Cheetahs Maul Woman to Death at Zoo in Belgium

Fox News ^ | February 13, 2007 | AP

[kublia khan]

You just have to admire someone so totally given to their cause.

[TheDon]

Karen was just following Al Gore's advice to reduce her carbon footprint. Not many are as dedicated to the environment as Karen,... although we wish they would be.

[xjcsa]

Animal rights group GAIA called for the immediate closure of the zoo, located 55 miles northeast of Brussels, saying it was unsafe for both visitors and the cats.

Um, the cats were fine.

[MARKUSPRIME]

Ahh yes Darwin award. Treehugging leftist environazi probably.

[SengirV]

Reminds me of a peace corps mauling story.

The setting is some tropical 3rd world country. A couple of Peace Corps types go to the local river to take a swim. One local told them they had better not since the river contained crocs and they couldn't watch out for them with only two people. To which one of the Peace Corps types said "It's Ok, we're in the Peace Corps". Like that is some magical ward against nature or something?!?!??! Much to no one's surprise(except theirs), one of them didn't make it back to shore alive.

[StormEye]

"An animal lover was mauled to death by cheetahs after entering their cage at a zoo in northern Belgium, authorities and zoo officials said Monday.

Why people believe that wild, vicious, predatory cats and other such beasts are safe to interact with is beyond me. (Maybe it was suicide by chetahs?)

[Neoliberalnot]

This is often the outcome when animal loving humans tend to attribute human characteristics to dangerous animals. Animal lovers suggest it is all in the way the animals are treated/raised and if you follow the rules of engagement, animals will be gentle, kind, and loving like humans. Same argument delivered by dangerous dog-breed owners when the pitbull suddenly turns on its owner.

[OCCASparky]

And thanks to Bongo, the gene pool just became a little cleaner.

[Jorge]

Karen loved animals. Unfortunately the cheetahs betrayed her trust," Libot said.

Unbelievable.
They tricked her into the cage and then killed her.

They probably planned it.

[dfwgator]

Yep, she was really committed, as opposed to just being involved. Just as in a bacon and eggs breakfast, the chicken is involved, but the pig is committed.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

This would make a great Far Side cartoon. Gary Larson should depict the cheetahs having dinner and the woman is a telemarketer or something.

[RichInOC]

NO! Bad kitties!!

[OB1kNOb]

"Karen loved animals. Unfortunately the cheetahs betrayed her trust," Libot said.

Apparently the cheetas didn't sign the agreement of reciprocity between PETA and the animals they pretend to protect.

[LibWhacker]

Never trust a cheater.

[soupcon]

Yeah, those Belgian petting zoos are something else.

[siunevada]

I guess the feelings weren't mutual.

Live prey is always better than a carcass. Chase prey, kill and eat. It's what they do. Maybe she never watched a nature program on the TV.

[Larry Lucido]

[RedQuill]

There's an Ogden Nash poem in here somewhere.

...after cheating, the cheater did eat her.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Unfortunately the cheetahs betrayed her trust," Libot said.

How silly...they're wild animals for goodness sakes and this stupid woman got exactly what she asked for.

[Rockpile]

I KNEW this would be a good thread!

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Curiously enough, a few of us were discussing this very sort of thing Saturday--{in person, not online}. Y'all may recall the woman who climbed into the lion cage in Spain; the woman who climbed into the tiger pit in China; the woman who stuck her arm into the big cat cage in Colorado and the woman who did the same in Florida --both were employees IIRC. These incidents happened in the last few years.