What the @#$% was he thinking
From the Canadian
National Post:
Tiger attack at the Calgary zoo
A man who broke into the Calgary Zoo overnight was significantly injured when attacked by a tiger.
Zoo officials said that two men gained �unauthorized entry� to the zoo around 1 a.m. Monday and entered the tiger enclosure.
One of the men then scaled the safety fence surrounding the exhibit, approaching the exhibit�s inner fence.
Although he did not enter the animals� enclosure, he came in contact with one of the tigers and sustained �significant injuries� to his arms, zoo officials said in a statement:"At this point our information is that they went to the tiger enclosure and one of the men climbed over the outer perimeter safety fence and approached the exhibit fence. He did not enter the exhibit, but did come into contact with one of the tigers and sustained significant injuries to his arms."
Both men were taken by security personnel to a nearby office where the injured man received first aid treatment. He was taken to hospital for further treatment.
Calgary Police are still investigating. The men "may have been intoxicated," Detective Inspector Steve Ellefson said this morning.
What an idiot. This may have been one of the mellowest cats in the world but when someone who is not their person, breaks into their home in the dark of the night, of course the reaction is going to be defensive. Siberians can get up to 600 pounds -- they are the largest cats in the world...
Here is a photo of one of the other tigers at Calgary - Khasam:
Someone needs a good hug and a scritch between the ears...
Posted by DaveH at October 5, 2009 11:15 AM