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marmar

(77,080 posts) Wed Jun 17, 2015, 07:43 AM Jun 2015

Georgia (the country) floods: Escaped tiger 'kills man'

(BBC) A tiger that killed a man and wounded another after escaping from a flooded zoo in Georgia has been captured and killed, according to media reports.

The animal was one of several to break free from its enclosure at Tbilisi Zoo last weekend, following severe flooding.

Earlier reports suggested the men may have been attacked by a lion.

Police were deployed to find the animal, which had been sheltering in a warehouse, AFP news agency says.

A spokeswoman for the interior ministry said the killing happened in the city's central square. ...........(more)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33166224

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Georgia (the country) floods: Escaped tiger 'kills man' (Original Post) marmar Jun 2015 OP

Damn! That is sad news. In_The_Wind Jun 2015 #1

Jeez...down here during/after floods we have to watch for snakes dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 #2

Terrible tragedy all around. Coventina Jun 2015 #3

flame me if you willl... Javaman Jun 2015 #4

I agree with you. I hate zoos. Tipperary Jun 2015 #5

I'm torn on zoos... Javaman Jun 2015 #6

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

1. Damn! That is sad news.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 08:05 AM

Jun 2015

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

2. Jeez...down here during/after floods we have to watch for snakes

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 10:03 AM

Jun 2015

and this poor guy finds a tiger...
Not fair!

Coventina

(27,120 posts)

3. Terrible tragedy all around.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 10:05 AM

Jun 2015

Javaman

(62,530 posts)

4. flame me if you willl...

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 10:05 AM

Jun 2015

but I have a real issue with killing a Tiger because it was doing only what it does naturally.

even while it's caged, it's still a wild animal. And a very rare one as well.

I guess they don't use tranquilizers anymore?

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)

5. I agree with you. I hate zoos.

Reply to Javaman (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 11:19 AM

Jun 2015

I will not set foot in a zoo.

Javaman

(62,530 posts)

6. I'm torn on zoos...

Reply to Tipperary (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 11:54 AM

Jun 2015

while in principal I hate them, but at the same time, they are the last places that are actually doing work to preserve the last vestiges of some species.

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