A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Vandals slaughtered up to 50 animals at a children's zoo leaving a trail of devastation. About 30 rabbits and 20 chickens were found dead following the rampage. Cockatiels, guinea pigs, lemurs and chinchillas were released from their enclosures and several are still missing. The owner of the Pets Corner attraction at Oulton Broad, near Lowestoft, Suffolk, Marion Holness said: 'It was absolute carnage. The staff were in tears and we felt like being sick. It is pretty hard to describe. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1174262/Sick-thugs-slaughter-dozens-animals-childrens-zoo.html I hope they had CCTV. Can we bring back national service? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 A sad reflection on some of the truly hideous individuals that don't derserve to live in any sort of society! What complete cowards. I can't say on a family forum what I think of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Sickening. My stepdaughter is a police officer in Cheshire and she can describe the feral behaviour of kids who are fourth generation un/never employed with no role model of any kind to look up to only their equally feral and miserable parents and peers to rub along with. It's frightening. If they catch them there will be no deserving punishment meted out anyway. I sometimes wonder where it will all end and what sort of legacy we are leaving our grandchildren then I remember how we thought the world was ending in the sixties in one huge nuclear holocaust but here we still are. How can we save these children? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 How Hideous!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieadams Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Some things are just so baffling, I can't comprehend why anyone would do such a thing - what on earth do they get out of it? Makes me sick to my stomach and so sad that people would be in such a bad way they would stoop so low. What a state to get into Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Our compassion as humans is supposed to be what sets us apart from animals, it makes you wonder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Can we bring back national service? Thing is that would mean ALL teenagers would have to do it and it then tars them all with the same brush. My children and their friends are certainly nothing like these feral, uneducated , conscience-less thugs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 True, Poached, but I only know 'good' people who did national service, and they said it taught them a lot of life skills and about discipline and motivation. If we can instil that across the board among young people, then that has to be a good thing? National Service isn't a punishment. It's a way of instilling value in self and community values. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 True, Poached, but I only know 'good' people who did national service, and they said it taught them a lot of life skills and about discipline and motivation. If we can instil that across the board among young people, then that has to be a good thing? National Service isn't a punishment. It's a way of instilling value in self and community values. It isn't a punishment - however it isn't suitable for everyone and it is always asked to be brought back after an incident such as this therefore infering it is for the benefit of these lowlifes. One of my boys would absolutely struggle with something like National Service , so my point is why should it be brought back to solve the issues of some, when it could effect the good, respectable children adversely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I know Pets Corner quite well - used to take Rosie there when she was little. This attack is, unfortunately just an example of similar mindless acts going on around the country. It is saddening, but I'm at a loss as to what to suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Why would anybody want to do this? The poor animals, and a truly lovely childrens attraction will be temporarily (I presum) out of business. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Words fail me. **This article** was also in the Daily Mail.....another sad indictment of the society we live in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Words fail me. **This article** was also in the Daily Mail.....another sad indictment of the society we live in. Goodness!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 My response too, Claret, only slightly less printable. Poached, I don't think there's any need to worry. It's not going to happen, for good or ill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I really hope they catch these people. Pets Corner is only ten minutes walk away from our house. It's beyond belief that the people who did this live near to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 It is so disgusting, what sort of people are they that they could do this? I'd still like to live in a plastic bubble..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Disgraceful! Bring back proper child discipline! A good smack didn't harm me when I was young - nowadays all you can do is shout at your children. Daft! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 My response too, Claret, only slightly less printable. Poached, I don't think there's any need to worry. It's not going to happen, for good or ill. I'm not worried - no way will it be brought back! Just wanted to point out that tarrring all with the same brush isn't always the best way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Both of those articles have left me speechless ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Where will it end? . I just have to have faith that there are enough good people left in the world, such as the people on this forum, who can pass on the proper way to treat animals and human beings, and maybe we will be alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I am totally saddened at this sort of vicious behaviour. How heartbreaking for the people who work there. I sincerely hope (but doubt) that the perpetrators are brought to justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
