Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Fluffy's mysterious escape from the zoo

Fluffy, a rare spotted leopard, was reported missing from the Durham Zoo at 7:30 this morning.
Everyone was evacuated immediately by New Hampshire State police. Along with the state police, the wildlife department and five helicopters from National Guard have been on the look out to find Fluffy before 3 p.m. when the local elementary school lets out.
“Fluffy is extremely dangerous and these leopards were driven to the brink of extinction in Romania because of their appetite for young children,” said Kitty Smith, the zoo’s chief biologist.
Fluffy was last seen in her cage when the zoo was closed at 9 p.m. last night. Police are still under investigation as to how Fluffy broke out of her cage.
James Petronkis, who is a regular attendee, said he noticed Fluffy was missing as soon as he looked in her cage.
“I knew something was wrong right away,” said Petronkis. “Fluffy usually draws up into a nest when she sleeps, there was no nest- there wasn’t even any straw.”
Pentronkis notified the guard immediately, but he was not taken seriously as the guard told him to ‘mind his own business. So Pentronkis pulled the fire alarm which did not help much. The guards said Fluffy was in her house.
“I waited for an hour then told them again,” said Pentronkis.
This time the guards finally checked Fluffy’s cage and pandemonium broke out.
Police Chief William Blair demanded the help force to begin looking for Fluffy in the zoo and if not successful then in the streets where the residential area resides.
“Fluffy will be shot with a tranquilizer gun, but if necessary, we will shoot to kill,” said Blair.

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