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Title: A tragedy occurred and a life was lost
Post by: Mary Ann on May 23, 2019, 04:32:38 PM
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212123795

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Demovictory9 (6,241 posts)


The child was skipping rocks at the Illinois zoo. Now a flamingo is dead.
The child was skipping rocks at the zoo. Now a flamingo is dead.

A child struck a flamingo with a rock at an Illinois zoo, injuring it severely enough that staff determined the bird should be euthanized.

The child was skipping rocks into the bird’s habitat on Monday when one struck the animal, Jay Tetzloff, the director at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Ill., said in an email.

“Unfortunately, staff determined the best course of action given the animal’s injuries was to euthanize the bird,” he said. “This was a truly unfortunate accident, and we are working with the juvenile’s family to move forward.”


He declined to provide the age of the child when asked.

The story was first reported by the Pantagraph, which said that the bird’s leg was broken.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/05/22/child-was-just-skipping-rocks-zoo-now-flamingo-is-dead/?utm_term=.a14632751f0f
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A flamingo died and sadness abounds, but abortion is "healthcare," and a woman's right is a good thing. Sheeeesh.
   
Title: Re: A tragedy occurred and a life was lost
Post by: jukin on May 23, 2019, 04:43:21 PM
These "people" are ****ed in the head and not in a good way.
Title: Re: A tragedy occurred and a life was lost
Post by: ChuckJ on May 23, 2019, 05:02:52 PM
Just imagine the flamingo was an unborn child. Then you could party instead of having a sad.
Title: Re: A tragedy occurred and a life was lost
Post by: DUmpsterDiver on May 23, 2019, 07:13:34 PM
>Demovictory9 (6,241 posts) The child was skipping rocks at the Illinois zoo. Now a flamingo is dead.

Was his name Teddy Kennedy?  Do you idiots kill the crow you eat?
Title: Re: A tragedy occurred and a life was lost
Post by: USA4ME on May 23, 2019, 07:29:14 PM
My initial reaction is to ask the WaPo “Why is this a story?” What an absolute waste of column inches. But in reality, it’s what the news has become: worthless.

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Title: Re: A tragedy occurred and a life was lost
Post by: landofconfusion80 on May 23, 2019, 08:02:21 PM
It was the same kid that jumped in with harambe... hes a slow learner
Title: Re: A tragedy occurred and a life was lost
Post by: SVPete on May 24, 2019, 08:13:01 AM
There're pink flamingos in a quarter of the front yards in America.
Title: Re: A tragedy occurred and a life was lost
Post by: docstew on May 24, 2019, 09:01:12 AM
Yes, this was a tragic event that a child's careless act killed an innocent animal.  However, flamingoes are hardly endangered.