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Originally Posted by sageofages
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.
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They weren't there after hours; it was around closing time...they had been at the zoo all afternoon according to what I read. I'm guessing the zoo just wasn't very busy at around 5pm on Christmas day.
As for whether the boys are liable for the death of the tiger if they taunted her, I don't think they'll be held accountable for that. It's the zoo's responsibility to protect its visitors, especially from its animals. Haven't you all ever been to a zoo? Half the kids there could be considered as "taunting" the animals. Waving to a tiger and yelling its name could be considered taunting, and I see kids do that all the time at the zoo. The tiger's wall wasn't high enough, so she apparently jumped out; really, whatever the reason for how she got out, it's the zoo's liability.