Two Lions Killed To Save Suicidal Young Man In Chilean Zoo

Two lions killed to save suicidal young man in Chilean zoo

Latin Times
23 May 2016 at 12:33 ET

May 23, 2016
Natalie Roterman
Posted with permission from Latin Times

On Saturday, a young man attempted to kill himself by going into the lions’ den at the Metropolitan Zoo in Santiago de Chile. In order to protect the man, the two lions inside had to be killed.

The 20-year-old man, identified as Luis Ferranda, reportedly undressed himself and forged his way into the cage hoping to die. “The zoo has a very strict protocol because human lives are the most important to us,” zoo director, Alejandra Montalba, said. “Because of the fact that there are no tranquilizers that act immediately on animals, we had to sacrifice the lives of the lions in order to save the suicidal young man,” she added.

Montalba also said that they are “profoundly concerned” about the deaths of the two felines; a female and a male brought directly from Africa to Santiago de Chile.

The man reportedly had a suicide note in his clothes, where he confirmed his intentions of dying that day, at that zoo, and wrote several fanatic religious proclamations.

More:
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/two-lions-killed-to-save-suicidal-young-man-in-chilean-zoo/

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Lions Shot Dead After Suicidal Man Enters Lion’s Den (VIDEO)

by Rickey Yaneza on May 23, 2016 at 1:35 pm

Warning: Graphic Video and Photos. A suicide attempt by a 20-year-old man resulted in the killing of two lions at the Metropolitan Zoo in Santiago de Chile.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/two-lions-killed-to-save-suicidal-young-man-in-chilean-zoo/

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So selfish he wanted to take two magnificent, innocent animals with him. What a jerk.