Posted on 08/03/2016 5:19:05 PM PDT by PROCON
Note to self: do not pet lions.
A Michigan woman lost her middle finger to a caged lion after trying to pet the wild cat at a zoo last Saturday now she might claw for some cash.
Renae Ferguson says she learned the hard way that getting close to the ferocious carnivore isn't the brightest idea, but insists she's not to blame.
The woman plans to sue Sunrise Side Nature Trail and Exotic Park near East Tawas in Mid-Michigan for alleged negligence, reported WNEM.
"I would like to see more precautions taken to protect the people as well as the animals," Ferguson told the local station.
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Yep, no telling what was lodged under the nail.....
good idea how about if they limit zoo entry to those with an IQ in the mid double didgits and higher?
Idiot comes in all colors.
They need to kick out the people showing signs of stupid.
You're right. She bears a striking resemblance to Iron Eyes Cody, the American Indian actor who starred in a famous anti-pollution public service announcement in the 1970s. (At the end of the commercial, he turns towards the camera and you see a single tear running down his cheek.)
It should be thrown out. These people are morons.
I think her suit has merit.
She was injured and suffered a loss. It is only right that the courts should do what they can to make her whole again.
She lost her middle finger trying to pet a lion.
The court needs to give her a middle finger in return.
Not to excuse the stupidity: but I’ve never been to a zoo where this could happen. There are usually barriers inhibiting such close contact (???)
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. I wouldn’t generally wish bad things on people, but I have no sympathy for this woman. As I get older, I have fewer and fewer f***s to give, and this happening to her does not even fall on the radar. Sometimes you just have to let natural selection do it’s work, even if the process can be cruel and ugly.
Iron Eyes wasn’t an American Indian. He appears to have been Sicilian :-)
I always thought that was chief Jay strongbow.
Incompetent lion...only got a finger instead of the whole arm.
Anyone stupid enough to play "pet the kitty" with a lion is too stupid for any protection to save her. Throw the lawsuit out and fine the foolish woman court costs and lawyer fees for the defense.
Road hard, put away wet.
Well played.
Probably still hungry. Finger food is never very filling.
“Id bet shes voting for Hitlery.”
Well, I can tell you which finger she WON’T be using to press the Vote button.
Ummm, the worker told her to get away from the lion. There were signs warning people to keep away.
She is as stupid as she is ugly.
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