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ZOO THOUGHT TIGER ATTACK WAS FAKE (And Refused Entry To Police)
NY Post ^ | 12/29/07

Posted on 12/29/2007 5:49:01 PM PST by Mr. Brightside

ZOO THOUGHT TIGER ATTACK WAS FAKE

By EMMETT BERG in San Francisco and JAMES FANELLIin New York San Francisco

An employee barricaded in the zoo's Terrace Café made the first 911 call at 5:07 p.m., saying that zoo patron Amritpal "Paul" Dhaliwal, 19, was frantically screaming outside. The employee told the dispatcher that Dhaliwal claimed a lone man "was bitten by an exotic animal." The dispatcher relaying the call added, "They do not see any animal missing."

Police were immediately dispatched, but subsequent police logs and fire logs showed skepticism over the attack.

"Zoo personnel dispatch now say there are two males who the zoo thinks . . . are 800 [mentally unstable] and making something up . . . but one is in fact bleeding from the back of the head," a dispatch reads.

As more information trickled out in the subsequent minutes, police and fire crews learned a tiger was loose and the zoo grounds were not safe. By the time responders reached the zoo at 5:12 p.m., zookeepers had already begun a lockdown - preventing responders from getting onto the grounds. The logs detail the fire crew saying the zoo security had called a "Code One, meaning they can't let anyone into the zoo."

They finally got in between 5:15 and 5:18 p.m. The logs indicate that fire crews and police began spotting the fatal feline, but were "waiting for the guys with the tranquilizer gun."

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: leo; sf; tiger; zoo
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1 posted on 12/29/2007 5:49:02 PM PST by Mr. Brightside
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To: Mr. Brightside

The Zoo must be staffed with professional amateurs.


2 posted on 12/29/2007 5:54:33 PM PST by spokeshave (Hey GOP...NO money till border closed and criminal illegals deported)
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To: spokeshave

The zoo is going to lose BIG on this one.

They may soon find that there are criminal charges against zoo officials.


3 posted on 12/29/2007 5:56:56 PM PST by Mr. Brightside
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To: Mr. Brightside

related:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1945652/posts
(a couple of comments)


4 posted on 12/29/2007 5:59:47 PM PST by xcamel (FDT/2008)
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To: Mr. Brightside
I hope the two brothers and the estate of their late friend enjoy their new zoo.

They must have lawyers lined up around the block begging to represent them on contingency.

5 posted on 12/29/2007 6:00:10 PM PST by wideawake (Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the JuConstitution?)
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To: Mr. Brightside

When John Edwards drops out of the race shortly, he can represent the victims families. I see a new Riviera beach house in his future.


6 posted on 12/29/2007 6:01:02 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Your "dirt" on Fred is about as persuasive as a Nancy Pelosi Veteran's Day Speech)
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To: wideawake

Yep, I’m sure that the ambulance chasers were on the scene before the local news camera crews were there.


7 posted on 12/29/2007 6:02:51 PM PST by doc1019 (Rabbit and the Hare … Fred ‘08)
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To: Mr. Brightside
Here are a set of circumstances, beginning with an inadequately designed enclosure, that actually justify some lawsuits. With luck the zoo director might eventually be able to get a job sweeping streets somewhere in South America though I wouldn't bet on him to pass his probationary period.
8 posted on 12/29/2007 6:03:10 PM PST by JimSEA
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To: Mr. Brightside

A whole lotta people are going to be in big trouble.


9 posted on 12/29/2007 6:04:47 PM PST by InvisibleChurch ("200 percent inspection is less reliable than 100 percent inspection,")
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To: Mr. Brightside

They should feed the zZookeeper to the tiger.


10 posted on 12/29/2007 6:10:22 PM PST by NonValueAdded (Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
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To: wideawake

I wonder how much damage was done to the injured brother in the six minutes that the police were held at bay by the zoo officials.


11 posted on 12/29/2007 6:13:58 PM PST by Mr. Brightside
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To: Mr. Brightside

The zoo might as well start looking for new homes for all their animals. They are toast.


12 posted on 12/29/2007 6:36:38 PM PST by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Mr. Brightside

and all the while Tatiana was gnawing on them. ack!


13 posted on 12/29/2007 6:42:15 PM PST by DeLaine (Who is General Tso and why are we eating his chicken?)
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To: Mr. Brightside
Ironically, if you look at the bottom of the source article there are 3 advertising links for tiger ring tones, tiger sports team ring tones, etc.
14 posted on 12/29/2007 6:42:20 PM PST by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Mr. Brightside
When I asked how many students at Virginia Tech were shot in the 9 minutes that the first responders were stopped at the doors blocked by the killer with simple chains I was accused of mindlessly bashing the brave fellows who man the ramparts of Administration at the school, and besmirching the students.

I am waiting for equally mindless defenders of the San Fran Zoo to show up and give you directions for the doorway outta' here!

One does hope the Zoo has some defenders, else maybe PETA and the other "animal lovers" have been right to criticize the place (of course they just want to turn the animals loose to wander the city).

15 posted on 12/29/2007 6:43:45 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: Mr. Brightside
Thinking about it some more why would any rightminded people want San Francisco to be entrusted with a zoo. First thing you know the tigers would be jumping out of their enclosures and eating the visitors.

Stupid thought that ~ allow San Fran a Zoo ~ the place IS A ZOO ~ a human zoo. No other animals need apply.

16 posted on 12/29/2007 6:45:20 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: USNBandit
Brought to you by the POWER OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.

I think if you look up stories about that mass murder the other day where the daughter killed her family you'd find advertisements for coffins and funerals to show up.

17 posted on 12/29/2007 6:46:42 PM PST by muawiyah
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Went back to the mauling by this tiger last year. Seems the tiger was in heat and into some "girl gone wild" sex in December of 2006. Then the mauling occurred.

Look at the calendar....Was this cat in heat? had it been again enticed by "Tony the Tiger" and then denied?? Was the cat on meds?

The MONEY is in the breeding.

Sorry...just think there's more to this than the zoo is saying. This is an agressive female tiger.

18 posted on 12/29/2007 8:28:32 PM PST by Sacajaweau ("The Cracker" will be renamed "The Crapper")
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To: Sacajaweau
Sorry...just think there's more to this than the zoo is saying. This is an agressive female tiger.

To quote Chris Rock,

"There are all these people saying, 'that tiger went crazy.' That tiger didn't go crazy! That tiger went TIGER!"

Mark

19 posted on 12/29/2007 8:56:06 PM PST by MarkL
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To: Mr. Brightside

We live a couple hours’ drive north of SF, and I had been looking forward to taking my little sons to the SF Zoo when they were old enough ... but I strongly suspect the Zoo will be history by that time. I will be astounded if they can keep the zoo open after all the (for once, well-justified!) lawsuits are settled.

The zookeepers must be morons. A house cat can scale a six foot wall. How high can a motivated tiger jump? And can’t most people just look and tell the difference between 12 ft and 18 ft? Good grief.


20 posted on 12/29/2007 9:00:43 PM PST by Hetty_Fauxvert
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