African Wild Painted Dogs Kill Boy (Baby) at Pittsburgh Zoo - 2 Year Old Baby Falls into Exhibit

African wild painted dogs kill boy (baby) at Pittsburgh zoo - 2 Year Old Baby Falls into Exhibit (LIVE INTERVIEW CONFERENCE ABOUT DEATH OF BOY AT PITTSBURGH ZOO) Painted dogs kill child. Maddox Derkosh. Read story below.


A group of African painted dogs killed a boy who fell into their exhibit today at the Pittsburgh Zoo.

Barbara Baker, the zoo's president, said the child was around 2 years old.

He "fell off an observation deck that's about 14 feet above the exhibit," she said, "and was killed by the dogs."

"Our emergency teams and our Pittsburgh police responded immediately, but there wasn't anything that could be done," added Baker.

The boy fell into the enclosure at 11:45 a.m., and visitors quickly alerted staff, the zoo said in a statement. A zookeeper moved seven of the 11 dogs out of the exhibit, and a Veterinarian Department member shot darts trying to scare away the remaining dogs.

"Unfortunately, the dogs were in pack mentality and not responding," the zoo said.

Zookeepers, meanwhile, entered the exhibit to try to lure the dogs away, but they could not reach the boy in time. The keepers and Pittsburgh police officers continued efforts, too, to lure away the dogs, and "one aggressive dog was shot and killed by an officer," according to the zoo.

The Pittsburgh Zoo and the associated PPG Aquarium are closed until further notice.

African painted dogs are among the most endangered dog species in the world, with less than 5,000 left in the wild, according to the zoo. The zoo has a breeding program.

Each is about the size of a small German shepherd, Baker said.

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[Blanka M]

it is not the zoo's fault.its the moms.

[gst013]

Never interview a guy wearing a headband.

[weedxXAK47Xxweed]

How are they evil they are wild animals you idiot.

[Toaadrian55]

The dogs aren't evil retard.

[giggles19941]

How sad! Prayers for the family. But hope this serves as a lesson to other ppl. Parents watch your damn kids!!!

[michelle warner]

This is absolutely sad baby killed by evil dogs

[Bruce R.]

look up a few videos of wild dogs hunting...

[tj wannamaker]

only eleven dogs were attacking the kid all weighing no more than 90 pounds each in a crouded zoo and not one apparently superior human jumped in to save the kid, with that said i think the kid like any other feeble cowardous uninfluential unmotivated or illmotivated person, is just as suiting of a meal as any other useless peice of meat. since most animals live happily and humans cannot he was the most suiting meal ever fead to the dogs by the cowardess of mankind.

[phil simmonds]

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? it is fucking humanity's fault, we lock up animals for no FUCKING reason these animals are essentially MONSTERS and we keep them around because. well... why not? then EVERYBODY bitches when something bad happens. WOW.

[ronin6401]

Those poor wild dogs...you know that someone's going to order them put down just for following their nature.

[Marjorie Tait]

I would never ever dream of taking a 2yr old to a place like that, ever. What would be the purpose. Ugly snarling monster dogs such as those, wouldn't a child that young be scared ? What a way for a poor innocent infant to die!!!

[nowyourenraged]

never mind saw a video of how low the fence was. It is the zoo's fault.