Pretty impressive leap.
Posted on 12/30/2021 10:46:00 AM PST by DFG
An endangered tiger was shot and killed in its zoo enclosure after biting a cleaner who had entered an 'unauthorized area' next to its cage.
Deputies arrived at Naples Zoo in Florida to find the animal with the man's arm in its mouth and said they were 'forced to shoot' to free him.
The maintenance worker was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries.
Collier County Sheriff's Office confirmed the victim was a man with a third-party cleaning service contracted by the zoo.
Reports suggest the Malayan tiger, named as eight-year-old Eko, had grabbed the man's arm after he reached through a fence barrier in an attempt to pet or feed the animal.
The sheriff's office said the first deputy on the scene tried to get the tiger to release the man after kicking the enclosure.
But when the tiger wouldn't release the man's arm, the officer was forced to shoot.
The tiger retreated into the back of the enclosure and was later pronounced dead.
A police spokesperson said: 'The first deputy on scene kicked the enclosure and tried to get the tiger to release the man's arm from its mouth but the deputy was forced to shoot the animal.'
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There are numerous pieces of human garbage whose permanent removal from the gene pool would be a great good thing, and yes they are definitely less than a cow or a mule who perform useful services.
Pretty impressive leap.
I got scared this was about the Tiger golfer.
He should have known better, friendly tiger or no friendly tiger.
Why kill the Tiger?
Hope the cleaner loses his arm.
No, that's mean. They should have shot his arm off and saved him as well as the tiger. The man would never pet the tiger again, and the tiger gets a snack.
...the victim was a man with a third-party cleaning service contracted by the zoo.
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So, to save a few bucks, the zoo hires a 3rd party cleaning service. Just how much was that tiger valued at, which they unfortunately had to shoot?
“A Florida man....”
Editor missed a possible once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead with “Florida Tiger...”
Blake was a left wing jackass who have been sent to Van Diemans Land but I love that verse.
Thanks for speaking sense. This had nothing to do with the guy being an idiot. It was about saving a life with the resources that were available at the time.
“Tigers are fierce! Tigers have teeth and claws that pierce! Tigers are great! They can’t be beat! If I was a tiger that would be neat!”
Cat behavior. Why shoot the tiger?
Zoos are cruel. The only animals that should be in zoos are ones that can no longer survive on their own.
Being “rare” or “cute” isn’t enough of a reason. Put all the healthy ones BACK where they belong, if possible.
Then don’t ADD any new healthy animals to zoos.
Read the headline and thought Tiger Woods had stepped in it again.
Just because Tiger broke his leg, that’s not a reason to shoot him. He is not a horse!
Tiger: “Yeah, yeah. Big man. Tiger-tamer. Blah, blah, blah...”
Why not use the taser?
Animal killed.for Hunan’s stupidity.
And a fortune will be spent in medical care of a stupid human.
There’s no way the cleaner will earn enough to pay for replacing the tiger,nor his own medical bills.
I know and my heart hurts that wild animals can be kept in the places you mention. Something needs to be done and if PETA were even trying to be trustworthy wouldn’t they put up a stink about it? What about Dr. Grouchy and the Beagle lab experiments? I pray for the animals and the way they’re treated. Breaks my heart...;(
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