
03-09-2013, 02:48 AM
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Poor lion. It didn't deserve to be killed.
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03-09-2013, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by steel7
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The cat was killed because it remained near the body and they could not get it to move, which is a normal big cat behavior. She was killed instantly by her neck being broken, but the cat didn't eat on her. The cat was in a smaller enclosure and was somehow able to lift the door with its paw. She was in the larger area cat pen cleaning it up.
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03-09-2013, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by steel7
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Does anyone know why she went inside the lion's cage? Even though this lion was raised from a kitten of 8 wks, the instinct to be wild is still there. Difficult to take a naturally wild animal and make it totally tame. Here in CT a woman had raised a chimp from the time it was an infant and it killed her best friend one day; attacked the woman with no provocation and literally tore her face off. Who knows what makes the animal snap..very sad stuff.
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03-09-2013, 05:58 AM
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Location: Ohio
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Originally Posted by Pammyd
Does anyone know why she went inside the lion's cage? Even though this lion was raised from a kitten of 8 wks, the instinct to be wild is still there. Difficult to take a naturally wild animal and make it totally tame. Here in CT a woman had raised a chimp from the time it was an infant and it killed her best friend one day; attacked the woman with no provocation and literally tore her face off. Who knows what makes the animal snap..very sad stuff.
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From what I understand, the lion was in another section of the cage, behind a gate, while she cleaned the other section of the cage.
The lion opened the gate somehow.....either she didn't close it securely or the gate wasn't adequate.....I don't think they have determined that yet.
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03-09-2013, 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by brokencrayola
The cat was killed because it remained near the body and they could not get it to move, which is a normal big cat behavior. She was killed instantly by her neck being broken, but the cat didn't eat on her. The cat was in a smaller enclosure and was somehow able to lift the door with its paw. She was in the larger area cat pen cleaning it up.
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I didn't take the time to browse for more so the additional info is appreciated, brokencrayola. This makes it clear that it was a fatal accident for both. Very sad.
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03-09-2013, 07:42 AM
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Location: Went around the corner & now I'm lost!!!!
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Originally Posted by brokencrayola
The cat was killed because it remained near the body and they could not get it to move, which is a normal big cat behavior. She was killed instantly by her neck being broken, but the cat didn't eat on her. The cat was in a smaller enclosure and was somehow able to lift the door with its paw. She was in the larger area cat pen cleaning it up.
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And they couldn't traquilize him??
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03-09-2013, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by eyewrist
And they couldn't traquilize him??
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I thought this too, but when the first responder is a cop...well.
There should have been someone at the sanctuary that knows how to tranq but there are very few people in the world who do know how and even fewer people willing to learn.
[[I volunteer to learn]]
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03-09-2013, 11:39 AM
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Location: where you sip the tea of the breasts of the spinsters of Utica
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Sheesh ..... it takes time to tranquilize an animal, and they didn't know if the woman was still alive. It's not like they can stay off at a distance and say, "She doesn't look like she's moving, therefore she must be dead. Well somebody go find a tranquilizer gun, we can let the lion play with her for a while!"
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03-09-2013, 11:47 AM
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Location: San Diego
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If there is a lion standing over me, possibly still alive, I hope there is a hail of bullets.
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03-09-2013, 12:59 PM
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"An African lion killed a 26-year-old female intern who entered his enclosure Wednesday..."
what do you expect to happen when you walk into a lion's cage and violate his space?
is this woman completely insane? or stupid? or both? what the hell was she doing in there?
trying to pet it?
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