Article that interviews the family (more like they took a bunch of pictures of the family outside their home)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ed-police.html
Doesn't look like much of a barrier to me. This is the new one.
These are the old ones
Last edited by bermstalker; 06-04-2016 at 03:15 AM.
I kinda feel like a dick for saying this but even though those barriers are ultra shitty I would think if I had little ones with me that I would be THAT MUCH MORE aware of them. I'd be terrified of them falling in just as this kid did.
I'm by no means saying the mom is horrible or that I'm perfect and never failed at parenting in some way or another but this just seems like a no brainer to me.
Id like to point out this underlines my theory there is an evolutionary advantage to being an anxious neurotic wreck
As Ive mentioned, my sweet baby was a horror show at three. I had the little leash backpack thing and I got SO MUCH SHIT from strangers about it. I gave no fucks, because I knew my kid would totally be the one to crawl into an enclosure. As a parent, everyone has opinions and you will be wrong no matter what you do. But myself- being an anxious wreck and a helicoptor parent meant no way in hell was my kid getting forgotten or lost or whatever if I had something to say about it.That said- there is always some danger even anxious parents miss.
When my sister had my nephew, she used the same set of reins on him that our mum had used on us when we were small. I was walking with him one day and a lady stopped me and said "he's a child not a dog. He shouldn't be on a lead." What she had no idea was that my nephew is autistic and had no sense of danger. I told her that she'd be the first one to blame me if he ran in to the road and was hit by a car."
I'll admit I was one of those moms who thought leashes were for lazy parents.
That was before I came out of my haze and realized that kid leashes aren't terrible but basically your child should be born with them attached.
Ha. this just happened the other day. The zookeeper says this lion LOVES playing with little kids. awww. kitty wants to be his friend. The video at the link is even scarier.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...enclosure.html
That's awesome
Now see....if we HAVE to have zoos (I prefer Sanctuaries), then this is how it should be done. Not only does it keep kids and whack jobs out of the enclosures, but if the animals choose to engage people they can. In addition, I would assume that it dampens the noise level for the animals.
I feel bad for laughing at that I've run into glass doors on accident and it was super embarrassing.
The big cat enclosures at the Cincinnati zoo are glass. Last time I was there, the tiger was actually sleeping up against the glass, so I got to see him up close, it was pretty cool. I imagine if this kid fell into a lion enclosure, this story would have had a completely different outcome.
http://m.fox19.com/fox19/db_330522/c...tguid=Vv3sMljg
Cincinnati Zoo's Gorilla World reopens
(June 7, 2017) CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Gorilla World at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has reopened after months of modifying the exhibit.
The outdoor exhibit is now open, weather permitting.
Construction to expand Gorilla World began last fall, but has been in the works since 2015.
Phase one modifications include increased resurfaced outdoor habitat, a more energy-efficient stream and waterfall, random rolling hills, new landscaping, and an improved space for colobus monkeys.
The new indoor environment, which will allow visitors to see gorillas year round, is expected to be finished this fall. For the gorillas, the new environment will feature naturalistic settings, natural daylight, and large interactive spaces.
Last June, the zoo installed new physical barriers in response to a 3-year-old boy who gained access to the enclosure, resulting in the killing of Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla.
The new barriers at Gorilla World were raised 6 inches to 3.5 feet. They feature wood beams at the top and on the bottom with knotted rope netting, zoo officials say.
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