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Originally Posted by CFrance
I agree with you. The blame should be placed squarely on the zoo, as it was on the Pittsburgh zoo when a mother lost hold of her child, who fell into an exhibit of wild dogs and was killed. No exhibit of dangerous animals should have any ways to be penetrated by anyone of any size.
I also agree with a journalist at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, that these endangered animals should be in preserves, not zoos. JMO
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Parents settle lawsuit against Pittsburgh zoo after mauling - NY Daily News
I forgot about that case.
I would have to see a lot more information about safety practices at the Cincinnati zoo's gorilla enclosure before finding the zoo negligent.
As to endangered animals and their habitats that seems to depend a lot on what habitat and what animals are involved. Many animals that are no longer with us were killed off because of man or from radical changes in their habitats. A new habitat might be needed for some endangered animals. And with some animals, a zoo is a lot safer than a place were men and women are hunting these animals sometimes to extinction.