Who goes to the Zoo on Christmas ? Escaped tiger kills zoo visitor.

[Dr. Octagon]

SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- An escaped tiger attacked and killed a zoo patron Tuesday afternoon in a cafe at the San Francisco Zoo, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Fire Department told CNN.

The tiger was shot and killed after attacking two other visitors, Mindy Talmadge said. Both of the victims were transported to San Francisco General Hospital with life-threatening injuries, she said.

A spokeswoman at the hospital would not give out any information about the victims.

"Apparently, right around closing time -- there was a pen with four tigers in it -- one of the tigers got out," Talmadge said. "The tiger went into a cafe at the zoo and attacked a patron. That person ended up dying at the scene."

Police arrived on the scene as the tiger attacked two other patrons, Talmadge said.

"They shot the tiger, and the tiger is deceased," she said.

Talmadge said the 125-acre zoo was locked down after the incident and all the facility's other animals were accounted for, including three other tigers that had been in the same enclosure with the escaped tiger.

Initially, officials feared some or all of the other tigers may have escaped, but later determined they had not, Talmadge said.

The 78-year-old zoo closed at 5 p.m. PT, and authorities received word of the escaped tiger at about 5:15 p.m. Police, fire and zoo officials remain on the scene investigating, Talmadge said.

A year ago, one of the zoo's Siberian tigers attacked a keeper during a public feeding. The keeper survived and recovered from her injuries.

California's Division of Occupation Safety and Health later determined that the zoo was at fault in the incident because of hazardous conditions in the Lion House, which houses the zoo's large cats, and lack of specialized safety training for employees. The zoo made OSH-ordered changes. The Lion House was closed for more than six months after that incident.

The zoo has Siberian tigers and rarer and smaller Sumatran tigers. It was not clear which subspecies of tiger was involved in the incident.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/25/tiger.attack/index.html

[swangin and bangin]

i wnet to the movies

i thought the only thing open on christmas is
the movies, hospital, and gas stations

[Sikotic™]

I just stayed at home and ate like a fat 45-year-old bitch. It was lovely.

but this is why I stay away from zoos.

[swangin and bangin]

im takin my little bro to the zoo in a couple of days

but its koo

if i was to get attacked i would kill any animal with my hands cause im beast like that 

ya dig

[Dr. Octagon]

I just stayed at home and ate like a fat 45-year-old bitch. It was lovely.

but this is why I stay away from zoos.

Come down to the San Diego Zoo, it's tuff or better yet the Wild Animal Park.

[Sikotic™]

I just stayed at home and ate like a fat 45-year-old bitch. It was lovely.

but this is why I stay away from zoos.

Come down to the San Diego Zoo, it's tuff or better yet the Wild Animal Park.

I hit those up when I go down there every summer. I don't even fuck with the LA Zoo and their malnourished white flamingos.

It's like Mike Vick got stock in the LA Zoo.

[OG Hack Wilson]

i hate zoo's, they smell like shit most of the time and shit like this can happen

[The King]

Why did they kill the tiger? It didn't do anything wrong. They cage it up, it gets out, it attacks people, how is it the tigers fault. Kill the zoo keeper, its his fault.

[Nat Turner-reincarnated]

Why did they kill the tiger? It didn't do anything wrong. They cage it up, it gets out, it attacks people, how is it the tigers fault. Kill the zoo keeper, its his fault.

This is true. But doesn't a lion that taste human blood, will start to prey on humans after that? maybe thats why.

[QuietTruth]

Why kill the fuckin' Tiger?? Well yeah, I guess it's the Tiger nature to be in a cage all it's life and loves to be petted. Sometimes people really don't have brains.

[Mackin]

pretty awful\!!!

hopefully will be ok
shame bout d tiger though!!

Cat was just what comes naturally

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Fuckin pieces of shit, killing tigers, wtf?

[ToOoOoN!!!]

Why did they kill the tiger? It didn't do anything wrong. They cage it up, it gets out, it attacks people, how is it the tigers fault. Kill the zoo keeper, its his fault.

true story

[Mr. O]

THerrrreeeeee GREEAATT!!!