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Germany: Father saves girl from bear in zoo - Yahoo! Canada News

I heard about this on the news the other day.

They're damn lucky they didn't sustain more injuries than what they did. Bet the parents keep a better eye on their 3 year old now!

I agree they should have watched her better, although it's impossible to watch a child every second of the day, however I think a 3 foot fence around a bear enclosure is utterly ridiculous! That fence should have been 12 feet high!

How often have we seen in recent years, grown adults falling into animal cages because they were drunk or clowning around?

Adults will probably sit small children on top of the fence to better see the animal. What then if the child wriggles out of their grasp and topples into the enclosure?

Only last week a bull jumped out of the ring and gored the crowd.

These are wild animals folks, they need to be treated with respect and caution.

And those fences need to be a damn site higher for everyone's safety! Because you never know, one day that bear may figure out a way to climb out! After all, the bull found a way out! Just because something has never happened before, it doesn't mean it can't happen in the future.

Rapunzel;1328976 wrote: I agree they should have watched her better, although it's impossible to watch a child every second of the day, however I think a 3 foot fence around a bear enclosure is utterly ridiculous! That fence should have been 12 feet high!

How often have we seen in recent years, grown adults falling into animal cages because they were drunk or clowning around?

Adults will probably sit small children on top of the fence to better see the animal. What then if the child wriggles out of their grasp and topples into the enclosure?

Only last week a bull jumped out of the ring and gored the crowd.

These are wild animals folks, they need to be treated with respect and caution.

And those fences need to be a damn site higher for everyone's safety! Because you never know, one day that bear may figure out a way to climb out! After all, the bull found a way out! Just because something has never happened before, it doesn't mean it can't happen in the future.


well said!

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Both are lucky to be alive. I agree the fences need to be higher and parents need to supervise their kids a little better.