the three had yelled and waved at the animal while standing atop the railing of the tiger's enclosure,...
Stupidity beyond belief. Are you a friend of these punks?
Have you been following the facts in this story?
Of course they acted like punks. But they thought they were safe, as they should have. Sorry but taunting a tiger should just get your a$$ thrown out, not killed.
Every day, in every zoo in America, people yell at the animals, roar at the lions, kaw at the eagles and hiss at the snakes.
And every person who visits the zoo expect the cages to keep the animals in, even if people make noises at the animals.
Zoo employees have reported for 40 years that tigers were jumping the moat at this particular enclosure.
Unless the victims unlocked the tiger’s cage, let something down the wall enabling it to climb out, the zoo is at fault.
Do you really think cages should only be strong enough for “non-enraged” animals?
That statement is an allegation in a warrant, it is not proved fact and it is third party.