Woman sues zoo over splashing dolphins

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[DemonDeac]

"CHICAGO (Reuters) – A woman is suing a Chicago-area zoo for a 2008 fall near a dolphin exhibit, accusing zookeepers of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators from wet surfaces, local media reported on Thursday."

"Officials "recklessly and willfully trained and encouraged the dolphins to throw water at the spectators in the stands, making the floor wet and slippery," but failed to post warning signs or lay down protective mats or strips, the suit said, according to the reports."

"Edwards is demanding more than $50,000 for lost wages, medical expenses and emotional trauma from the Chicago Zoological Society and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, which operate the zoo in Chicago's southwest suburbs."

[muawiyah]

Obiously this litigant is a "Blue Nose" who doesn't want anyone to have fun and actually thinks dolphins can be trained to stop splashing around in the water.

Thank goodness she didn't go near the walrus exhibit when the big males were in rut.

Oh, the humanity!

[SpaceBar]

A true classic. Always makes me laugh.

[JimC214]

Did she fall on her face?

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

L.O.freakin' L.

[freekitty]

She was probably to busy watching the dolphins mate. Dolphins like to mate and mate and mate.

[Ronin]

Here Lady... step this way and lookie at the pretty sharks.

[Right Wing Assault]

Another reason it took a long time was that they were intentionally inconveniencing you.

Yeah, they like that game. Just gettin back at whitey for what he did to great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandpa. But since our family has been in the US for only about 100 years, I don't know nuthin about it.

[KarenMarie]

Someone is gonna kick her in the ass and send her home, right?

As if...

[Sig Sauer P220]

She should have gone to the land dolphin exhibit instead.

[HighlyOpinionated]

To Woman: It was the Zoo and you’d seen photos and videos of what dolphins do. So GET A LIFE and own up to your own stupidity.

[brytlea]

Don’t be a goober. Reread my post. I said she likely had a case.

[brytlea]

She probably should have been more careful, but I bet you the legal system will see it differently.

[brytlea]

In this day and age, any establishment that doesn’t think of something that simple is asking for a lawsuit. Perhaps they don’t ever watch the news.

[brytlea]

LOL

[brytlea]

Just out of curiosity, I wonder what that surface is like?

[Road Warrior ‘04]

It’s non-slip, just like around the dolphin area. I know, cuz I took the picture!

[brytlea]

Smart! :)