I would like to know the source for which the writer indicates the individual who took the shot at the Cincinatti Zoo was employed by the Zoo and on their regular payroll.
I would also like to understand what qualifies a person to become a sharp shooter for a zoo? What is their background and what law certifications are they required to hold? I am not sure I am comfortable with Maintenance personnel being sharp shooters? I feel like the public has the right to know this if they are going to shoot an animal with a child between its legs.
I would like to know why the Zoos are putting monetary resources into paying for the training and employment of these individuals, rather than allocating those funds for updated enclosures. I would like to know what the Cincinatti Zoo intended to if it would not have been able to reasonalby shoot the animal (what was their back-up plan – did they have access to high-pressure water hoses, or sound blasting devices to create a distratction)? I would like to know why our alternative for outdated enclosures that poses a risk to both the animals and public is to have sharp shooters (for which we, the public know nothing about), rather than advocating for updating the Animal Welfare Act to be effective for zoos in today’s culture, given the AWA’s original formation had primary focus on travel/import and lab animals (which, have minimal human contact from the public), therefore, it reflects hardly anything for public safety, or the animals safety from the public. Regards, Concerned Citizen.
Gina,
Your questions indicate to me that you have never been around or discharged a firearm. It further indicates that you do not understand the delay’s typical in law enforcement responding to a scene such as this.
To the first point at the short distance in this particular shooting anyone trained in firing a weapon would have little problem putting the shot on the target without causing harm to the child, the size difference should tell you that.
To the second point think about the last time you were at the zoo, these are large facilities so even if there happened to be an officer driving the parking lot it still would have taken 5-10 minutes for the officer to get to the display in question. Then the average officer only has a side arm which is not an effective weapon against a animal of this size. Further to take a shot with a side arm at over 30 foot is far more challenging than with a rifle.
I am a little surprised of all the questions that you poised one critical one is missing….where was the parent of the child while the child climbed into the display? The displays are normally designed to keep the animal in and allow for the best viewing not necessarily to keep the public out.
I would like to know the source for which the writer indicates the individual who took the shot at the Cincinatti Zoo was employed by the Zoo and on their regular payroll.
I would also like to understand what qualifies a person to become a sharp shooter for a zoo? What is their background and what law certifications are they required to hold? I am not sure I am comfortable with Maintenance personnel being sharp shooters? I feel like the public has the right to know this if they are going to shoot an animal with a child between its legs.
I would like to know why the Zoos are putting monetary resources into paying for the training and employment of these individuals, rather than allocating those funds for updated enclosures. I would like to know what the Cincinatti Zoo intended to if it would not have been able to reasonalby shoot the animal (what was their back-up plan – did they have access to high-pressure water hoses, or sound blasting devices to create a distratction)? I would like to know why our alternative for outdated enclosures that poses a risk to both the animals and public is to have sharp shooters (for which we, the public know nothing about), rather than advocating for updating the Animal Welfare Act to be effective for zoos in today’s culture, given the AWA’s original formation had primary focus on travel/import and lab animals (which, have minimal human contact from the public), therefore, it reflects hardly anything for public safety, or the animals safety from the public. Regards, Concerned Citizen.
Gina,
Your questions indicate to me that you have never been around or discharged a firearm. It further indicates that you do not understand the delay’s typical in law enforcement responding to a scene such as this.
To the first point at the short distance in this particular shooting anyone trained in firing a weapon would have little problem putting the shot on the target without causing harm to the child, the size difference should tell you that.
To the second point think about the last time you were at the zoo, these are large facilities so even if there happened to be an officer driving the parking lot it still would have taken 5-10 minutes for the officer to get to the display in question. Then the average officer only has a side arm which is not an effective weapon against a animal of this size. Further to take a shot with a side arm at over 30 foot is far more challenging than with a rifle.
I am a little surprised of all the questions that you poised one critical one is missing….where was the parent of the child while the child climbed into the display? The displays are normally designed to keep the animal in and allow for the best viewing not necessarily to keep the public out.