chicovilla
Vital Squad Member
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22927805
A baboon was shot dead after it escaped from its safari park enclosure.
The animal was killed after it managed to climb over the perimeter fence at Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside at 10:15 BST.
The adult male had been chased out of its enclosure two hours before by a group of 20 males as it tried to protect its mate.
The safari park said it resolved the situation "quickly, safely and humanely".
Find this disgraceful, the fact that these wild animals are locked away in the first place is bad enough, but to be shot dead after escaping, trying to protect his partner. Surely a fast acting tranquilliser should have been used?
A baboon was shot dead after it escaped from its safari park enclosure.
The animal was killed after it managed to climb over the perimeter fence at Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside at 10:15 BST.
The adult male had been chased out of its enclosure two hours before by a group of 20 males as it tried to protect its mate.
The safari park said it resolved the situation "quickly, safely and humanely".
Find this disgraceful, the fact that these wild animals are locked away in the first place is bad enough, but to be shot dead after escaping, trying to protect his partner. Surely a fast acting tranquilliser should have been used?