San Franciscans Create Zoo Memorial...to the Tiger

I don't think San Franciscans are buying the story that the boys who had the impromptu meeting with the tiger on Christmas Day didn't taunt the animal and provoke that attack. They've set up an informal memorial...to the tiger:

SAN FRANCISCO — Visitors to the San Francisco Zoo placed flowers, cards and photographs near a sculpture of a bronze tiger Thursday in honor of the escaped tiger who was shot dead by police after mauling three people.

Nine days after the attack, the San Francisco Zoo reopened amid heightened scrutiny of its security procedures and a flurry of questions over the incident that led to a teenager's death.

The big cat enclosure where a 350-pound Siberian tiger escaped Christmas Day was closed and will remain so indefinitely, while visitors Thursday found a new public alert system and more signs around the facility warning people not to pester the animals.

Many visitors at the zoo said they wanted to show their support for the facility.

"They do their best to keep everybody safe," said Dianne Todd, of Sunnyvale, who was there with her two young sons.

It doesn't sound like the zoo is buying it either. An eyewitness report confirms the taunting.