Suicide by tiger
The title really should read “suicide by big cat”. I’ve chosen the tiger because this is the big cat chosen most often by men (yes, it appears always to be men) who want to end their life by jumping into … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: captive lions
New South Wales: two lions maul female zookeeper. Fate of lions to be decided.
This is another story of a zookeeper being attacked by a lion or lions and suffering severe injuries. In this instance it took place at Shoalhaven Zoo in New South Wales, Australia. Jennifer Brown, 35, was cleaning the lions’ cage … Continue reading →
Hermann Göring’s Pet Lions
The Nazis used animals as trappings of tyranny writes David Crossland in The Times today. Adolf Hitler liked alsatians because they are similar to wolves and wolves are predators and in his words, “Like the wolf tearing into the sheep … Continue reading →
Lions fled a Limpopo private zoo because they were starving
NEWS/VIEWS – SOUTH AFRICA: The captive lion breeding in South Africa is out of control. It is an abusive process. They are bred to be hunted in canned hunts. A private zoo owned and managed by Mr Slippers contained 72 … Continue reading →
Will someone tell me why these lions were shot and not tranquillized?
“Leon went in to fix the fence but knows the lions well and turned his back as he was fixing the fence and one came from behind and took his neck. There was nothing anyone could have done to save … Continue reading →
They all died because he wanted to have pet lions
This guy, living in Czechoslovakia, wanted to have pet lions. He acquired two. The police were called to his home in Zdechov. They found two lions in an enclosure with his body. He had been mauled to death. The police … Continue reading →
Male lion killed by group of females at safari park. Why?
Why did a group of lionesses kill a male lion at the Knowsley Safari Park, Merseyside? I’ve been scratching my head because it is not often that you read about female lions killing a male lion except to defend their … Continue reading →
What is it like for zoo animals in a war zone?
This gives us a glimpse into what it is like for zoo animals living through war. They tend to be completely neglected and die or they are killed by other zoo animals. That is probably the general and expected scenario. … Continue reading →
I am angry: Two lions killed because a man tried to commit suicide
This is bad. This makes me mad. It is bad zoo management, bad social care, and stupidity in my opinion. God it pisses me off. A man aged 20 jumps into or broke into the lion enclosure at Santiago’s Metropolitan … Continue reading →
Zoos With Cats
This map shows where you can see cats in public zoos across the USA. All you have to do is click on the place markers to see details about the wild cat species at these zoos together with some details … Continue reading →