Why in the hell would anybody get into a cage with a lion? I'm assuming that this person wasn't one of the employees responsible for anything like this. Too bad he/she was killed, but REALLY too bad the lion had to die because of his?/her? foolishness.

That's my guess.

She might have thought the enclosure was empty. It will be interesting to find out what really happened there. Such a sad story.

Guess it's true: Sometimes stupid can be fixed.

Shame the cat suffered for an idiot's folly.

OK, that was a stupid comment.

If the woman was the owner of the cat, then maybe mental illness. More likely the young volunteer made a mistake and it cost her her life.

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Consider your options!

--imm

If you're name isn't Daniel, leave the lions alone!

...conclusions you jumped to from the brief article might be, shall we say, misleading?

The reason why I bring this up is I've read of a number of serious injuries which happen to interns at these sanctuaries when they're taking care of their duties which also happen after hours. Here's an article I posted last year, to give you an idea what I'm talking about.

While the article indicates the person was killed because they entered a cage with a lion, it's not clear whether they knew a lion was in the cage at the time. An unsuspecting person could have gone into the cage to perform maintenance under the belief that he animal was properly restrained and been set upon and killed.

That's not really amusing to you guys, is it? Or maybe it's all a big joke?

PB

Either the woman herself or a coworker. Sadly, you just can't make mistakes around these predators.

occurred at the Bronx zoo several years back. A woman was working on one side of the tiger enclosure, but didn't know that one of the gates were open. She was also killed.

I just wish they didn't have to kill the lion. They probably did to get her remains, I just with they had another way to do it without killing the lion. Not to mention, I heard on CNN that he was caged with a female lion. Maybe she was getting close to coming into heat, if that was happening then this would be the result.

This happened in Africa.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2288970/Woman-mauled-death-lion-love-boyfriend-African-bush.html

I dunno...

Humans should always keep distance and be super cautios around wild animals. Captivity doesn't tame them, it rather pisses them off even more IMO.

Horrifying for the victim, the other workers at the haven, the girls family, the officer who had to put it down and even the poor lion who was just being a lion.

The saddest thing is that we even need to have these big cat sanctuaries. Wild animals need to be wild animals not suburban house pets.

my condolences to her family.

Was a volunteer once at such a place. Standing outside a lady lion's cage one day, and having her look at me like a piece of meat, made me seriously reconsider my activity. C'ya later was my response.

Lady "cougars" all looking at me like I'm a peice of meat...

A 300 pound lion growling at you will make your hair stand on end.

Being a piece of meat is not so bad, being face to face with something that will really eat you alive is a whole 'nuther feeling.

Lions kill things. That's what they do. Poor ting. I am sorry for her.

You never let anyone get in the same enclosure as a lion/tiger etc.

I mean, yes it is in a zoo an all but it still a LION. This wasn't a pet, its was a caged carnivore. It's instinct is to hunt kill and eat. I fell for the family of the person killed but at the same time isn't there some implied risk when you go into a LION's cage.

To get in the enclosure to try to help her police had to kill the lion.

But makes a little more sense. Is it wrong I feel more sad for the Lion?

I've worked at facilities with wild animals (and domestic species) with employees and volunteer workers. Sometimes people make a mistake that could be fatal, especially people who don't really have the years of training behind them.
It's never the animals fault.

I hate to hear stories like this. A wild animal is held captive, then does something that comes natural, and dies for it.

I can. My daughter is in the same program at the same school that this young woman recently graduated from in Washington State. My daughter, being a biologist, will also do volunteer work with animals and I pray to God that nothing so horrific happens to her.

I can't believe the lack of empathy displayed in this post. I'm sure mistakes were made. People work with dangerous animals in accredited facilities, but that doesn't mean they are "intoxicated" "stupid" "deserve the Darwin Award."

The pain the family must be going through breaks my heart. Their daughter, like my daughter, was probably a compassionate, scientifically-minded kid who just wanted to make a difference in the world.

Shame on those Duers who mocked this horrible incident.

May your daughter always stay safe.

I think those who mock her are doing so merely out of a desire to feel more clever about themselves than they in fact, are.

And as for shame? Well, I imagine shame is the last thing they concern themselves with, and is merely another target for their self-validating ridicule.


Unfortunately, with the vast amount of pain in this world, many feel it their duty to ad more for entertainment and satisfaction. The vulgar, the crude, and the uncaring know no one particular political party.

broke USDA handling policy and intended to be in with the lion.?

My heart goes out to the deceased's relatives.