In what is one of my nightmares scenarios, a flood has caused all the animals in the zoo in the country of Georgia to be released on to the streets of the city. There are great pictures of bears in windows and tigers wandering the streets. My favorite is the hippo laying in the middle of the street. Zoo officials are asking the citizens to not shoot the animals, and they are upset with the police for what they call unnecessary killings.
I would have to say this is a no-win situation for everyone involved. If the cops shoot an animal everyone says they are mean, if someone gets killed by an animal the cops didn’t do enough. To the zoo I say, tigers are wondering the streets something is going to die! Unless you are Daniel of Bible fame, a lion in your home is a bad thing. No one can say that these animals are just going to wait to be recaptured so trapping these animals is going to be quite a chore. I also guess that some will just disappear and never be seen again. Which will mean that Years from now legends and folklore tales of strange creatures in the forest which snatch up little children will be used by parents to keep kids from wandering off. Thus creating a whole new version of the Grim fairy tales.