WICHITA, Kan.
Just hours before the fatal shooting of Dr. George Tiller, officials at the Sedwick County Zoo in Witchita, Kansas reported that four people had became ill after eating tainted snocones.
How could this have happened? The bottle of flavored syrup used to make the snocones looked exactly like a bottle of chemical degreaser. At most zoos this would not have led to problems. However, until the incident occurred, the Sedwick County zoo maintained a policy of storing flavored syrups and toxic chemicals on the same shelf. Officials issued an apology to any one that may have been harmed by the process.
Just hours before the fatal shooting of Dr. George Tiller, officials at the Sedwick County Zoo in Witchita, Kansas reported that four people had became ill after eating tainted snocones.
How could this have happened? The bottle of flavored syrup used to make the snocones looked exactly like a bottle of chemical degreaser. At most zoos this would not have led to problems. However, until the incident occurred, the Sedwick County zoo maintained a policy of storing flavored syrups and toxic chemicals on the same shelf. Officials issued an apology to any one that may have been harmed by the process.