Survival of the Fittest

An animal lover was mauled to death by cheetahs after entering their cage at a zoo in northern Belgium, authorities and zoo officials said Monday.

Karen Aerts, 37, of Antwerp, was found dead in the cage, Olmense Zoo spokesman Jan Libot said. Police said they ruled out any foul play.

Authorities believe Aerts, a regular visitor to the zoo, hid in the park late Sunday until it closed and managed to find the keys to the cheetah cage.

"Karen loved animals. Unfortunately the cheetahs betrayed her trust," Libot said.

--Associated Press

I can't imagine I am the only one to consider that last sentence absurd in the extreme. These are people charged with managing animals? Wild cheetahs aren't cuddly kittens to someone who "loves animals"...so they are traitors?

Let's be honest, people. Human evolution has been well served by this idiot's death. She could have produced offspring and passed along her towering stupidity. Let's just hope she didn't breed before she died.

And let's hope the inane zoo-spokesman, Jan Libot, goes back to flipping burgers where he belongs.

The Gunslinger