...to eat. I guess this is a Darwin moment. On his birthday even.
BRUSSELS, Belgium — An animal lover was mauled to death by cheetahs after entering their cage at a zoo in northern Belgium, authorities and zoo officials said Monday.
Karen Aerts, 37, of Antwerp, was found dead in the cage, Olmense Zoo spokesman Jan Libot said. Police said they ruled out any foul play.
Authorities believe Aerts, a regular visitor to the zoo, hid in the park late Sunday until it closed and managed to find the keys to the cheetah cage.
"Karen loved animals. Unfortunately the cheetahs betrayed her trust," Libot said.
One of the cats that killed Aerts was named Bongo, whom the woman had adopted under a special program. She paid for Bongo's food, Libot said.
Animal rights group GAIA called for the immediate closure of the zoo, located 55 miles northeast of Brussels, saying it was unsafe for both visitors and the cats.
Rudy Demotte, the Belgian minister responsible for animal welfare, sent a team to investigate.
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I guess it is really unsafe if you expect to get in the cage with wild animals! They betrayed her trust...that statement is just wrong on so many levels!
---Katie
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"Karen loved animals. Unfortunately the cheetahs betrayed her trust," Libot said."
Yeah, I can see it now. The cheetahs were calling Karen; urging her to come in and join them for dinner; undermining her natural fear and then when her defences were down....WHAMO...GULP!
I can hear it too. The cheetahs said, "Here Karen, Karen, Karen! Nice Karen! Want to come to dinner?"
It's too bad she died, but then again I think she is in the same boat as those surfer dudes who insist on surfing around sharks. Note to animal lovers, predators are by their very nature PREDATORS...let's say it together class...PRE-DA (as in DUHHH)-TORS. They eat animals and humans. Bambi is a cartoon as is Jabber Jaws, etc.
I'll leave now. Having too much fun with this.
Peace in the Lord!
Rob Buechler
Now I understand what my dogs did when they got into the pantry and spread powdered milk and pancake mix all over my carpet - they betrayed my trust!!
Um, well, really what they did was what dogs do. The cheetahs did what cheetahs do...the woman did what morons do....
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