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SF Cops Examine Rock, Branch in Tiger Taunt Probe

Jan 3, 2008 5:03 AM CST

SF Cops Examine Rock, Branch in Tiger Taunt Probe

Witness reports seeing two victims harassing lions

(Newser) - Police are examining a large rock and tree branch found inside a tiger enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo to determine if they may have been part of an attack or taunting of the animal that leaped out to kill a teenager last month, reports CNN. A witness reported seeing...

Tiger Survivors' Lawyer Ready
to Pounce

Jan 2, 2008 4:05 AM CST

Tiger Survivors' Lawyer Ready to Pounce

Hotshot attorney Mark Geragos slams 'deficient' SF Zoo

(Newser) - Two brothers who survived an attack from an escaped tiger at San Francisco Zoo have hired hotshot lawyer Mark Geragos, ABC News reports. Geragos, whose high-profile clients have included Michael Jackson and wife-killer Scott Peterson, seems to be getting ready to give the zoo a mauling with a major lawsuit....

SF Zoo Boss
Comes
Under Fire

Dec 31, 2007 5:02 AM CST

SF Zoo Boss Comes Under Fire

Ignores staff expertise, animal welfare, say workers

(Newser) - The tiger escape that resulted in the death of a teenage boy at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas Day has unleashed a rash of staff complaints about long-term mismanagement of the institution by director Manuel Mollinedo, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Employees are leaving in droves, animals are dying,...

Tiger's Wall Lower Than National Standard

Dec 28, 2007 4:24 AM CST

Tiger's Wall Lower Than National Standard

But how she jumped it is beyond me: zoo chief

(Newser) - A San Francisco Zoo wall apparently scaled by a Siberian tiger who subsequently killed a teenage park patron is four feet lower than national standards, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The big cat, Tatiana, also mauled two of the victim's friends after her escape Christmas Day. Zoo officials initially reported...

Zoo: Killer Tiger Was Provoked

Dec 27, 2007 11:18 AM CST

Zoo: Killer Tiger Was Provoked

Shoe, blood by fence indicate a visitor may have dangled leg

(Newser) - The victims of the Christmas Day tiger mauling may have tried to climb into the animal’s enclosure, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Police have found a shoe and blood near the cage moat, and a footprint on the fence. “Somebody really agitated her and gave her some method...