From the News: Mother Charged After Child Dropped in Cheetah Exhibit

Mother charged after two-year old boy falls in cheetah pit

I really wasn't planning on posting about this.  I mean, it's already been all over the news.  I've already written about the wild dog incident at Pittsburgh and the jaguar incident at Little Rock.  It does seem like there are only so many ways you can say "GET OFF THE FENCE" and hope for a different result.

The one thing that I did like about this case, however, was the response of the zoo.  Cleveland Metroparks Zoo filed the charges against the boy's mother almost immediately when they learned what happened.  Zoos and aquariums need to stop wussing out and start taking action against people whose actions place themselves, zoo animals, or staff in danger.