Petting Zoo Bear Kills Zoo Worker
This story from the St Louis Post Dispatch seemed bizarre indeed from the headline alone: Bear kills petting zoo worker
I mean a bear being part of a petting zoo????? That seems like a wildly inappropriate animal for inclusion in a petting zoo, and a poor product strategy……….
From the article it’s not altogether clear what exact roll the bear played at the petting zoo, per the Post:
It’s possible from the cage reference that the bears were not hands-on members of the petting zoo but rather were on display without “petting status”………………….I certainly hope so…………………………..
It would also be interesting to know about the petting zoos “closed status”…………………….
I mean a bear being part of a petting zoo????? That seems like a wildly inappropriate animal for inclusion in a petting zoo, and a poor product strategy……….
From the article it’s not altogether clear what exact roll the bear played at the petting zoo, per the Post:
An 80-year old man who helped feed animals at a closed petting zoo and farm near Flora, Ill., was killed Wednesday by a black bear that had escaped its cage.
It’s possible from the cage reference that the bears were not hands-on members of the petting zoo but rather were on display without “petting status”………………….I certainly hope so…………………………..
It would also be interesting to know about the petting zoos “closed status”…………………….
posted by Steve at 11:01 AM
