Hangzhou Zoo responds to "Snowball lions": Management has missed

"Hey," a snowball squats to an African lion. The lion doesn't know where to hide. It can only squeeze in the corner. The tourists laugh... This is a scene that the netizen described on Weibo recently happened in the Hangzhou Zoo. Strong concern and sustained hot discussion. On the morning of the 7th, the person in charge of the Hangzhou Zoo’s office accepted an interview with Xinhuanet’s “First Response” column. The reporter acknowledged that there was indeed an omission in the management of the zoo, but the zoo had no right to punish tourists and could only appeal to civilized gardens.

On January 5, a heavy snowfall came to Hangzhou. In Shishan, a zoo in Hangzhou, tourists use snowballs to make their way to African lions. "The female lion was terrified and the male lion was hiding tightly in the corner. After the tourists had gone away, the male lion yelled and stared at the back of the tourists..." The user named "SinaZhejiang" was on the Internet. Bo presented the situation at that time. This micro-blog with tourists throwing snowball pictures of lions was heavily forwarded by netizens. As of 11 am on the 7th, the Weibo has been forwarded to 74288 with 24,809 comments.

Netizens followed suit and rebuked this uncivilized behavior. Netizens spread their wings and said: "This is the lack of human nature, the annihilation of morality, and the low quality. If it isn't closed, would you dare?"

In response to this incident, at 12:35 noon on the 6th, the Hangzhou Zoo commented on its official microblog: “We sincerely hope that the tourists should pay attention to safety while playing in the snow, and more attention should be paid to the civilized gardens. Snowballs are throwing or teasing animals because they are also our friends.” After 6 minutes, the Hangzhou Zoo has released the second microblog: “We sincerely hope that the vast number of tourists visit in the snow Feel the warmth of visitors. The winter in Hangzhou will not be colder due to the indecent behaviour of individual people."

However, the attitude of the Hangzhou Zoo has not been able to “cool down” the netizens’ indignation at this incident. Some netizens believe that the zoo blindly blames tourists for the lack of awareness as a manager. Some netizens questioned the management of the zoo and thought that a glass house could be established to protect the African lion. The netizen “喵 _Minnie” said: “Is it known that they are tropical animals? Would you please answer them when it's snowing? They are also outdoors! Why are they not hiding?”

On the morning of January 7, a person in charge of Wang Xing’s office in the Hangzhou Zoo received an interview with Xinhuanet. He said that this incident indicates that there is indeed an omission in zoo management. “At that time, visitors were not found to have used snowballs to smash lions. Because of snow, we were busy patrolling and reminding visitors to pay attention to safety. But the zoo itself is not a law enforcement agency, so if we find such behavior, we can only persuade tourists. Can't punish."

Whether it is possible to increase the protection of animals on the fences, glasshouses, and other facilities suggested by netizens, the responsible person stated that a protective fence has been set up on the African Lions’ zoo, but each animal has its own living characteristics and the African lions are not suitable for living. In a glass house.

“We will step up the inspection of the zoo and we will remind tourists by broadcasting, sending brochures, etc. We hope tourists can appeal to people to visit the park."

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