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Seriously....If I were an administrator/board member/lawyer for this zoo, I would say..."bring it on" to any sort of lawsuit.

This zoo has been around for how long and no other big cat has gotten out...now a witness talks about their taunting activities toward the animal...and these guys are there after hours.

The zoo should definitely be filing a suit against the families for all sorts of criminal actions (tresspassing, criminal mischief, etc) and civil litigation for the loss of an important animal.