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In reply to the discussion: Child mauled to death by African painted dogs at Pittsburgh Zoo Read more: http://www.post-gazette. [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)habitat enhancement for exercise and high enough Glass Walls that keep the animals separate from the voyeurs of the rest of us who want to engage with them that often involves taunting, tapping on glass and leering and excitement.
Neither those of us who try to engage with the Zoo Animals are at fault nor the animals who feel anger in their Imprisonment.....but the fault of our ZOO policies who need to make sure that the "people viewing" are not "antagonizing the prisoners" and that adequate policies are in place that instruct "The Public" as to the proper way to engage with the whole situation.
It probably involves more "helpful paid personnel" at our Public Zoo's...and other Wildlife viewing sites to pay people who can educate and be mediators between Public and Animals who are caged.
With the huge budget cutbacks to our Public Places (Zoos/Nature Parks, etc.) it would seem that more of these horrific things will happen and more animals and children will die without more STAFF who can head off these incidents to intervene.
Just saying. Whole thing is so sad all around.