...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
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Saturday, February 10, 2007
This is what you get when the so-called liberals are in charge!
I used to think that if someone belonged to the Democrat Party or called themselves liberal, they believed that people should be free to make choices about how to live their lives. That is not really true.
Large cities are usually run by liberals. They use draconian gun control laws to deprive law abiding citizens of the right to defend themselves from criminals (who still seem to have no trouble getting guns for themselves!)
New York City has banned trans fats in it's restaurants; Philadelphia is poised to follow. So we are too dumb to figure out what we should and should not eat? And, yes, I think people should be allowed to eat unhealthy foods if they so desire.
And here is the latest...
A New York state senator has announced his plan to introduce legislation that would ban the use of electronic devices such as iPods, BlackBerrys and cell phones while crossing streets in major cities.
State Sen. Carl Krueger, a Democrat who represents New York's 27th district in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, claimed that the phenomenon of "iPod oblivion" has led to a number of fatal accidents on urban streets. While he did not cite any statistical studies that have indicated a rise in such incidents, he referred to the January death of a 23-year-old Brooklyn man who, tuned into his iPod headphones, walked into the path of a city bus.
The bill would effectively make it illegal to use any kind of portable electronic device--a music or video player, cell phone, smart phone, gaming device, etc.--while crossing the street in cities such as New York, Albany and Buffalo. Offenders would be slapped with a $100 fine and a criminal court summons. Joggers and bicyclists would have to limit their iPod use to city parks in which no street crossing would be involved.
This is s democrat, folks, of the party that says it champions the rights of the average person. I guess the average person is too dumb to know what is good for him or her and needs the government to regulate every little aspect of life, right down to when you can use your phone or iPod. Sheesh.
Now that they have the power, you can expect to see more of this silliness. Not really all that interested in fighting the war on Islamic Fascism, but we want to make sure you use your iPods safely.
And you say you are looking forward to voting for Hillary?
Click on the title for the entire article.
---Katie
Large cities are usually run by liberals. They use draconian gun control laws to deprive law abiding citizens of the right to defend themselves from criminals (who still seem to have no trouble getting guns for themselves!)
New York City has banned trans fats in it's restaurants; Philadelphia is poised to follow. So we are too dumb to figure out what we should and should not eat? And, yes, I think people should be allowed to eat unhealthy foods if they so desire.
And here is the latest...
A New York state senator has announced his plan to introduce legislation that would ban the use of electronic devices such as iPods, BlackBerrys and cell phones while crossing streets in major cities.
State Sen. Carl Krueger, a Democrat who represents New York's 27th district in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, claimed that the phenomenon of "iPod oblivion" has led to a number of fatal accidents on urban streets. While he did not cite any statistical studies that have indicated a rise in such incidents, he referred to the January death of a 23-year-old Brooklyn man who, tuned into his iPod headphones, walked into the path of a city bus.
The bill would effectively make it illegal to use any kind of portable electronic device--a music or video player, cell phone, smart phone, gaming device, etc.--while crossing the street in cities such as New York, Albany and Buffalo. Offenders would be slapped with a $100 fine and a criminal court summons. Joggers and bicyclists would have to limit their iPod use to city parks in which no street crossing would be involved.
This is s democrat, folks, of the party that says it champions the rights of the average person. I guess the average person is too dumb to know what is good for him or her and needs the government to regulate every little aspect of life, right down to when you can use your phone or iPod. Sheesh.
Now that they have the power, you can expect to see more of this silliness. Not really all that interested in fighting the war on Islamic Fascism, but we want to make sure you use your iPods safely.
And you say you are looking forward to voting for Hillary?
Click on the title for the entire article.
---Katie
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