WARNING - extremely distressing content inv. child & zoo

[StickEmWithThePointyEnd]

Sorry for linking and I know it's a dm link but I'm in tears reading this. I don't mean to upset anyone but thought I'd post incase anyone else has seen the story already and is also upset etc, I haven't even read the full story but just the headline is horrific enough. My heart goes out to that poor poor child and his parents.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2227757/Toddler-mauled-death-Pittsburgh-Zoo-African-wild-dogs-mother-dangles-railings.html

:(

My heart also goes out to the poor boy. His Mother was idiotic doing that though, he was 2, how could he possibly have "fallen" off? She would have to let go of him for that to happen.

he was sitting on an ELEVEN foot high railing....it's that high for a reason.

Stupid, stupid parents

why link to this sensationalist stuff

I read this and felt sick too. AT least I hope it makes parents more cautious about sitting kids on these high railings rather than carry them - we have a gym in our local school with a spectators viewing balcony probably that height over the gym and every week I see parents letting their little ones sit on it and it makes me feel alarmed because they can so easily slip. It's a mad thing to do, but lots of people do it!

I read this yesterday and I am astonished at the stupidity of the parents.

I don't even like it when I see people carrying wriggly toddlers on escalators.