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In reply to the discussion: Jeff Corwin: "Zoos are not your babysitter." [View all]gollygee
(22,336 posts)104. I agree with that
I don't see blame in the Cincinnati incident. The mom should have watched her kid happen, but it's hard to do. The kid shouldn't have been able to get in, but no one had before. I think it was just a horrible incident.
But I have kids and if one of my kids put their hand in to touch an animal, they'd have to deal with the shots. No question.
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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
That's a more radical remodeling that might enhance the experience significantly.
stone space
May 2016
#48
Perhaps the price of admission to the zoo should -include- harnesses and leashes.
kentauros
May 2016
#10
She ought to express compassion for the gorilla, who was not at fault, clearly.
Warren DeMontague
May 2016
#41
"Corwin lives in Marshfield, Massachusetts, with his wife Natasha and their two daughters: Maya Rose
MisterP
May 2016
#16
Makes me want to cry seeing how relatively gentle that gorilla was being as well.
bjo59
May 2016
#23
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
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
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
The level of drugs needed to immediately subdue an angry gorilla would kill that gorilla.
jeff47
May 2016
#42
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
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
Thank you for posting this.Zoos most definitely are not meant as babysitters or amusement parks. n/t
Judi Lynn
May 2016
#51
And yet people here also lament overprotective "helicopter parents" and pine for the lawn dart days.
Warren DeMontague
May 2016
#55
I think a lot of the hyperbole about "parents and kids today" is overblown, personally.
Warren DeMontague
May 2016
#64
interestingly they picked up on this with the burbs' boom in the 40s: they called it "filiarchy"
MisterP
May 2016
#65
Parents need to control their little spawns of Hell and their Demon spawns better
Feeling the Bern
May 2016
#73
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
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
Several years ago there was an incident at the Minnesota Zoo where a 9 year old stuck her
dflprincess
May 2016
#78