They’re Not Wild About Outcry Over Slain Tiger

I am disgusted with the Monday morning quarterbacking since the shooting of the tiger [in Moorpark]. The attack on Fish and Game officials seems more hysterical with each passing day.

Fish and Game contends that, if tranquilized, the cat may very well have had a burst of adrenaline and angrily traveled up to a mile or more. If a child or adult had been attacked and injured or killed, what then?

This is one of those situations where we will never know the outcome if the alternative had been attempted. Obviously, we must give the benefit of the doubt to the professionals and be thankful that no human was injured.

B. Dirk Yarborough

Santa Ana

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My best friend in New York hates Los Angeles. Every phone call I make to him ends with him saying, “When are you going to move back to the real world?” After last weekend’s candlelight vigil for a dead tiger, I may just have to heed his advice.

They didn’t kill a cute little kitty; it was a freaking tiger! If Godzilla came ashore and we killed him, should we name a street after him?

These people want to build a bronze statue to memorialize a dead tiger. How about we focus our attention on the real problems that affect us like traffic, open borders and crime. We are fast becoming the laughingstock of the country, and wackos like this are the reason.

Fred King

Sherman Oaks

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There is a misunderstanding concerning the word “domesticated” (letters, Feb. 26). Domesticated animals have been bred by humans for traits such as quick weight gain for food production or juvenile appearance in pets, for example. A tiger is a wild animal -- it is not domesticated. It may have been hand-raised and tame, or just kept captive. Captive wild animals have learned not to fear humans and to associate them with food.

Donna Sweet

Goleta