Tiger escapes: Kills one, mauls two others - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

flip · 12-26-2007, 12:21 PM

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=4050813

seriously though pretty unfortunate. 15 foot moat and 20 foot fence and they think it jumped out. and on Christmas day too.

4X4 · 12-26-2007, 12:28 PM

Kinda sucks that they killed the cat. It was only doing what it is programmed to do. Giant cats are not meant to sit in a cage and get gawked at.

Dion · 12-26-2007, 12:33 PM

Just another case of why wild animals should not be kept in captivity.

It's not the cats fault for killing and seriously mauling 2 others. It was only doing what it's instincts tell it do.

Winsor_Pilates · 12-26-2007, 04:26 PM

Not the cat's fault, but can't blame them for killing it. Can't run the risk of it killing more people.
I would like to know exactly how the cat got out. From the news I saw, it would be impossible for it to jump the enclosure, but the zoo is insisting they didn't leave any doors open etc.
My bet is that the zoo is lying, and someone will get fired & sued for this.

GoinAllTheWay · 12-26-2007, 05:03 PM

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Just another case of why wild animals should not be kept in captivity.

While I'm in total agreement, it is getting to the point that caged animals like this will be the only way we will ever see some of them again. It really annoys the hell out of me that even though animals like this are endangered, zoos are typically the safest place for them as they are still hunted.

Eric Vail · 12-26-2007, 05:09 PM

It seems sad to me that in this situation people are talking about the welfare of the tiger and not that of the people who were killed/mauled.

It would suck to get mauled to death by a tiger on Christmas Day!

jayswin · 12-26-2007, 05:44 PM

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They just said the Tiger was mauling one of the victims when the police came upon it. Makes sense they shot it in that case, maybe they should have tasered it.

No, because then the police would have been burned at the stake by the public.

icarus · 12-26-2007, 06:40 PM

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No, because then the police would have been burned at the stake by the public.

No I think shooting it is worse.

SarichFan · 12-26-2007, 08:02 PM

I don't understand why they put this cat to sleep.. It's his fault it's primal instinct is to kill to protect itself?

BS

It's obviously a tragedy the Tiger killed someone, but it's hardly the fault of a wild animal

redforever · 12-26-2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SarichFan

I don't understand why they put this cat to sleep.. It's his fault it's primal instinct is to kill to protect itself?

BS

It's obviously a tragedy the Tiger killed someone, but it's hardly the fault of a wild animal

When they found the cat, it was with the second person and was still in the process of mauling that person. You want them to let that puddy tat finish the job?

Come on, this is a tragedy, but it would be an even worse tragedy if the tiger was not attended to. Yes, it is the nature of the tiger to attack but it is not the nature of man to let the tiger to continue to attack yet another victim.

Displaced Flames fan · 12-26-2007, 08:14 PM

Most animals kept in legitimate zoos were either born in captivity or are not equipped to survive in the wild for one reason or another. Zoos don't just send some dudes out to the wild to trap healthy adult animals for their exhibits. Not how it works in most cases.

RougeUnderoos · 12-26-2007, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SarichFan

I don't understand why they put this cat to sleep.. It's his fault it's primal instinct is to kill to protect itself?

BS

It's obviously a tragedy the Tiger killed someone, but it's hardly the fault of a wild animal

The guys who shot it were using their primal instinct to not get eaten by a tiger.

browna · 12-26-2007, 09:33 PM

I could be wrong, but I think the problem with keeping this tiger alive is that likely he's now (re)acquired a taste for human flesh with this attack, not just a zoo keepers arm, as the tiger had mauled last year, and would likely be a lot more agressive in the future with any humans he'd be in contact with.

4X4 · 12-26-2007, 11:12 PM

If there's one thing I've learned from all the taser threads, is that people in charge of handling volatile situations should come prepared and always use the least possible violence. I think that tranks would have been appropriate.

SarichFan · 12-26-2007, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by redforever

Come on, this is a tragedy, but it would be an even worse tragedy if the tiger was not attended to. Yes, it is the nature of the tiger to attack but it is not the nature of man to let the tiger to continue to attack yet another victim.

Fair enough, I just heard a blurb on it on 660 driving down the QEII today and didn't know the details.

Buff · 12-26-2007, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SarichFan

I don't understand why they put this cat to sleep.. It's his fault it's primal instinct is to kill to protect itself?

BS

It's obviously a tragedy the Tiger killed someone, but it's hardly the fault of a wild animal

If he was born and raised in captivity then he won't have the proper instincts to survive in the wild. Also, if a tiger is anything like a bear, once they taste human blood they've found their new favorite food. It just wouldn't have been safe to keep the tiger around in captivity either.

Winsor_Pilates · 12-26-2007, 11:56 PM

I think a lot of people are misunderstanding what happened here.
The tiger was not put down, it was shot dead. The police arrived to see the tiger attacking a victim and there were still many other people around. They had to shoot it to save lives.
They didn't have the choice to wait for tranquilizers while it killed more and more people.

4X4 · 12-26-2007, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Buff

If he was born and raised in captivity then he won't have the proper instincts to survive in the wild. Also, if a tiger is anything like a bear, once they taste human blood they've found their new favorite food. It just wouldn't have been safe to keep the tiger around in captivity either.

I'll give you that, but it certainly doesn't mean that the tiger is domesticated or in any way meant to live in captivity. It takes generations upon generations to domesticate. To expect a carnivore to idly sit in a cage and be a cute cuddly kitty is ######ed. It was probably plotting it's escape the day it realized there was a wall.

I feel for the people that got injured and killed (christmas notwithstanding), but the cat was just doing what a cat does. The (assumable) fact that the best way to handle the situation was to kill the cat is the sad part for me.
The humans that were mauled and killed have nobody to blame but the SF zoo. Certainly not the cat.

redforever · 12-26-2007, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

I think a lot of people are misunderstanding what happened here.
The tiger was not put down, it was shot dead. The police arrived to see the tiger attacking a victim and there were still many other people around. They had to shoot it to save lives.
They didn't have the choice to wait for tranquilizers while it killed more and more people.

Exactly. People do not know the whole story and immediately take the stance that the animal was just doing what comes naturally to it. We all love animals, however if it comes down to saving an animal or saving a person, easiest decision in the world to make.

Traditional_Ale · 12-27-2007, 12:26 AM

I just still can't believe it jumped a 20ft wall and 15ft moat!!!