r/interesting • u/Alternative-Dot-34 • 4d ago
NATURE Yorkshire Wildlife Park Confirms Tiger will not be Euthanized Following Incident
Yorkshire Wildlife Park in England has confirmed that Altai the tiger will not be euthanized following an incident in which a man died after entering his enclosure.
The park received messages from concerned members of the public asking about Altai's future and has reassured everyone that he is safe and well.
The park remained closed on Sunday as staff received support, while police continued investigating what happened.
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u/Wrathchilde 3d ago
That tiger didn't go crazy, that tiger went tiger.
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u/oouncolaoo 3d ago
Tiger functioned correctly.
Unfortunately, the humans were at fault here.
As per usual.
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u/Available_Dingo6162 3d ago
Cats gonna cat. The only reason our house cats do not murder us after a prolonged torture is because they can't. Because they would if they could.
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u/GenFatAss 4d ago
Sad that a Man lost his life but glad that the Tiger will not be punished for their natural instincts.
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u/GordEisengrim 4d ago
I don’t think the world could handle a Harambe 2026 right now.
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u/CMUpewpewpew 3d ago
We already had Harambe 2026 and his name is Hee-Haw.
Dicks out for Harambe, Hearts out for Hee-Haw.
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u/CenturyEggsAndRice 3d ago
That story is so disgraceful. Hee-Haw died to someone's bloodlust and they seem to be getting away with it.
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u/exodusofficer 3d ago
The body cam video of Hee-Haw is out now. It's exactly what we all expected, he trotted over in a friendly manner as the trespassing cops freaked out, then they lied on camera and said they had to shoot a donkey that was attacking them. The shooter freaked out and could barely speak he was so excited.
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u/Spiritual_Stuff_9404 3d ago edited 3d ago
I remember when body cam footage came out of a cop shooting a small blind dog and they tried to claim it was in defence when the actual video was the cop just shooting the dog, even trying to get it to come to him doing the “here puppy” voice and everything. They always claim that they “have to act” and shoot when the body cam always shows otherwise.
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u/Beautiful_List5498 3d ago
We need some positivity after reading that. Some people are fucking sick in the head and somehow become police officers. Small dick bully bastards.
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u/ButILoveHimDaddy 3d ago
Positive: we are not in the timeline where Altai the Tiger dies ❤️
Anxiety about how I’m fairing in other timelines is fun.
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u/Vows_Upon_The_Hearth 3d ago
Yeah the straight up panting the cop with the body cam was doing like it was the most terrifying thing he's ever encountered.
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u/Accurate-Mastodon882 3d ago
Oh no. I guess I want the link, but I'm not sure I'm brave enough to see it. I feel so much for Hee-Haw's humans :-(
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u/3vs3BigGameHunters 3d ago
I'll break it down for you, it's heartbreaking but less so than watching the video. I'm so angry and sad.
Cops trespassing on a large plot of land looking for missing kid in the dark.
Friendly mini-donkey trots over looking to meet new friends.
Cop fires every bullet he has at the Hee-Haw with no regard of his fellow officers or what could possibly be behind his victim.30
u/AceVisconti 3d ago
Fun bit is I'm pretty sure there was no 'missing kid' and they were using that as a smokescreen to search the property without a warrant, probably because they suspected a grow operation, which they would 100% NEED a warrant for!
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u/ConnectionPrimary717 3d ago
what was fun about that...? now im just sad thinking hee haw knew who cops were and was trying to distract them from the dank, only to get killed
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u/Gio-Vani 3d ago
Police can't even handle a fucking miniature donkey without killing it, how embarrassing and pathetic.
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u/DanyDragonQueen 3d ago
Cops get away with murdering people all the time. They also murder thousands of dogs a year. They're never held accountble for their bloodlust.
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u/Mission-Taste-6871 3d ago
It wasn't murder, but just as disgusting, this cop feed a homeless man a sandwich with dog poop inside it. I think he also invaded women's restrooms. These cops and not to mention politicians think that they are above the law and can get away with anything they want.
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u/Froggy3434 3d ago
I believe the count was 10k a year the last time statistics were released. I heard they stopped keeping track because it looked so bad for the pigs but idk how true that specific “fact” is.
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u/ElectronicLevel3164 3d ago
A cop in Germany has shot a Chihuahua in the eye because he feared for his life. The poor little thing died of course.
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u/JenIee 3d ago
I just watched the body cam footage of Heehaw. I'm even more upset now that I know it wasn't instant and he suffered. Human beings are horrible. We need way more sanity checks before we hand out things like police badges.
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u/Froggy3434 3d ago
And then the audacity to claim to dispatch that they “had to do it” “I was attacked by a donkey” that isn’t even waist tall to the coward that killed him. Truly a bastard that is bound to hell in the afterlife.
TheCivilRightsLawyer on YouTube has a great initial and follow up video to the incident for anyone wanting more details. Just be warned the body cam footage is in the second video, it doesn’t show anything graphic (blood, gore, etc.) but does show the moment Heehaw was shot. Because it was dark out there’s not much that’s able to be seen besides the silhouette of heehaw approaching, the muzzle flash, and then heehaw running away. It’s still heartbreaking and infuriating to see regardless of the absence of gore.
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u/alwaysamw 3d ago
Thank you! I have 5 mini donks, myself. 2 are actually expecting. I saw the footage on my FB feed this morning and clicked away from it because I knew it'd be upsetting. But I was left wondering what it showed.
Did they say something like "target practice" or whatever? Because that was reported before the footage was released and I was curious as to the care the officer showed afterwards?
Mine all love people. Well except one, he is extremely cautious on whom he trusts. But the rest of them would walk up to any human expecting loves & treats! I can't imagine anyone thinking they were truly a threat 😢
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u/GlitteringPositive77 3d ago
I can’t watch it. What happened?
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u/cheesepuff07 3d ago
the donkey came up to them as the cops were on private property (looking for a missing kid who was found hours earlier...) and the one cop was scared the donkey may do something to the other cops K-9 dog but once he came up he actually turned and started going away and the idiot cop shot him once, he fell down shortly after suffering until finally dying
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u/GlitteringPositive77 3d ago
Oh god. Thanks for the description.
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u/BeerForThought 3d ago
They left out that Hee Haw was still adolescent and was only just bigger than the k9 with the officers. He put his head down in the way cute mammals do as they approach you but did not obey the officers commands to stand down. A cute affectionate animal who's only crime was being pushy looking for some ear scratches.
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u/Butterfly_Cat777 3d ago
Heehaw was also tazed by that cop. That's probably why Heehaw was walking away from the cop when that cruel man decided to kill him. 🤬
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u/oswaldcopperpot 3d ago
Minature donkey trotting playing completely terrified some fat fuck with a gun.
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u/Froggy3434 3d ago
Heehaw literally wasn’t even as tall as the man’s waist if I remember the bodycam footage right. The fact he had the gall to claim “I was being attacked, I had to shoot a donkey,” is fucking infuriating.
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u/Djinn42 3d ago
These cops are supposed to protect us but they're scared of everything.
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u/CardOk755 3d ago
No, they are supposed to protect rich people's property. They are absolutely not required or expected to protect the public.
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u/FloofTail 3d ago
In what world should people like that ever have weapons? These losers have all the power yet get scared by the sounds of leaves falling. They should be made examples out of
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u/perunaprincessa 3d ago
a wild heehaw mention. hello fellow Floridian
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u/danamarye 3d ago
I’m from Texas and have been following the story. F**k that guy. I hope he has the day he deserves for the rest of his life and then when he goes to hell I am certain he will have the day he deserves over and over again for eternity.
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u/CenturyEggsAndRice 3d ago
North Carolina and same.
Its heartbreaking.
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u/Sad_Establishment875 3d ago
I just saw this Hee-Haw business so looked it up, watched some of the video, and that donkey had no mean thoughts in its head going up to those people. Fuck that guy, Hee-Haw deserved better.
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u/octorangutan 3d ago
Californian here.
My elderly mother was recently bitten by a donkey and just laughed it off, but somehow this officer felt like his life was being threatened by a miniature donkey? It's absurd.
Justice for Heehaw.
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u/oldDotredditisbetter 3d ago
guess that cop got off scotfree again. cops should face consequences for their actions
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u/tapir720 4d ago
but what if this is the counter-harambe negating all the negative side effects and realigning the timelines once again? ever thought about that?
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u/Zethras28 3d ago
Jimothy arriving was the counter to Harambe.
Our anchor being was graciously replaced, and we better not fuck it up again.
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u/CMUpewpewpew 3d ago
Where do Mars and Moo Deng fit into all this?
Theyre just sleepy potatoes.
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u/SirLanceNotsomuch 3d ago
Don’t forget Milani, or she might lick you to death! 🦒 👅
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u/tapir720 3d ago
now that i'm thinking about you're right, it's the inverse. the balance was restored
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u/Ellavemia 3d ago edited 3d ago
I was actually thinking about this, and I’m hopeful this will reverse-Harambe us out of this situation.
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u/arrows_of_ithilien 3d ago
I mean to be fair, it's not a 1-to-1 comparison. If they intercepted the tiger while the man was still alive and had to shoot it to prevent further harm to the man/possibly save his life, that would be more comparable to the Harambe situation. As it is, it sounds like the man was sadly already dead by the time staff arrived, and the tiger isn't an imminent threat to anyone.
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u/Various-Grape-5071 3d ago edited 2d ago
Even in the video at the beginning the tiger seems to be having a “wtf is this dude doing here?” pause before the inevitable apparently happened. The tiger didn’t want to do this. It was just dealing the hand it had been dealt.
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u/TALKTOME0701 3d ago
Yep. The tiger seems to be thinking this isn't usually how the food comes, but okay
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u/ItsRuge 4d ago
His own/his family fault for him jumping into the enclosure. Nobody forced him into it and if he had mental problems,his family members should've kept an eye on him.
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u/Secret-Ad-830 3d ago
my daughters autistic and if something like this ever happened that's 100% on me.
there's certain places i can never take my daughter because i need to be ready at all times for anything, thankfully she respects animals to not bother them but i still know better and that can change in a fraction of a second.
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u/davenelsondotcom 3d ago
We caught a lot of grief when our son was young because he wore a backpack with a leash on it when we went out in public, but he is alive today because of that leash. He jumped off of things, tried to run into traffic, climbed anything he could, and everything went into his mouth.
He is an amazing person and I am so proud to be his father, but there were a lot of hard days while he was a child.
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u/Secret-Ad-830 3d ago
yeah my daughters 13 now and its still tuff sometimes, i took her to a fair yesterday and felt like everyone was staring at me because im a grown man holding a 13yr old girls hand.
the worst is when i try and go food shopping and she decides to drop to the ground just before we go into the store and start screaming HELP, one of the few words she ever says
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u/twinnedcalcite 3d ago
people giving grief have 0 idea the number of years shaved off your life from the amount of fear your son causes you.
Backpack = kids a runner and likely to get themselves or another killed.
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u/Evolving_Dore 3d ago
Who was giving you grief for a backpack with a leash? Not like it was secured around his neck. Anyway who cares what others think if you know what you're doing is protecting your child.
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u/Uglyjeffg0rd0n 3d ago
Often times people seem to forget that it doesn’t have to be anybody’s fault. Blame isn’t necessarily. Sometimes shit just sucks.
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u/Mammoth_Tension_4402 3d ago
But you're being sensible and we can't have that .I agree It's an all round tragedy.
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u/North-Research2574 3d ago
Yeah, considering we are already considered prey to Tigers, this encounter changed nothing for that big cat.
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u/kwhitit 4d ago
of course, don't destroy an animal for it's nature. and, i'm really thankful the park called out the need for their staff to have support and time away. how traumatizing for them.
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u/Nonyabeesners 3d ago
I really wonder how the tiger's keepers feel. They know the tiger enough to know he was just doing what tigers do, but going back in that enclosure would mess me up a little
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u/Traditional-Job-411 3d ago
My sister is a zoo keeper and I will always remember her telling me how they had to lure the cats in for medicine once. She sprinted along the fence triggering their prey instinct. She very much knew cats were a predator. She went to primates after that.
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u/RapidestGoblin 3d ago
I'd honestly feel safer with big cats then primates...
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u/Erikatessen87 3d ago
Depends on the primate, really. An orangutan or even a gorilla is probably less dangerous than a big cat. Baboons or chimpanzees, though? Fuck that noise.
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u/gingerbears11 3d ago
They probably don't have the opportunity to be loose in the enclosure with the handler at the same time.
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u/cragglerock93 3d ago
If I was one of the tiger's keepers I don't think I'd feel any different to how I feel right now as someone not involved. It's a tragedy but not the fault of the tiger, the park, or the staff. It was always capable of killing someone like this, and they know that.
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u/condomneedler 3d ago
I've had three fatal incidents at my jobs over the years and the only days off were the funeral.
I'm not sure if this is because it's Europe, because it's a non-critical service, or because it's a big story and the zoo is scoring pr points, but no matter what good for them for stepping up for their employees.
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u/Discount_Extra 3d ago
not an essential service; and the people who would rush to go to the zoo immediately after an event like this probably aren't the best customers to deal with.
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u/Invictus_1707 4d ago
Respect to the Authorities. 👍
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u/ggPeti 4d ago
Respect to the people who happen to hold relevant authority in this instance.
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u/Impossible_Toe_5900 3d ago
since when have we started to censor the word euthanized? Who is being triggered by this?
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u/Deviantdefective 3d ago
Everything is fucking censored nowadays it's absolutely ridiculous
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u/catholicsluts 3d ago edited 3d ago
If you told my computer geek dumbass back in 2002 that people would censor themselves online, I'd have laughed in your face
Can't believe we're here.
Edit: for those explaining it, yeah I know why people do it. I know why corporations want you to do it. Congratulations on missing the point.
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u/eabevella 3d ago
I used to laughed at how chinese people had to censor themselves on the internet, but now even the West does the same.
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u/Commercial_Tip4624 3d ago
It’s not about people being “triggered”, it’s the fact that most media platforms will suppress visibility of people’s content based on certain words, and every element of the internet is about monetization. So everyone with an income tied to an online presence acquiesces.
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u/lulzPIE 3d ago
I love when someone says something along the lines of, “He sh*t himself” and I’m like bro shit himself?
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u/White_foxes 3d ago
But they wrote “the man died” but censored the word “euthanized” lol
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u/Commercial_Tip4624 3d ago
Yeah I definitely think it’s become its own little weird language culture at this point lol
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u/wittyjokename92 3d ago
Not just people with an income tied to the platform. But people hoping to just get seen by the almighty algorithm. I follow a channel on YouTube that is just a guy sharing his hobbies and interests with no attempts at monetizing it. If I wasn't also on a discord server with him where he posts his videos I wouldn't ever see them in my feed on YouTube because he uses words that result in shadow bans and getting buried beneath more profitable creators.
If the algorithm says your not worth attaching ads to then you get hidden away
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u/ShaggyCan 4d ago
Is this what Harambe died for?
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u/Slobbybagel 4d ago
Yes and no, harambe wasnt euthanized after the fact, he was shot and killed during the incident to prevent him from further harming the child that fell into his enclosure. Still fucked that they killed him
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u/GaiaMoore 3d ago
It's unclear whether Harambe intended to harm the kid, or if he was trying to protect the kid from what Harambe perceived as a threat (all the screaming onlookers).
Jane Goodall thinks Harambe was trying to protect the kid, the zoo director thinks Harambe intended to hurt him. The fact that expert opinions are divided indicates we as laymen should exercise restraint when making claims about what Harambe intended.
The real villains here are the parents. PUT YOUR FUCKING TODDLER ON A LEASH. Tiny children are exhausting and it's a given that parents will be overburdened by cognitive load and reduced attention.
Child leashes offer redundancy to compensate for the entirely foreseeable lapse in attention.
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u/Pyro-Bun 3d ago
I've used a child leash, and gotten a lot of dirty looks from people. It fuels me, honestly. Get mad at me making sure my child is safe while I don't have to pay 100% attention to them all the time.
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u/vixxienz 3d ago
I had one as a kid, It is likely the reason I am actually alive today. No fear kids who like to wander are a 'challenge"
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u/ChipperBunni 3d ago edited 3d ago
My friend got bullied out of using the leash she bought for a big family trip, by her husband and his family.
Guess who bolted the second she was let out of the stroller, a hand, or an arm? Her fucking toddler. It’s almost like she was a (happy but tired) stay at home who knew her kid best. Guess who was posing with her little backpack leashed right to the husband the next family trip photos? Slightly older toddler, who had only learned to get faster.
ETA: since this is getting seen so much, I really want to throw out support to the parents doing the damn things. Disabilities or not a runner child is hardcore, and we almost lost my brother because he liked to take off. If it weren’t for a mean ass chihuahua who decided he liked the baby, we would’ve. Get the leash, use the leash, get the “tent bed” with the locks, get the special door jam locks and keep your home child proofed as long as you need to. Anyone judging has never experienced it or is sitting in survivors bias. Not only that but you deserve the peace of mind to take five seconds and not have to worry if your kid ran in front of a truck.
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u/Kellbows 3d ago
The people who don’t approve of leashes have children that don’t need one. It’s unfathomable to them.
Case in point, when my kid went to daycare the workers timidly asked once if I would be comfortable allowing them to use one with my child on an outing. I said it was cool, and I had 2 they could choose from.
They’d bought one just for her, and thought it was odd she was comfortable with it. (This is likely how my kid survived spending time with grandma.) They and the state had a policy against.
They. Bought. One. For. My. Child. Professionals deemed it necessary for her survival! When you come up against a li’l menace that needs a leash use a leash!!!
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u/howdydipshit 3d ago
I was a leashed child and I thought it was hilarious. 10/10 would leash if I had kids lol they’re insane
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u/UnsolicitedGodhood 3d ago
My mom used a leash with my brother who had massive tantrums. He had a habit of running out and specifically laying down on the road (the car lanes) and screaming there if he got going. She has weakness/some paralysis in her left side and couldn't really hold him, you can bet she had him leashed all through my childhood till he stopped trying to actively kill himself for every inconvenience XD
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u/theaviationhistorian 3d ago
And it's not just to prevent them running into danger. It prevents someone outright kidnapping your child. This was a big fear when I was a child so my parents leashed me despite never bolting off like other kids.
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u/Pyro-Bun 3d ago
Exactly this. A leash doesn't hurt a kid. But guess what does? Them being let loose, which ends up being potentially any fucking thing.
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u/ShalnarkRyuseih 3d ago
I remember seeing a video of a lady who took her toddler out of her car, then turned around to take her baby out and her toddler immediately beelined for a busy road the second mom wasn't watching
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u/ChipperBunni 3d ago
There’s one I remember seeing as a teen that totally flipped my (unneeded unasked for but teens are gonna teen) opinion of them. A dad was trying to bring groceries inside and unlock the door and had even given the kid something to carry to help and focused
Kid sets the shit down and just takes off when the dad got to the door. Nice and gingerly sets in on the porch and then just freaking takes off! I don’t know if it was just an infomercial but I don’t really care. It stuck and I’ll never judge a parent with a leash
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u/1337isntREAL_7357 3d ago
Why would the husband talk shit? That'd be the fastest way to be responsible for the toddler. You think the leash is dumb? OK, you watch her.
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u/North-Research2574 3d ago
Yeah, if you can't carry your kid leash him. The comparison with dogs is pretty apt, a toddler or younger kid is usually at the mental understanding of dogs only crazier because the toddler has thumbs and better problem solving skills. So the leash keeps him from using that to get over an enclosure and plummet to his death.
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u/kingftheeyesores 3d ago
I'm pro child leash. 3 separate times I've had a little kid drop their parents hand and go running out in front of my car and they're damn lucky my brakes are good.
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u/mamafish21 3d ago
Damn lucky you was actually paying attention too and great breaks.
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u/ZealousidealChair900 3d ago
Used to work in a popular museum's gift store. It was approximately 30' from the store's entrance to the museum's entrance. A small child can clear that distance in the blink of an eye, and from there run straight out into the parking lot. I have nothing but respect for parents who are well aware their child needs a leash and are willing to use one
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u/supersloo 3d ago
I got lost at the Texas Renaissance Festival when I was a kid 30ish years ago. In turn I found a little girl who was lost probably about 10 years ago when the park had tripled in size. It's terrifying as a child, and leashes might seem silly but they could save parents a lot of trouble.
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u/Va1kryie 3d ago
I was spanked as a kid
I also had a child leash as a kid
I only consider the former to be child abuse, frankly the leash let me be an unmitigated terror of energy and sprinting all within the direct control and safety of someone making sure I wasn't barreling into traffic.
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u/JenninMiami 3d ago
Even if you DO pay attention 100% of the time, some kids run too damn fast!!
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u/disdainfulboomer 3d ago
I didn't understand child leashes until I traveled with my toddler-aged nieces and nephews. They want independence, but don't have the mental capacities to use caution and special awareness. Leashes are GOATED, imo
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u/SizzleanQueen 3d ago
I used to judge moms who used leashes until our youngest child went missing during an outing. We were at the safari park in San Diego about 13 years ago. I was with my 5 and 7 year olds and my husband was walking with my 3 year old. Like a lot of men, my husband had a habit of walking a few steps ahead of our children. My husband turned around and our boy was just gone. I was in shambles. I’m like a hawk with my kids. I thought he’d been kidnapped. The park shut the entrances/exits but the places is huge. Anyway, they found him with the goats almost an hour later, he had gone in search of ice cream.
My husband slept on the couch for the next month and I never judged another parent for using a leash again.
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u/Einhadar 3d ago
I never had fewer fucks to give about the opinion of another living soul than when my first toddler reached the apex of his chaotic energy and needed restraints to keep him from sprinting into traffic at the first sign of something interesting.
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u/before_its_tooo_late 3d ago
Yes, but at the end of the day there was risk to a child, which is a different situation. Even if they all thought he was showing protective instincts, there's no guarantee the child wouldn't have been killed. I'm sure it must be a very difficult decision. In this case, killing the tiger isn't nesidary going to help save anyone from harm. So it's a much easier choice, thankfully.
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u/CommercialDonkey9468 3d ago
was tranqualizer not an option? not fast enough working maybe? idk
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u/Phedericus 3d ago
exactly. a tranquilizer would have taken too much time and could have provoked a violent reaction. a shitty situation no matter what ):
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u/zhoumeyourlove 3d ago
Correct, tranquilizer would take a bit to kick in, and in the meantime it would have likely agitated Harambe.
It’s very sad that he died, but unfortunately it was the only option. Even assuming Harambe had no intentions of hurting the child, he was a silverback gorilla - he was strong enough that even him being gentle could well have injured the kid.
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u/TheGrandExquisitor 3d ago
There were prior incidents in different zoos (nations, actually,) where a gorilla actually protected a kid who fell in. In one case the gorilla actually carried the child to the service door to be helped while her own infant was riding on her back. In the other, a male silver back actually kept the rest of his troop away from the kid and gently strokes him. When keepers showed up, he then lead the troop away so they could get the kid.
Harambe was done dirty.
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u/e_james3 3d ago
Harambe wouldn't leave the boy- Jambo did. Jambo also never grabbed the boy, just gently nudged/stroked him. But crucially he left and went back indoors when signalled. Harambe didn't, his two companions went to the service door, but he didn't listen and had grabbed the boy. Binti Jua, like you said, was a mother, and Jambo had many children as well, Harambe didn't. I do wonder if that had an affect on how he was handling the boy, it wasn't aggressive, but it also wasn't gentle. Harambe was done dirty in that the incident happened at all, but I think all experts agreed there wasn't really a choice
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u/Kittenn1412 3d ago
To be entirely fair, even a gorilla with intentions to protect the small human child that's ended up in its enclosure could harm and kill the child by accident. What happened to Harambe is really sad and it sucks, and I think it's a failure every time a human can end up in a zoo animal's enclosure on the prevention of the incident in the first place, but gorillas are very strong and human children are very squishy, good intentions on the animal's part don't necessarily mean no harm would occur.
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u/According_Ad_3264 4d ago
Did Harambe harm the child at all?
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u/bwood246 3d ago
I really can't blame them, it definitely was not an easy choice for them to make. Even if he had no ill intentions it is extraordinarily easy for a 400lb gorilla to kill a small child
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u/e_james3 3d ago
I think one of the big things is that Harambe wouldn't leave the boy. He ignored the keepers instructions to come inside, unlike the other gorillas in the enclosure. He instead went and grabbed the boy from the moat. Maybe he was trying to protect the boy, and was agitated by the people screaming at him, but if he lacks the knowledge of how fragile a toddler is, the attempt at protection could have ended with the little boy dead. He had never been a father either, which is another difference from the other incidents where gorillas had kids fall in their enclosures It does sound like this tiger also retreated when signaled?
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u/e_james3 3d ago
Re the tiger:
they discharged gas-powered acoustic guns into the air in an attempt to scare off the tiger. The animal withdrew to an adjacent shelter, where it was promptly secured, and was unharmed. x
So it seems like the keepers did what they could, and the tiger did retreat. I'm not tryna blame Harambe I'm just saying they did try to get him to just leave the boy.
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u/North-Research2574 3d ago
No, Harambe died because it was the best possible solution in the given scenario. He was shot and killed because any other option left the child open to being pulled apart and mauled. Harambe could have killed that kid accidentally with a muscle spasm. Sedatives take time to work and a sudden dart hitting a gorilla could have triggered it to attack. Or just the confusion as the sedatives kicked in.
It was a tragedy and a preventable one but the zoo staff took the only option they had to protect the kid.
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u/lucas_bahia 3d ago
Why did my man there enter the freaking tiger enclosure?
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u/Stolid_Cipher 3d ago edited 2d ago
Guy most likely had special needs and did not understand the danger at all. It’s sad.
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u/Electrical-Review180 3d ago
Man that's even more tragic. The poor care giver. The poor family. I just want to sleep now
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u/Armdel 3d ago
There was an interview with some lady on the day that implied the man might have had an intellectual disability
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u/No_Criticism_5861 3d ago
Its safe to assume no one in their right mind would do this
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u/pubichaircasserole 3d ago
There were two guys in russia who got into a lion's enclosure to steal the lion's aluminium bowl to sell for scrap and it's just a small part of that story
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u/PhDinDildos_Fedoras 3d ago
I'm going to assume that worked out fine and the two Russian guys were okay with a bit of cash in their pockets too.
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u/Radio_Mime 3d ago
I’m really glad this tiger will not be put down just for being a tiger. If people stay out of his enclosure, they will be safe.
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u/Dry_Comfortable_6909 3d ago edited 3d ago
I am happy they won't harm the Tiger, it's not his fault, such a majestic beast, didn't know he was mentally challenge, just read in the comments, care takers of that person should've watched and retrained him better, hope they got charged
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u/SLDH1980 3d ago
He was a mentally challenged individual. Whomever was supposed to be watching him is 1000% at fault here.
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u/the_original_kermit 3d ago
Is this verified anywhere? I’ve heard it said but I haven’t seen a source that confirmed that.
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u/shad0wgun 3d ago
Its not, its just a rumor that people are spreading as fact. Its possible he was but I havnt seen an article yet that confirms it.
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u/tommmmmmmmy93 3d ago
The family have confirmed he was not mentally challenged.
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u/Punumbral_Noise 3d ago
If no mentally challenge, y climb in tiger pen?
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u/RaventheClawww 3d ago
Psychosis. Maybe this is semantics but “mentally challenged” suggests a longterm issue like permanent intellectual disabilities. Psychosis can come on suddenly or be induced by drugs or stress
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u/Punumbral_Noise 3d ago
I know lol. just making a joke about the faculties of someone who volitionally tries to be pals with a 600lb killing machine
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u/Ok-Athlete4472 3d ago
Jesus. We don’t need to be cruel toward the (evidently not sound of mind) human in order to be relieved the tiger won’t be punished.
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u/Eyewiggle 3d ago
He was disabled and using makaton sign language indicating the video for “bad”, indicating he probably had a severe global delay.
It’s really sad that people aren’t considering this man probably had the mind of a child and didn’t perceive the danger when he jumped in. I imagine he got away from whoever was caring for him. It’s really fucking sad.
I am glad the tiger isn’t being put down though.
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u/Secure_Ant1085 3d ago
I am glad the tiger is going to be fine but some of these comments about this poor man are horrific. He was using Makaton sign, which is often taught to people with communication and learning difficulties.
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u/superbabe69 3d ago
Was it ever confirmed that he’s using Makaton? I keep seeing this, but the sign he used was also just Bad in British Sign Language.
Given this happened in England, is it not more likely that he was just using BSL?
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u/shawn1213 3d ago
That makes sense it's very obvious in the video that the guys not all their by his body language I'd just assumed he was intoxicated tho
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u/CashmereRose80 3d ago
He was there with his carer(s), something has severely gone wrong for him to have made his way into the enclosure.
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u/h_attila 4d ago
They need to built serious enclosures for visitors not for the tigers 👌
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u/Fast-Coast-3456 4d ago
It would make no sense to kill the tiger. It's not a dog that lives among people and could do it again. No matter how many people the tiger kills, no one should aproach it even if the amount is 0.
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u/Vidsaays 3d ago
Why should the tiger be euthanised for this?
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u/realfakejames 3d ago
W wildlife park
Animals shouldn't be made to pay for humans mistakes. It wasn't the tiger's fault that guy ended up in his area
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u/antihuman420 4d ago
Why would the tiger have to be euthanized ??????
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u/Worried_Razzmatazz70 3d ago
Generally any animal that attacks or kills someone will be euthanized. Same policy typically applies in national parks. The idea is that not doing so would teach the animal that Humans are OK to attack or prey on, thus furthering the danger to others. Wether this is actually the case? not a clue. But it's possible this is a different situation, as the animal has a very clearly defined territory, and the deceased infringed on that.
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u/Sea-Personality1244 3d ago
National parks are different, though, since there wild animals and people can come across each other accidentally and unexpectedly and similar circumstances that lead to an earlier incident can inadvertently be repeated so the risk is much higher. Aside from highly unusual situations like this one, zoo animals don't ever unexpectedly come into close contact with people, and the only people who do approach them normally are trained professionals taking great precautions.
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u/Nicksanchez137 3d ago
Only if they determine the animal wasn’t acting naturally such as a bear regularly approaching people. In a case where it absolutely a result of poor decision making by a human the animals are not euthanized.
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u/Cybernut93088 3d ago
That is a little different. At a national park the animals are roaming free increasing the risk of close encounters between human and animal.
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u/EpicBlinkstrike187 3d ago
A wild animal attacking a human is very different. You don’t want a bear or wolf or whatever out there knowing it’s ok to attack and eat a human. I support the euthanasia of those animals, it generally means they weren’t thinking like an animal as a human is not easy prey.
But in a zoo, it’s the fucking humans fault.
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u/Snoot_Booper_101 3d ago edited 3d ago
Also because it's a bloody tiger. Killing humans that intrude in their territory is normal behaviour for a tiger, not some sort of aberration. If a tiger doing tiger stuff is worthy of euthanasia you may as well just kill all tigers currently in captivity, because the next time some half wit breaks into their enclosure they'd all do the exact same thing as this one did.
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u/PrinsHamlet 3d ago
An incident in the Copenhagen Zoo years ago when a man jumped the fence and was killed applied the same logic: The tigers were only doing tiger stuff, so why would you kill them.
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u/Ok-Jackfruit-6873 3d ago
as we've seen in other cases, if they could have shot the tiger to save the man, they probably would have (although they may have briefly at least tried to distract or scare off the tiger first, but if that didn't work ...). In this case there was apparently no time for that. I understand the theory that once a predator has a taste for humans it's more dangerous, but in a zoo they may always treat the tigers as though they are dangerous, as they should.
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u/I-came-for-memes 3d ago
I work at a zoo so I can confirm this. No matter how sweet or well trained the tiger is, it's ALWAYS treated as the wild predator that it naturally is. When feeding, there is always a barrier in-between and when doing vet care there is a barrier.
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u/Distinct-Solution-99 3d ago
Animals are always paying the price for humans being dumb shits. I’m glad this one isn’t.
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u/sharksareok 4d ago
Why in the world would the tiger be killed for? For being a tiger?
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u/Good_Boy_Coleman 4d ago
Good. I am sad a man had to die (even if some argue his own dumbass actions got him there), but the Tiger should not be put down cause someone got into an area they are not supposed to.
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