The attack on the second brother was clearly the zoo's fault. Employees at the cafe did not believe their story, even though blood was dripping from the back of one of their heads, costing around 10 minutes before the police were called.
And then once the police arrived, security guards kept them outside the zoo for another 6 minutes while zoo employees unsuccessfully tried tranquilize the tiger.
Zoo employees did not follow their emergency plan. They had a responsibility to assist the brothers regardless of whether the two had "shouted and waived their hands" at the tiger or not. Their incompetence nearly cost another life.
The cafe is owned and operated by a separate entity. Not affiliated with the zoo. Therefore they don't have to follow zoo procedures. Considering it was dark and two gangsta looking like people high on drugs and alcohol come bashing on my door while I'm counting out my cash drawer, I wouldn't let them in either.
I also want to point out that the DBros said they were attacked by a lion. There's quite a difference between a lion and a tiger. The keepers probably counted four lions and said, they're crazy, all the lions are counted for. Since they were probably taunting the lions too, they couldn't tell which was which. Alcohol and drugs tend to cloud one's judgment that's for sure.
We still don't know why, where or how anything really happened. All the facts haven't been revealed. Like I keep saying....stay tuned.
Alright, with all that, I would have to award the survivors some damages......despite the police yesterday confirming they did taunt the tigers.
That is just ridiculous on the zoo’s part.