The meerkats were vaccinated against rabies and unlikely to ever been exposed, but they were autopsied just to be safe. I think the kid should be put through the rabies shots anyways, ya know, "just to be safe."
/snark on Better yet, how about we let all five of the meerkats bite the kid since they all have to be killed anyway? /snark off
Too many parents are pretty stupid when it comes to the safety of their kids. They expect family friendly venues to do all the work (and thinking) for them. It's not reasonable to expect the general public to behave responsibly.
The rocks that the kid climbed on to reach the animals were put there by the zoo staff expressly for kids to climb on. That kind of thinking really needs to be examined. Does a glass barrier really limit *safe* access to the animals?
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Date: 2006-08-04 06:04 pm (UTC)/snark on
Better yet, how about we let all five of the meerkats bite the kid since they all have to be killed anyway?
/snark off
Too many parents are pretty stupid when it comes to the safety of their kids. They expect family friendly venues to do all the work (and thinking) for them. It's not reasonable to expect the general public to behave responsibly.
The rocks that the kid climbed on to reach the animals were put there by the zoo staff expressly for kids to climb on. That kind of thinking really needs to be examined. Does a glass barrier really limit *safe* access to the animals?