally, I think SECURE is better.

And I too would like to live in a perfect world where we can protect everyone from their own stupidity.

Let’s see, first they said the kids were drunk and shooting slingshot missles at the tiger, then the police investigated the kids, now, finally, one kid says they “taunted”(whatever that means)the tiger. The zoo was at fault, plain and simple, the kids didn’t do anything to justify a tiger chewing their ass and killing one of them. The enclosure was to low and the zoo is at fault. All of the smoke and mirrors about the kids is designed to take the blame away from the zoo. If anyone on this forum, and I know there are many, think these kids are to blame, you need to check your IQs as well as your conservative status because you are lacking in both counts.

“And I too would like to live in a perfect world where we can protect everyone from their own stupidity.”

Outstanding, and right on the money.

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Police: Victim drunk during tiger attack
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Police: Tiger attack victim was drinking, admitted taunting
CNN ^ | 1/18/2008 | AP

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San Francisco Zoo Tiger Attack Victim Admits Drinking, Taunting Animal, Police Say
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Police won’t say whether evidence shows tiger was taunted
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San Francisco police reviewing tiger victims’ cell phones, car
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Police examining items for signs tiger was taunted
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Imagine the "daily tiger taunting" being carried out by all those other animals made out of enticing and delicious "meat".

Oh, yes, ......