I think I wouldn’t have called the cops at all. The zoo should have people there that can handle these animals. I would’ve been trying to get the zoo people, not the cops. The zoo people are closer.
If there was no immedieate threat, then why were these two injured?
I read somewhere the brothers were attacked first and that Sousa came to their aid. Then the tiger turned on Souza and these two fled the scene. Later the cat tracked them down and attacked them again at the cafe.
Which reminds me... Lots of things about this story don’t pass the smell test! Perhaps I should wait until the facts are in and the baloney is out before becoming too invested in any one version! Cheers.