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Tiger that killed a zookeeper in the UK won't be put down

Rosa King died last Monday after she entered a tiger enclosure.

A TIGER THAT killed a female zookeeper in the UK will not be put down, the zoo has said.

Rosa King, a senior zookeeper at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire, died last Monday (29 May) after she entered a tiger enclosure.

Hammerton Zoo said yesterday in a statement on Facebook that management had decided not the put the tiger down following the incident.

“We have received a number of enquiries from members of the public asking about the tiger following last weeks incident,” the zoo said.

“After extensive consultation with the staff at the zoo, we have decided not to put down the tiger.

This decision has been fully supported by Rosa’s family.

The zoo said it was awaiting the findings of an investigation being carried out by the Huntingdonshire District Council Environmental Health Department.

“If we receive regulatory or professional guidance to the contrary, we will review our position,” the zoo said.

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    Jun 23rd 2014, 5:15 PM

    Another clear indication that the economy is improving and possibly at a faster pace than some believe
    Hard to believe that Sin Fein still believe the economy is doomed and there are zero signs of a recovery.
    It’s absolutely key now that developers get the credit needed to add to the supply side and therefore avoid over heating of the market. Govt have a job here in my view

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    Jun 23rd 2014, 5:22 PM

    Economic recovery is bad news for SF.
    They will run the country down at every opportunity.

    Can you imagine their horror in 2016, budget back in surplus & economy growing again.

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    Jun 23rd 2014, 5:48 PM

    It’s another property bubble.

    It’s absolutely crazy in the residential market. I signed a 12 month lease on a 1 bed flat in the city centre last week but it took me a few weeks to find it.

    They (landlords and letting agents) are actually having viewing nights, where 10 or more people view the kips at once.

    My rabbit hutch was €300 cheaper 12 months ago.. its a sign paddy greed is setting in yet again and we know what happened last time.

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    Jun 23rd 2014, 5:12 PM

    a rebound is inevitable, but there are still a lot of vacant buildings about.

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    Jun 23rd 2014, 10:56 PM

    So, the “to let” signs are fake then?

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    Jun 23rd 2014, 5:32 PM

    Dublin is too overcrowded and concentrated, there should be greater incentives for companies set up base outside of Dublin

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    Jun 23rd 2014, 5:36 PM

    Dublin is not in the slightest bit overcrowded.

    There are thousands of acres of derelict brown & green field sites within the M50.

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    Jun 23rd 2014, 7:57 PM

    Amazing how our economy is doing so well according to the government, estate agents and landlords yet the ECB warned our politicians our economy is not doing well at all.
    We have one of the biggest debts of any country in the world. sinn feinn are not being negative about the economy there being realistic. We cant afford another little building bubble. It would break ireland totally. And the sooner most people in this country realise that the better.

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    Jun 23rd 2014, 11:19 PM

    i wonder where will families go when renting a 2 beds will cost 1600 per month ( give it another 6 months)

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