There is a significant difference between "the lion opened the gate" which some other news outlets reported, and the accurate description here that the gate was partially opened, which allowed the lion to lift it up with his paw. Lions should not be able to open closed gates. But if the gate was already partially opened then there was human error here. Either Hanson or someone else should not have left a gate partially open.
It's amazing how many people comment on an article without reading it. A number of commenters have been blaming this woman for this accident as though she purposely put herself in a dangerous situation, while the article clearly states that she was cleaning the larger enslosure while the lion was thought to be secured in a smaller enclosure. Perhaps there was some oversight (by someone) in properly securing the smaller enclosure, but it's not as though this woman knowingly entered the enclosure, alone, with the lion. LEARN TO READ, PEOPLE.
My condolences go out to this woman's family, but I'm glad to hear that they are taking solace in the fact that she was doing what she loved when she died. None of us are guaranteed any specific length of time on this earth, and many who live to be quite old never find fulfillment in what they do. It sounds like this young woman had a quality, fulfilling life -- what more can any of us ask for.
Being killed on the job is not "doing something that you love," regardless of what the victim's father said. An error occurred in securing the lion's enclosure so that its cage could be cleaned.
Large animals are amazingly powerful. Do we forget what that chimpanzee did to that woman's face a number of years ago? And chimpanzee's are not all that large....so when humans get physically involved with any large animal there will always be danger. I am so sorry for this girls loss of life and my heart goes out to her family and friends...some human beings love animals so much that that love can cost them their lives. In this case both the human being and the large animal are now dead...something that I doubt either creature envisioned when waking up on that fateful day earlier this week.
If that lion was on the savannah where it belonged this wouldn't have happened. Want to save the animals? Leaving them alone where they belong is a great first step. Anyone caught smuggling such creatures out of their natural habitat should be imprisoned for 30 years. There is no reason for anyone to remove a lion from its habitat and take it somewhere else. Not research, not medical treatment, not breeding programs. Leave these creatures alone. This is not a noble endeavor, it is a stupid one. Now a motivated bright young lady is dead, and for what?
There are many things in life that are dangerous. Dianne chose to befriend that lion and the relationship ended in her death. A woman can choose to befriend a man, but in a few cases, the relationship ends in her death.
She didn't 'befriend' the lion, she was cleaning it's cage, while it was in a smaller enclosure that it managed to get open! Sounds like some kind of negligence, either the smaller cage was not properly closed, or some design flaw that allowed the lion to escape.
@NOLALOU2: This particular cat was her "favorite". The gist of my message was: Be careful who you choose to befriend in life, man OR beast ... it may cost you your life.
This is a tragic incident.....BUT....I saw no need to KILL the lion....it really infuriates me that they did this....My heart goes out to this girls family.....there was no fault here just sadness for all involved....the cat was probably protecting its space..and she was an intruder...
A few years ago a friend died after trying to play with a large rattlesnake. You kind of feel sorry for people who don't have any better sense than that, but there isn't anything you can do about it. She probably thought there was a law against lions killing humans that the lion would obey.
Yeah, that big cat wasn't sufficiently remorseful for doing what comes naturally so they shot him to get even too. LOL Hard to make sense of deaths like this where people surely know better. How could you ever think a wild predatory cat would become docile and loving and lose it's instinct to kill prey? Maybe cat --a-tonic behavior on her part?? Sad, but a teachable moment perhaps.
OldOC It's the law when any animal kills a person. You would prefer it would kill another person since it already is a man killer? Grow up, this is real life and death, not some Walt Disney animal are like people movie.
stupid woman. big cats have been killing primates for how long? if i was strangely attracted to the beauty of smallpox virus how ethical would it be to build them a sanctuary in a state with 40 million population? as Jurassic Park illustrated, life will always find a way.
Hey Vincent, you need to educate yourself. This sanctuary was not built for purposes of putting big cats on display. It was built as a rescue center because of all the idiots who privately obtain exotic animals and then can't handle them once they get to big and dangerous.
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My condolences go out to this woman's family, but I'm glad to hear that they are taking solace in the fact that she was doing what she loved when she died. None of us are guaranteed any specific length of time on this earth, and many who live to be quite old never find fulfillment in what they do. It sounds like this young woman had a quality, fulfilling life -- what more can any of us ask for.
Dianne chose to befriend that lion and the relationship ended in her death.
A woman can choose to befriend a man, but in a few cases, the relationship ends in her death.
This particular cat was her "favorite".
The gist of my message was:
Be careful who you choose to befriend in life, man OR beast ... it may cost you your life.
It's the law when any animal kills a person.
You would prefer it would kill another person since it already is a man killer?
Grow up, this is real life and death, not some Walt Disney animal are like people movie.