👀 40 most read Voice articles in 2022 At number 32: Lion bites off finger of staff member at Jamaica Zoo
, the man’s right ring finger was partially bitten off in the incident which occurred at approximately 4:22pm on Friday.“When it happened, I thought it was a joke,” one woman who didn’t want to be named said.“Obviously, when he fell on the ground everybody realised that it was serious. Everybody started to panic.“I ran away from the whole thing, because me nuh like see blood and it was too graphic for me.
According to local media reports, the man got up and walked to a vehicle before leaving the popular attraction. The zoo, which is located close to Lacovia, west of Santa Cruz, has a wide range of animals including llama, zebras, monkeys, crocodiles and toucans.The statement said: “The actions displayed in a video by a contractor of Jamaica Zoo, is tragic and do not represent the safety procedures and polices that must be adhered to at all times at Jamaica Zoo.
“We will be going down there and I will be communicating with the National Environment and Planning Agency who has oversight over Jamaica Zoo,” she said.that it was not the first allegation regarding treatment of animals she had heard regarding Jamaica Zoo.
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