WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand zoo decided Monday that it won't euthanize a Sumatran tiger that attacked and killed a veteran zookeeper.
The male tiger named Oz killed 43-year-old Samantha Kudeweh Sunday morning inside the animal's enclosure at the Hamilton Zoo. Kudeweh had been a zookeeper for more than 20 years and was the mother of two children, aged nine and three.
The zoo, which houses five Sumatran tigers, is owned and operated by the Hamilton City Council. Lance Vervoort, the council's general manager for the community, said in a statement there was always a risk for zoo staff in managing big animals like Oz but the tiger didn't pose a wider risk.
"Oz is a significant animal for his species," Vervoort said. "He is the father of our two cubs, and he is vital to the ongoing breeding program to conserve this rare species."
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ReplyDeletegood... you shouldn't capture a wild animal then go into its cage and get killed and then blame the animal for doing what it supposed to do...
ReplyDeleteIT says don't climb on or over the fence... It says to not feed the animals... Yet you all do both and when someone gets killed its the animals fault...
So if you through yourself off a bridge, is it the fault of the bridge designer or contractor for you being a dumb ass jumping off a bridge???? NO neither should a wild animal be killed based on your dumb ass actions...
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ReplyDeleteI didn't read the link,but the Tiger that attacked and almost killed the Vegas magician some years ago was not euthanized either.
ReplyDeleteNo reason to euthanize him. He was just attacking potential prey.
ReplyDeleteBecause if you're a tiger, that's what you do.