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Mon May 30, 2016, 06:07 PM

May 2016

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Jeff Corwin: "Zoos are not your babysitter." [View all] Ex Lurker May 2016 OP

Totally agree! K&R nt avebury May 2016 #1

. In_The_Wind May 2016 #2

Thank you, Mr. Corwin BuelahWitch May 2016 #3

As a resident of a major tourist attraction RandySF May 2016 #4

I'll be glad to help you. 840high May 2016 #24

Zoos could also make gorilla cages child-proof. (nt) stone space May 2016 #5

It was good enough for 38 years and 44m+ visitors. linuxman May 2016 #8

So the lesson is wallyworld2 May 2016 #25

I'm sure it will be improved upon Travis_0004 May 2016 #33

Do you understand the diffrence linuxman May 2016 #37

And if that "user" is a child who managed to find the loaded gun? stone space May 2016 #44

It would be the parents' fault in the case of the gun as well, as they didn't take basic precautions linuxman May 2016 #45

Child finds a loaded gun in a public restroom. stone space May 2016 #60

Who said that? linuxman May 2016 #66

Kids should always be on a leash RoccoR5955 May 2016 #116

I don't recommend that parents leave knives out on the counter Aerows May 2016 #84

I agree with you. classykaren May 2016 #90

Children get separated from parents all of the time jberryhill May 2016 #87

Yes the fence could be better but so could the parents of that child LynneSin May 2016 #98

My son is grown now, but FlaGranny May 2016 #105

You don't know the first goddam thing about that parent... gregcrawford May 2016 #69

I know for a fact linuxman May 2016 #70

Here is an eye witness account. CC May 2016 #88

The mother did not kknow where her child was! Silver_Witch May 2016 #97

Or child cages gorilla-proof instead. cagefreesoylentgreen May 2016 #43

Or certain parents child-proof! nt valerief May 2016 #47

That's a more radical remodeling that might enhance the experience significantly. stone space May 2016 #48

Like Jurassic World cagefreesoylentgreen May 2016 #58

I think we need to childproof these fucking parents...... Logical May 2016 #46

Wow! stone space May 2016 #50

Or parents could just pay attention to their offspring...... truebrit71 May 2016 #112

+1 billion magical thyme May 2016 #6

Perhaps the price of admission to the zoo should -include- harnesses and leashes. kentauros May 2016 #10

works for me. magical thyme May 2016 #13

Rumor has it Fritz Walter May 2016 #7

Anybody who refers to someone's child as "brat" and "spawn" Warren DeMontague May 2016 #17

This is not the first instance of "spawn" I have run across today. stone space May 2016 #19

Some people gotta get their 15 minute hate on. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #21

Get over it already ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #77

thank you passiveporcupine May 2016 #29

4 year olds will do what 4 year olds do Ex Lurker May 2016 #30

She ought to express compassion for the gorilla, who was not at fault, clearly. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #41

But we just heard a rumor... lame54 May 2016 #103

To clarify Fritz Walter May 2016 #89

A Rumor?... lame54 May 2016 #102

Whoa.. Texasgal May 2016 #119

So sorry Harambe...so terribly terribly sorry. Silver_Witch May 2016 #9

"I don’t think this happened in seconds or minutes. I think this took time" ToxMarz May 2016 #11

A three year old should be in a stroller or hand in hand sinkingfeeling May 2016 #91

A public zoo should not have an enclosure around dangerous animals that a ToxMarz May 2016 #92

I didn't realize Jeff Corwin was there at the time lostnfound May 2016 #12

"Corwin lives in Marshfield, Massachusetts, with his wife Natasha and their two daughters: Maya Rose MisterP May 2016 #16

They shouldn't have shot and killed the Gorilla. Rex May 2016 #14

Makes me want to cry seeing how relatively gentle that gorilla was being as well. bjo59 May 2016 #23

I'm with you.. hate zoos and circuses.. Always have secondwind May 2016 #26

Add Rodeos to that list. Mr.Bill May 2016 #34

And I throw in the Sea Worlds. rhett o rick May 2016 #117

I can only imagine the nightmare last seconds of the gorillas life. Rex May 2016 #28

Did you see this video? It wasn't so gentle. braddy May 2016 #32

Probably not too dangerous for a baby gorilla. stone space May 2016 #59

I baby sat a Chimpanzee once in my home when I was in the Army, and it turned out to be braddy May 2016 #67

We have a miniature pinscher we can't handle. (nt) stone space May 2016 #72

He was gentle the child left the hospital with a scratch! Silver_Witch May 2016 #99

The experts killed the animal, and say that they would do it again, it was a deadly situation. braddy May 2016 #101

He was protective of child; screaming crowd panicked him into running w/child Divernan May 2016 #111

It's easy to assume and pass judgment. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #15

We know a child wasn't properly supervised Ex Lurker May 2016 #18

What statement is that? Warren DeMontague May 2016 #20

"accidents happen." Ex Lurker May 2016 #22

They do. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #40

So true Bettie May 2016 #108

No child was ever separated from parents at a public place jberryhill May 2016 #54

Surely, such an unlikely event couldn't possibly be anticipated. stone space May 2016 #62

So I guess a tranquilizer wasn't an option? progressoid May 2016 #27

While I hate what happened, I agree with experts that tranquilizer don't work immediately and Hoyt May 2016 #31

I'm not so sure that a pissed off gorilla with a dart in his ass would improve the situation Travis_0004 May 2016 #36

This was not a movie linuxman May 2016 #38

The level of drugs needed to immediately subdue an angry gorilla would kill that gorilla. jeff47 May 2016 #42

The zoo guy addressed that. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #52

Thnx, I haven't seen news for a couple days. progressoid May 2016 #56

I only watched that clip. I really never turn on tv news, I probably wouldn't be aware of the story Warren DeMontague May 2016 #63

Better yet don't take your kids to see animals imprisoned. dilby May 2016 #35

Not a fan of zoos either. Wildlife parks with large areas for the animals to roam are better. nt Quixote1818 May 2016 #39

zoos have a purpose for education and attempting to prolong endangered species survival Feeling the Bern May 2016 #76

Why do we even have zoos with dangerous animals when we have soooooo much wonderful video to valerief May 2016 #49

Because a lot of these animals are endangered in their natural habitats. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #94

I'm not convinced I have to be within 20 feet of a tiger. nt valerief May 2016 #109

Then don't be. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #114

Agreed! nt valerief May 2016 #115

Thank you for posting this.Zoos most definitely are not meant as babysitters or amusement parks. n/t Judi Lynn May 2016 #51

The major distraction today is the smart phone malaise May 2016 #53

And yet people here also lament overprotective "helicopter parents" and pine for the lawn dart days. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #55

Way more complex malaise May 2016 #57

I think a lot of the hyperbole about "parents and kids today" is overblown, personally. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #64

Well you have a point re the Gorilla enclosure malaise May 2016 #68

Oh, here we go. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #95

I read in one account where a bystander supposedly said truth2power May 2016 #61

interestingly they picked up on this with the burbs' boom in the 40s: they called it "filiarchy" MisterP May 2016 #65

Years ago I had FlaGranny May 2016 #106

Two things... malokvale77 May 2016 #71

Parents need to control their little spawns of Hell and their Demon spawns better Feeling the Bern May 2016 #73

Are you for fucking real? That kid is THREE. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #74

So is my niece, who beats up children in McDonalds to the point that McDonalds told my mother not to Feeling the Bern May 2016 #75

So does performance art, Chief. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #82

You're comparing this brat to Andy Kaufman. And we're done here. Feeling the Bern May 2016 #83

No, not the kid. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #85

Oh, Good Lord! Another one??? stone space May 2016 #80

When you are around screaming kids as much as I am, you get sick of their parents not doing Feeling the Bern May 2016 #81

Maybe its the same person. SalviaBlue May 2016 #107

Is it unreasonable... Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #96

Several years ago there was an incident at the Minnesota Zoo where a 9 year old stuck her dflprincess May 2016 #78

Ugh... that disturbs me even more than the gorilla incident Blasphemer May 2016 #79

I agree with that gollygee May 2016 #104

A three year old had no reason for being in that compound. roamer65 May 2016 #86

People are very quick to cast judgement down upon someone IronLionZion May 2016 #93

Whatever happened to tranquilizer darts? Hiraeth May 2016 #100

Why was there a space under the barrier?? sunnystarr May 2016 #110

"the mom is not to blame." I disagree. Ex Lurker Jun 2016 #122

My kids were very active, so I was always on high alert when I took them to the zoo. lark May 2016 #113

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby May 2016 #118

I would agree with you. roamer65 May 2016 #120

Here is why the zoo overreacted. roamer65 May 2016 #121