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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)70. But, where could he have been to get into an exhibit like that? Why wasn't it fully contained?
"fell into a mesh barrier".....A 3 year old manages to skirt a public exhibit and why wasn't there glass instead of an open rail? Who didn't think that there would be kids there?
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Child mauled to death by African painted dogs at Pittsburgh Zoo Read more: http://www.post-gazette. [View all]
rDigital
Nov 2012
OP
How horrible. I know from personal experience how hard it is to keep small kids from climbing...
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#1
According to the article, the mother placed the child on the railing, he didn't climb up there
tammywammy
Nov 2012
#38
wow. that must be an update to the article because it wasn't there earlier
magical thyme
Nov 2012
#49
If that's true, how stupid that was. Who would do such a thing? Geez. How sad. nt
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#50
the parent PUT the child on top of the railing where he/she then fell in
TorchTheWitch
Nov 2012
#103
I think that you must be right. An adult had to have lifted that child on top of the barrier.
yardwork
Nov 2012
#26
2x I've seen 3 yr. olds running around alone near a busy DC street, looking for mommy
wordpix
Nov 2012
#27
The parents will have a hard time with any lawsuit. The mother stood her 2 year old on the railing.
magical thyme
Nov 2012
#56
Zoos should enclose their exhibits so that children cannot fall into them
Rosa Luxemburg
Nov 2012
#46
It's possible the exhibit didn't have high enough perimiters of glass walls to protect the viewers
KoKo
Nov 2012
#51
It's neither the animals or the parents fault...it's the Fault of a PUBLIC ZOO..(Taxpayer Dollars)
KoKo
Nov 2012
#60
What utter nonsense. Domestic dogs make wonderful family pets, and have for thousands of years.
kestrel91316
Nov 2012
#14
Are you a parent? Would you expect a little kid to be able to get into a Zoo Exhibit?
KoKo
Nov 2012
#62
They're not even in the genus "Canis," which includes pet dogs, wolves, dingoes, and coyotes
XemaSab
Nov 2012
#15
I guess they're in a different genus, but they're still canids - in family canidae. (nt)
harmonicon
Nov 2012
#25
But, where could he have been to get into an exhibit like that? Why wasn't it fully contained?
KoKo
Nov 2012
#70
He was 2 years old and his own mother foolishly placed him in a standing position on the rail
magical thyme
Nov 2012
#74
I hope that poster doesn't truly think that little of human life, especially a 3 yr old n/t
Divine Discontent
Nov 2012
#29
Article update: The mother actually placed her toddler on the railing!!!!!!
magical thyme
Nov 2012
#55
yes, and we've seen plenty of nasty posts, you a few more than I even, and his post is something
Divine Discontent
Nov 2012
#141
Poster above posted article saying the mother PUT her child standing on top of the railing.
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#52
So...It's Parent's Fault, then it's Animal's Fault...is anything else complicit that you can
KoKo
Nov 2012
#66
On the subject of child development, you really have no idea what you're talking about.
wtmusic
Nov 2012
#100
In the SF zoo, a tigress killed 1 of 3 jackasses that were taunting her. It cost her her life.
AtomicKitten
Nov 2012
#42
Zoo's are hard places for wild creatures to adapt to. The best of the Zoos give some free reign,
KoKo
Nov 2012
#45
This was a toddler with his parents going to a "safe" Public Zoo Exhibit. You have children?
KoKo
Nov 2012
#58
True...Saddness all around...but did deeper after sensationalism...to see what can or should
KoKo
Nov 2012
#65
There is nothing to indicate the zoo did not make it a very safe environment
magical thyme
Nov 2012
#73
The barrier is 4' high. If they make it higher, nobody will be able to see over it.
magical thyme
Nov 2012
#76
It's now obvious that you haven't bothered to read the articles involved
magical thyme
Nov 2012
#156
Sadly so, but I can't get the visual out of my head of a 3 year old kid being eaten
rDigital
Nov 2012
#92
Whenever I go to the zoo I always see at least one kid climbing on top of a barrier.
AngryOldDem
Nov 2012
#106
let's be clear.. this kid is dead because his mother is a f***ing idiot
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#113
I hope that while he survived the fall he was unconscious when they attacked.
tammywammy
Nov 2012
#158
Looking at the photos, it's not clear how they could have followed the child easily.
yardwork
Nov 2012
#169
The toddler is wearing glasses in the photo. He seems to have vision problems.
yardwork
Nov 2012
#168
Very sad story, but we all should share responsibility if we see a child in danger.
Democratopia
Nov 2012
#177