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Child mauled by tapir at Dublin Zoo!!! :(

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    #92
    **Vai**
    Registered Users Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭**Vai**


    Thank ****. Common sense wins through. Now...that dolphin...


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    #93
    CdeC
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    The childs mom should be given 10 minutes alone with the baby Tapir.

    Just to even things out.


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    #94
    qo2cj1dsne8y4k
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    CdeC wrote: »
    The childs mom should be given 10 minutes alone with the baby Tapir.

    Just to even things out.

    Why? It's not like the mommy tapir is going to take its child to the child's home and infringe on its personal space. If it did then the child's mom would be well within her rights if she thought the child was in danger


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    #95
    anncoates
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    LexieOnRale wrote: »
    Why? It's not like the mommy tapir is going to take its child to the child's home and infringe on its personal space. If it did then the child's mom would be well within her rights if she thought the child was in danger

    J.O.K.E


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    #96
    1ZRed
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    We were just talking about that possibility. We'd never heard of these "supervised animal encounters" for the general public (which doesn't mean they don't exist!) and we wondered if the family were somehow connected to the zoo itself.



    Yep, sad but true.



    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1188880/Zoo-keeper-mauled-death-rare-white-tiger-horrified-tourists.html

    120 white tigers in the world and 7 billion of us **** on earth? I don't care if the tiger was the most blood thirsty thing on earth, if there's only 120 of them and he's locked in his enclosure what harm is he? Just some idiot that killed himself by going near a known dangerous animal.

    The sad thing is I see this happening to so many endangered species over the next few decades. Humans are nothing at all so special that were above other animals and we have to kill one that kills us. Makes me angry sometimes.


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    #97
    diomed
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    I blame pet farms. Once you get a taste for it you want to move on to the hard stuff.


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    #98
    Yellow121
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    Why is everyone excusing this tapir?
    If I entered someone's house with a 2 year old in my arms and there was mother of a newborn in the house, then she attacks my baby and me for no reason, biting my babies belly and all. It would result in her heading to prison.
    What I'm saying is, this tapir should be locked up for a good long time, that'll teach her.


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    #99
    remsburgsgirl
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    Yellow121 wrote: »
    Why is everyone excusing this tapir?
    If I entered someone's house with a 2 year old in my arms and there was mother of a newborn in the house, then she attacks my baby and me for no reason, biting my babies belly and all. It would result in her heading to prison.
    What I'm saying is, this tapir should be locked up for a good long time, that'll teach her.

    :pac:

    Would 'time served' count in her sentencing?


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    #100
    1ZRed
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    Yellow121 wrote: »
    Why is everyone excusing this tapir?
    If I entered someone's house with a 2 year old in my arms and there was mother of a newborn in the house, then she attacks my baby and me for no reason, biting my babies belly and all. It would result in her heading to prison.
    What I'm saying is, this tapir should be locked up for a good long time, that'll teach her.

    She lives in a zoo ffs

    It's hardly the amazon for her :p


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    #101
    dizzywizlw
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    I too let my child have access to wild animals.


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    #102
    The_Valeyard
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    Well at least all are recovering well.

    But still though,

    A mother and a newborn, isnt that biology 101? Even dogs and cats can be very protective of their young, not matter how friendly or well known you are.

    Common sense, so rare it should be a super-power.


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    #103
    Yellow121
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 737 ✭✭✭Yellow121


    remsburgsgirl wrote: »
    :pac:

    Would 'time served' count in her sentencing?
    1ZRed wrote: »
    She lives in a zoo ffs

    It's hardly the amazon for her :p

    Take her freedom, she'll think twice about eating babies then.
    Like she will be fed and she can have visitors come to see her but she can never leave.


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    #104
    **Vai**
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    Yellow121 wrote: »
    Why is everyone excusing this tapir?
    If I entered someone's house with a 2 year old in my arms and there was mother of a newborn in the house, then she attacks my baby and me for no reason, biting my babies belly and all. It would result in her heading to prison.
    What I'm saying is, this tapir should be locked up for a good long time, that'll teach her.

    Are you seriously comparing a tapir to us in regard to protecting offspring?

    Shes already locked up, shes a zoo animal.


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    #105
    Neeson
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    Why is that animal still prancing around. Should be taken out with a chainsaw.


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    #106
    remsburgsgirl
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    **Vai** wrote: »
    Are you seriously comparing a tapir to us in regard to protecting offspring?

    Shes already locked up, shes a zoo animal.

    I am assuming that Yellow121 is joking.........I am hoping that Yellow121 is joking! :rolleyes:


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    #107
    eire-kp
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    Hmmm some serious lack of common sense on the handlers part here or who ever gave the go ahead for this. Coming from a farming background I wouldn't let a two year old near a ewe and lamb never mind a tapir. Sure nothing would happen with most and but there's allways one that will turn and try to give you a good belt.
    I'm not familiar with Tapirs a behavior would there be any warning signs? Would any Zoologists on here fill us in?
    E.g. a Ewe stamping the ground with it's front hoof to tell you to keep your distance. Followed by a snort if you get closer then followed by a good attempt to dunt you...and they don't bite.


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    #108
    Yellow121
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    remsburgsgirl wrote: »
    I am assuming that Yellow121 is joking.........I am hoping that Yellow121 is joking! :rolleyes:

    At least someone gets me. :(


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    #109
    Culpepper
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Culpepper


    Yellow121 wrote: »
    At least someone gets me. :(

    As long as Ma Tapir doesn't :D


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    #110
    footstool
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    Does any1 remember the tiger attack on that girl bout 6yrs back or more in Dublin Zoo?
    That poor animal was destroyed because a drunken ass 16yr girl taught it would be a good idea to climb over the protection fence and up to the back of the enclosure and stick her arm in to rub 1...and what happened, she got mauled!

    People are idiots! I've said it before and say it again! Just because it is rared in a zoo from being a cub, piglet or what not, doesnt mean its going to let you cuddle it, or better still leave you in it's territory...

    Rio is a very placid, gentle animal..met her a couple of times..but when a baby of hers is approached by strangers, what do you think she is really going to do? Its in her instinct to protect her baby, from anything that she feels might be a treat. Sure she is gentle to her zookeepers, course she is, she knows they wont harm her, or her baby, but strangers approaching...what do you think is going to happen?

    If she is shyed away from the public, that just proves, Ireland is a joke in animal welfare..make that a further joke..


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    #111
    steddyeddy
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    footstool wrote: »
    Does any1 remember the tiger attack on that girl bout 6yrs back or more in Dublin Zoo?
    That poor animal was destroyed because a drunken ass 16yr girl taught it would be a good idea to climb over the protection fence and up to the back of the enclosure and stick her arm in to rub 1...and what happened, she got mauled!

    People are idiots! I've said it before and say it again! Just because it is rared in a zoo from being a cub, piglet or what not, doesnt mean its going to let you cuddle it, or better still leave you in it's territory...

    Rio is a very placid, gentle animal..met her a couple of times..but when a baby of hers is approached by strangers, what do you think she is really going to do? Its in her instinct to protect her baby, from anything that she feels might be a treat. Sure she is gentle to her zookeepers, course she is, she knows they wont harm her, or her baby, but strangers approaching...what do you think is going to happen?

    If she is shyed away from the public, that just proves, Ireland is a joke in animal welfare..make that a further joke..


    It is indeed. We ave a long way to go!


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    #112
    The_Valeyard
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    footstool wrote: »
    Does any1 remember the tiger attack on that girl bout 6yrs back or more in Dublin Zoo?
    That poor animal was destroyed because a drunken ass 16yr girl taught it would be a good idea to climb over the protection fence and up to the back of the enclosure and stick her arm in to rub 1...and what happened, she got mauled!


    That animal was destroyed!!!!!


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    #113
    footstool
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭footstool


    The_Valeyard wrote: »
    That animal was destroyed!!!!!

    Sadly yes...he had a taste for human blood, and it is believed that is a carnivore tastes blood they are thirsty for that sort of blood forever...to be honest I think that is a stupid theory as it has yet to be proven, till then animals will be destroyed till proven other wise..


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    #114
    General General
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    Child should sue parents.

    This post was brought to you by my not reading most of the thread.


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    #115
    Judgement Day
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    And for some light relief on a similar theme. :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaw-savyK0s


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    #116
    The_Valeyard
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    footstool wrote: »
    Sadly yes...he had a taste for human blood, and it is believed that is a carnivore tastes blood they are thirsty for that sort of blood forever...to be honest I think that is a stupid theory as it has yet to be proven, till then animals will be destroyed till proven other wise..

    Should have destroyed that drunken sprog instead. Poor animal just did what an animal does.


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    #117
    fryup
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    they seem to have an attitude problem

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77PInI87SBs


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    #118
    The_Valeyard
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    Hahahaha!!!


    "Ah Jesus"


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    #119
    Bullseye1
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    No doubt FG will add this species to some restricted list and they will have to wear a muzzle in pubic etc etc.


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    #120
    ebbsy
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    Bullseye1 wrote: »
    No doubt FG will add this species to some restricted list and they will have to wear a muzzle in pubic etc etc.

    And you will need a F$$king licence to have one.

    Mind you some people should need a licence to have children, judging by this story.


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    #121
    jack presley
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    "Dublin Zoo can assure the public that no harm or punishment will come to the tapir as a result of this incident."

    At least they're showing some common sense now. Pity they didn't have any a few days ago.


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