Zoo euthanizes flamingo after child injures it with rock

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Zoo euthanizes flamingo after child injures it with rock
BY ARIS FOLLEY - 05/22/19 12:23 PM EDT

A zoo in Illinois euthanized a flamingo this week after a child injured it by throwing a rock into its habitat, CNN reports.

The Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington was forced to put down the wading bird on Monday due to injuries it sustained from the incident, CNN reported. The bird had reportedly suffered from a broken leg as a result of the young boy’s actions.

"A juvenile guest accidentally injured a flamingo on Monday by skipping a rock into the habitat," Jay Tetzloff, who serves as the director of the city’s parks and recreation and is superintendent of the zoo, told the local Pantagraph newspaper.
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Miller Park Zoo euthanizes flamingo struck by rock
MARIA NAGLE [e-mail] 5 hrs ago

BLOOMINGTON — A flamingo at Miller Park Zoo was euthanized Monday after it was struck by a rock.

"A juvenile guest accidentally injured a flamingo on Monday by skipping a rock into the habitat," Jay Tetzloff, director of the city-owned zoo and parks, recreation and cultural arts department, said in an email Tuesday afternoon.

"Unfortunately, staff determined the best course of action given the animal's injuries was to euthanize the bird," said Tezloff, adding a leg was broken by a rock.
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"This was a truly unfortunate accident, and we are working with the juvenile's family to move forward," said Tetzloff, adding the zoo sees no need to change the layout of the exhibit.
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[Takket]

1. Isn't it time for zoos to just go away?

You can see and learn about anything on google.

[SoCalNative]

2. I'd say it's more time

for stupid kids throwing rocks to go away. Permanently. And their ignorant parents too.

[Shrike47]

3. 'Accidently'? Punish the little SOB and his parents.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. Was this a school trip? Primary and Secondary schools shouldn't have let out for the summer yet.

[leftyladyfrommo]

5. Zoos are going to be the only places left where

wild animals can survive. More and more zoos are putting glass between the animals and the stupid people.

[misanthrope]

6. Egg-zachery. As the Anthropocene extinction accelerates

zoos will be more vital. What needs to happen is for actual reserves to expand and get more attention.

And this little brat's family should be billed for the flamingo's medical attention and maybe fined for his actions.

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. The trouble with reserves is that it is hard to

police them to protect the animals. I think there are some really successful reserves now. That would be ideal.

At the rate we are going the natural habitats all over the world are shrinking at an alarming rate. Wild animals can't survive that.

The whole idea of zoos is really changing. They are moving more and more to protecting breeding populations. The fact that people are allowed in is more to make money than anything else.

Most ofthe good zoos mow have nice habitats and the animals get adequate food and water and great veterinary care. They live way longer than they would in the wild.