Saturday, June 14, 2003

Meanwhile, next to the petting zoo...
Chinese zoo stops allowing visitors to shoot animals:
A Chinese zoo has agreed to suspend its policy of allowing visitors to shoot some of its animals.

The zoo, in Dandong, rented out rifles and allowed people into special areas where they could shoot the animals.

It was seen as a unique attraction to bring in more visitors but led to numerous complaints from animal lovers.
As always with great marketing ploys like this, I wish I could have been a fly on the wall at the meeting where the idea was approved.