[FavaBeans]

(Reuters) - The parents of a 2-year-old boy mauled to death by African wild dogs at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the zoo of failing to protect visitors from dangerous conditions.

Maddox Derkosh was fatally mauled on November 4, 2012 at the zoo's now-closed African dogs exhibit when he was lifted by his mother onto a railing to get a better view and fell.

The lawsuit filed by Jason and Elizabeth Derkosh claims zoo officials had ample warning that parents lifted their children onto the railing overlooking the exhibit but did nothing to protect them.

The suit, accusing the zoo and the Zoological Society of Pittsburgh of wrongful death and negligence, seeks a minimum of $300,000 in damages

Imho.,.

NEGLIGENT MOTHER!!!!...The mauling occurred after Elizabeth Derkosh lifted her only child up to the window for a better look at the dogs, and he lurched forward and fell into the enclosed area.

She tried to climb into the exhibit to save him but was restrained by another visitor.(POPPYCOCK!)......(TRY TO HOLD ME BACK SEE WHAT HAPPENS!)


"She watched helplessly as the African wild dogs savagely mauled and literally tore apart her son in front of her," the lawsuit said...... (if i were her husband i wouldve beat the shit out of her!)

The child's organs were eviscerated and he suffered more than 46 wounds to his head and neck, it said.

(I wouldve died trying to save my child!)

[FavaBeans]

This pisses me off soooo bad!!!!!!

[Shakey]

What a dumb bitch!

[ldelgadillo]

agreed how many of these stories have we seen, yet these stupid bitches [ i cant bring myself to use the word mother ] continue to lift these children up and over at these dangerous exhibits. im with favabeans, no one would have been able to keep me from going after my child.

[gatagato]

This is incredibly sad, but the first question that comes to my mind is "Why the fuck don't you leave the african wild dogs alone in their natural environment?"
I fail to spot Pennsylvania in this map

They are natural born cursorial hunters, what do you think will happen, after you close them into a cage (no matter how big it is) and they spot a prey? They did exactly what they are suppose to do. They're MUCH more dangerous than lions and tigers, and their average prey has less than one chance over ten to survive.
Obviously, a child, has ZERO chances to survive.
In my humble opinion negligent mother, negligent Zoological Society BUT on top of that it's criminal to force those animals out of their natural environment. Paradoxically, both killers and victim are the only innocent

[eaglespearls]

After doing something so incredibly stupid and getting your kid killed you have the nerve to sue the zoo...really!! Maybe you should be lucky that you didn't get arrest for child endangerment and sit your ass down instead of trying to blame the zoo!!!

[tecumseh35]

What is that in the dogs mouth?

[jbell0129]

stupid fucking bitch.

[GregK]

Originally Posted by tecumseh35 ↗

What is that in the dogs mouth?

A toy. Unrelated.

[GregK]

What a stupid bitch. "Oh you cant see the dangerous killer dogs, huney?" First off, i think that fall would of fucked him up to begin with. Not to mention the instinct motivated, highly territorial, carnivorous animals. little guy reminds me of the guy from a christmas story big glasses, blond hair.