a meat-lover's buffet

[samhexum]

A jaguar escaped from its enclosure at a New Orleans zoo on Saturday and killed six other animals as it rampaged through the grounds.

 

An employee spotted the 3-year-old animal, a male named Valero, on the loose on zoo grounds around 7 a.m., an hour before the gates were scheduled to be opened for the public.

 

The jaguar killed four alpacas, one emu and a fox before a team of veterinarians managed to coral and sedate it, CNN reported. No humans were hurt.

 

“We care for these animals every day,” said zoo vice president Kyle Burks. “We closed the zoo today to help our team mourn.’’

 

An “after action review’’ is taking place to determine how the killer cat got free.

[JayCeeKy]

"Maggie Mae the fox, Elmo the emu and four alpacas -- Noel, Micia, Alexandria, and Lil Melody -- did not survive their encounter with Valerio. Three other animals were hurt -- an alpaca named Daisy and two foxes, Copper and Rusty." --- The Times Picayune

 

Zookeepers (and visitors) get to where these "animals" are like family members. Sad. Very sad.

[+ Avalon]

I wonder if Valero will be put down? Afterall if say that were a dog who got lose from the owner's yard and went on a killing spree wouldn't it be put down?

 

On the other hand the zoo could exploit Valero as a tourist attraction. They could advertise "COME SEE THE KILLER CAT!".

[+ FreshFluff]

Poor emu and fox.

 

[mike carey]

The jaguar killed four alpacas, one emu and a fox before a team of veterinarians managed to coral and sedate it, CNN reported. No humans were hurt.

In payback, overnight the Sharks defeated the Jaguares in the super rugby in Durban, although both qualified for the playoffs.

[JayCeeKy]

And yet, when humans kill other species for "sport" no one ever suggests that they be "put down."

 

http://www.animalideology.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/donaldtrumpjr.jpg

[mike carey]

And yet, when humans kill other species for "sport" no one ever suggests that they be "put down."

There may be exceptions in some cases.

[+ sync]

Very tragic. I'm guessing the zoo-animal casualties resulted largely because the victims were oriented to life in captivity and did not sense any danger until it was too late for them.

[+ bigjoey]

From the thread headline, I thought this would be about those all-you-can-eat Brazilian steak houses

[+ pdxleo]

Or a day at the beach in Rio!

[+ Avalon]

https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/07/15/jaguar-escapes-new-orleans-zoo-enclosure-kills-six-other-animals/GFefwBtxsOpCoIJYgFFCzH/story.html

 

Another animal has died.