Keefy I’ve got no problem with the bloke getting hurt if he’s gonna do something brainless (although I have sympathy for anyone if they’re experiencing mental illness to such a degree) but it’s when places hold animals in captivity but can’t protect them that, for want of a better phrase, gets my goat.

Laurence- It's called Tropiquaria.

Love to see the dance.

If this correct not much a Safari can do? Man mauled to death by tiger at Yorkshire zoo 'psyched himself up with a dance' before he climbed into enclosure, witnesses say

just curious Paddington, which one is the little one local to you, please?

Just to bung an uncharacteristically optimistic spin on things 😊

We know people at London Zoo and a chap who runs a little one locally and they are absolutely devoted to their animals and their conservation and stuff. The local bloke is pretty well bankrupting himself by the look of things. Absolutely passionate (to use an annoyingly overused word) about the whole thing and really knowledgeable interesting bloke.

Thanks, LD.

I'd love to see animals in the wild but as I can't afford to travel to Africa or Asia my best chance is visiting a British safari park providing the animals are cared for properly.

DLAG: [Link]

My point exactly Meadow

Trig, I'm guessing that your link is about the bloke who died after being mauled by a tiger. 1. Why have folk uploaded footage of the attack to social media - apparently. 2. Why weren't the enclosures locked? Unless it was a safari park experience and he left his vehicle.

Anyone got a contact number or web addy for DLAG, please.

Huge water leak at the junction of Grand Drive and Cannon Hill Lane, for those wondering why there is no water in the Hillcross, cannon hill lane area.

Good.

I would always adhere to the Wup standard NSFM protocol:-)

I thought it would be something nasty that would upset us sensitive souls. What is the snipe thing?

One of my taxi mates was a postman 25 years ago out of wimbledon, up and down dorset road merton park ,use to get home at 10 am

It’s about a zoo Pads not sexist at all my dear.

I'm not going to open that. At risk of being sexist I don't think Leigh or Aideen will either.

Trig? You've lost me my dear.

[Link] Got to start shutting these places down. They can’t protect their animals in captivity and they can’t protect humans.

Just lucky they’re not being sniped I guess.

And Triggo - very few of my ancient school friends have both children and grandchildren. They are not happy about it. Our children and grandchildren are a support and joy, but they are also a source of awful anxiety. Dunno.

Postie - glad to hear you're getting out. I was afraid you were too young to. Our used to be regular postman is also winding down to retire next year. He's not yet sixty but probably doesn't have a mortgage. Wife a primary school teacher and children now independent. Very sad. He used to take old people their newspapers in the villages even when they didn't have post - that sort of stuff.