They didn't have to make the decision, it was made for them.
When a person at the Zoo is bit by an animal that has the potential to carry rabies, the Zoo has two options: 1. The person who is bit goes through the rabies vaccination series; or 2. If they are not able or willing to take the series, the Department of Public Health then mandates that the Zoo must euthanize the animal and test for rabies. The only way to test for rabies is via necropsy in the brain.
So the negligent parents were the ones that decided that 5 animals should be put to death rather than making their child who was clearly at fault get five shots in the arm.
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Date: 2006-08-04 10:55 pm (UTC)When a person at the Zoo is bit by an animal that has the potential to carry rabies, the Zoo has two
options: 1. The person who is bit goes through the rabies vaccination series; or 2. If they are not able or willing to take the series, the Department of Public Health then mandates that the Zoo must euthanize the animal and test for rabies. The only way to test for rabies is via necropsy in the brain.
So the negligent parents were the ones that decided that 5 animals should be put to death rather than making their child who was clearly at fault get five shots in the arm.