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Lions Attacked With Snowballs at Chinese Zoo

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By Paul Ciampanelli Jan 11, 2013

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    Visitors at the Hangzhou Zoo in China last week must have been overcome with cruel intentions when they decided to pelt the zoo's African lions viciously with snowballs, according to the Daily Mail UK.

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    The incident started with one person, laughing as he began throwing snowballs at the clearly frightened and angry lions, who tried to take cover.

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    Mob mentality quickly took over, as more zoo-goers — including children — joined in on the "fun." 

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    A few of the people clearly were using full force to launch large chunks of snow and ice at the lions.

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    The distressed lions desperately tried to dodge the snowballs and take cover, eyeing their cowardly tormentors.

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    The male lion roared in anger as the attackers eventually drew away from the lion enclosure. But the cruelty of the afternoon wasn't over.

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    After the incident with the lions, the people simply made their way throughout the zoo to continue throwing snowballs at other animals, including alpacas, giraffes, monkeys, a tiger and more.

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    A zookeeper, Zhu Yan, said staff members were preoccupied with clearing snow and ice at the time, and were angered upon learning of the incident, according to CNC World News.

    The zoo's Vice Director, Wang Hongbo, said, "We feel hurt by what these people did. But we can’t punish them, after all, we are not law-enforcers."

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Keith

It's no wonder we come to loathe certain nationalities. These bastards should have been tossed into the den after raw meat was tied to them. Laugh at that you slanted eye douche bags!

January 17 2013 at 2:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Andrea Francione Sav

I know...put these giant douches in the lion's den...then we'll see how brave they are...morons!

January 15 2013 at 8:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Stephanie Kelley

Where do these people come from? Too much inner breeding? The IQ of room temperature? Yes, why weren't the cops called? Any videos @ the ZOO? What steps (if any) is the ZOO taking? Is is low-no self esteem? You're so stupid you don't even get do you? STUPID. I'm actually laughing @ you 'cuz you really are. Hey Stupid BOO!

January 14 2013 at 5:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Francois Fermier

This is the place that one day soon will rule the world. USA is on the way out, these folks are on the way in.

January 13 2013 at 8:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Francois Fermier

This is the place that one day soon will rule the world.

January 13 2013 at 8:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Nicholas

Those patrons are more animals than all of that zoo! China is rapidly industrializing but that's no excuse for it's lack of morals and common sense. Disgusting animals and I'm not talking about the zoo ones.

January 12 2013 at 11:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Nicholas

Those patrons are more animals than the lions ever will be. They might be rapidly industrializing, but that's no excuse for their lack of morals and common sense!

January 12 2013 at 11:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Linda Ann

Wow,just not right and not funny! The Zoo should handle situations when they see visitors acting malicious towards the animals! If the person or person's didn't stop after a warning,ok call the police! I was at a park and kids were throwing rocks at the squirrels,the parents said nothing,so I yelled at the kids,told them how wrong it was,however they didn't speak or understand english! Luckily the squirrels ran up a tree before they got hurt.

January 12 2013 at 2:39 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Kim Neubauer

Those poor defenseless animals:( I'm sure those lions wanted them heartless a holes for a quick snack. I hate animal abusers. The zoo should press charges.

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adlerm11

They(lions) are not the scary beasts. Humans are. And I hope that the scary beasts that threw the snow balls at the lions know karma is a bitch. And what goes around comes around.

January 11 2013 at 11:18 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
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