Lion Shot & Killed Ottawa Canada

[BRICKBURN]

Cheetah running down the road in BC and now a Lion out in Ontario.

Reading some of the coverage on this story was interesting to see some reporting the lion had been "executed", "shot", "put down", etc.

At least hunters were not blamed, Yet!

All file pictures not one of this not so famous Lion.


A zoo owner shot and killed a male lion that had escaped from its enclosure at a small private zoo near Wendover Sunday afternoon.

Officers from Hawkesbury OPP rushed to the scene and found the African lion walking near the entrance of Papanack Park Zoo, an unfenced area. There was no way to contain the animal, police say, and the zoo owner was forced to shoot it around 5 p.m., a little more than an hour after police were called.

 

[Sand Rat]

Send him Dennis's phone number!

 

[Marshall T Farr]

Heard about it yesterday!!!!! Have seen that lion numerous times on visits to the zoo........can't believe that it was only 5 mins from my house...

 

[BRICKBURN]

You missed a Ranch Lion opportunity right here at home.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Wayne,
You missed putting up a photo of a cub.....

 

[lcq]

Heard about it yesterday!!!!! Have seen that lion numerous times on visits to the zoo........can't believe that it was only 5 mins from my house...

damn I would have offered my services. good thing it was the owner shooting no telling how many buildings, other animals or people would have been hit if it were the Ontario Political Police, AKA Wynne's personal police force

 

[BRICKBURN]

Wayne,
You missed putting up a photo of a cub.....

Must have been Canadian Media restraint.

 

[kathy]

I am surprised they didn't try and tranquilize him. ( may be they were scared ) . Forrest

 

[G Skinner]

I would have driven the 6 hours (speeding of course !) up the road to help ! LOL !
Glen

 

[cpr0312]

Agreed Forrest, strange that a zoo doesnt have some form of a tranquilizer, especially when dealing with larger predatory animals

 

[Pheroze]

Agreed Forrest, strange that a zoo doesnt have some form of a tranquilizer, especially when dealing with larger predatory animals

The report I read indicated that the owner was not willing to risk public safety with a tranquilizer. The concern that it would take too long to kick in.

 

[lcq]

Agreed Forrest, strange that a zoo doesnt have some form of a tranquilizer, especially when dealing with larger predatory animals

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