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Odd zoo story — director admits tiger’s enclosure fence was too low

I suppose I must applaud the honest of San Francisco Zoo Director Manuel A. Mollinedo -- he told a press conference yesterday that the wall surrounding the tiger's enclosure was lower than "industry recommendations."

It's not only disturbing news to hear, it could open the zoo, I suppose, to some serious civil action, i.e., lawsuits, from the families of those killed an injured in the tiger attack.

But Mollinedo's admission certainly is refreshing to hear. It would have been easy to drag out the investigation for months with no admission of responsibility or failure of any kind. I wish him and his zoo well. I personally have concerns about the usefulness or necessity of zoos these days, but I spent many good times going to zoos in past years and taking my kids to see the bears/elephants/gorillas they would not otherwise see.

I hope the whole tragic story ends as well as possible, given the teenager's death. Perhaps the San Francisco Zoo and others around the world will take even more care about access to wild and dangerous animals.

Ah, well, what do I know? I'm just a guy who reads the papers.
[tags]tiger enclosure, zoo death, San Francisco Zoo, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]

December 28, 2007 | Filed Under National News, Odd News 

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  1. Odd zoo story — director admits tiger’s enclosure fence was too low on December 28th, 2007 12:17 pm

    [...] Odd zoo story — director admits tiger’s enclosure fence was too low I suppose I must applaud the honest of San Francisco Zoo Director Manuel A. Mollinedo — he told a press conference yesterday that the wall surrounding the tiger’s enclosure was lower than “industry recommendations.” It’s not only disturbing news to hear, it could open the zoo, I suppose, to some serious civil action, i.e., lawsuits, from the families of those killed an injured in the tiger attack. But Mollinedo’s admission certainly is refreshing to hear. It would have been easy to drag out t [...]

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