Not gun related, but too rich not to share. Sorry if I sound hard-hearted, for it is a tragedy to be sure, but PETA-type Reality Checks have a habit of being nasty. My brain is hurting as the following thoughts clamor to be first in line:
There was a young lady from Niger
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger
After the ride
she was inside
and the smile was on the face of the tiger.
--Ogden Nash
"I think a mistake was made . . .," said Elbert County Sheriff Jeff Shaw. No $h!t Sherlock
a resident of the shallow end of the gene pool.
A Darwin Award honorable mention.
"The woman's arm was not found, Shaw said."
Burp.
http://www.insidedenver.com/news/0521tigr3.shtml
Tiger rips off volunteer's arm at animal refuge near Kiowa
Woman was attempting to demonstrate to guest that animal was tame; her condition critical
By Kevin Vaughan
Denver Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
KIOWA — A volunteer at an animal refuge had her right arm torn off Saturday by a bengal tiger as she apparently tried to show a visitor that the animal was tame.
The 28-year-old woman was flown to Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, where she was in critical condition Saturday evening and undergoing surgery for her injuries.
"I think a mistake was made, and it was a costly one," said Elbert County Sheriff Jeff Shaw.
A woman who answered the phone at the Prairie Wind Animal Refuge late Saturday afternoon said owner Michael Jurich was not available and hung up.
Jurich opened the center, northeast of Kiowa, as a home for refugees from zoos, fur farms and hunting clubs. It houses scores of animals, including lions, tigers and bears.
An AirLife crew left the refuge with the woman at 2:24 p.m., hospital spokeswoman Sara Spaulding said.
The woman's name was withheld while her husband tried to reach other family members Saturday evening.
The refuge has a license from the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Shaw said. Roughly 20 people were at the refuge when the woman was injured.
He said the Denver woman, who has been a volunteer at the center for six years, was talking about the animals with a visitor. She was asked whether the refuge's operators ever had problems with people sticking their hands in the cages.
"She stuck her hand in, and one of the bengal tigers came up to her and licked her hand," Shaw said. "She scratched its nose."
Then the 2-year-old, fully grown tiger grabbed onto the woman's hand, holding it tightly at first but not breaking the skin. Within moments, it moved further up the woman's arm, biting, and finally ripped off the limb at the shoulder.
The woman's arm was not found, Shaw said.
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The folks from OZ probably have some great stories about human stupidity with the Great Whites and crocs.
and finally, for you Calvin and Hobbes fans . . . http://www.online.ee/~aaleo/anim/cats/edge.gif
[This message has been edited by Oatka (edited May 21, 2000).]
There was a young lady from Niger
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger
After the ride
she was inside
and the smile was on the face of the tiger.
--Ogden Nash
"I think a mistake was made . . .," said Elbert County Sheriff Jeff Shaw. No $h!t Sherlock
a resident of the shallow end of the gene pool.
A Darwin Award honorable mention.
"The woman's arm was not found, Shaw said."
Burp.
http://www.insidedenver.com/news/0521tigr3.shtml
Tiger rips off volunteer's arm at animal refuge near Kiowa
Woman was attempting to demonstrate to guest that animal was tame; her condition critical
By Kevin Vaughan
Denver Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
KIOWA — A volunteer at an animal refuge had her right arm torn off Saturday by a bengal tiger as she apparently tried to show a visitor that the animal was tame.
The 28-year-old woman was flown to Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, where she was in critical condition Saturday evening and undergoing surgery for her injuries.
"I think a mistake was made, and it was a costly one," said Elbert County Sheriff Jeff Shaw.
A woman who answered the phone at the Prairie Wind Animal Refuge late Saturday afternoon said owner Michael Jurich was not available and hung up.
Jurich opened the center, northeast of Kiowa, as a home for refugees from zoos, fur farms and hunting clubs. It houses scores of animals, including lions, tigers and bears.
An AirLife crew left the refuge with the woman at 2:24 p.m., hospital spokeswoman Sara Spaulding said.
The woman's name was withheld while her husband tried to reach other family members Saturday evening.
The refuge has a license from the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Shaw said. Roughly 20 people were at the refuge when the woman was injured.
He said the Denver woman, who has been a volunteer at the center for six years, was talking about the animals with a visitor. She was asked whether the refuge's operators ever had problems with people sticking their hands in the cages.
"She stuck her hand in, and one of the bengal tigers came up to her and licked her hand," Shaw said. "She scratched its nose."
Then the 2-year-old, fully grown tiger grabbed onto the woman's hand, holding it tightly at first but not breaking the skin. Within moments, it moved further up the woman's arm, biting, and finally ripped off the limb at the shoulder.
The woman's arm was not found, Shaw said.
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The folks from OZ probably have some great stories about human stupidity with the Great Whites and crocs.
and finally, for you Calvin and Hobbes fans . . . http://www.online.ee/~aaleo/anim/cats/edge.gif
[This message has been edited by Oatka (edited May 21, 2000).]
The tiger probably thought it was just playing 