A San Francisco official is proposing legislation that will increase fines for taunting animals at the zoo or trying to enter their habitat.  It seems to me that trying to enter an animal’s zoo habitat may result in the ultimate fine.

• Zoo taunters face harsher dues (Examiner) 01/11/10
• Struggling zoo’s troubles mount (Examiner) 10/19/09
• Holiday happenings nixed by zoo (Examiner) 09/25/09
• Zoo still shaking off debt (Examiner) 08/24/09
• Tanya Peterson is taming the turmoil at the zoo (Examiner) 06/28/09
• At its 80th anniversary, S.F. Zoo reassesses (Chronicle) 06/28/09
• Zoo might cut hours, staff to bridge deficit (Chronicle) 06/20/09
• City Insider: Picket line changes Newsom travel plans (Chronicle) 06/13/09
• Zoo's lion house reopens, feedings remain closed to public (Examiner) 06/13/09
• Behind the $900,000 S.F. Zoo payout (Chronicle) 05/30/09
• Zoo reaches $900,000 settlement with brothers who survived attack (Bay City News) 05/30/09
• Zoo settles with brothers in tiger attack (Chronicle) 05/29/09
• Police Chief Fong named in tiger-mauling lawsuit (Examiner) 05/20/09
• S.F. Zoo settles with family of tiger victim (Chronicle) 02/14/09
• Mediator enters mauling-case talks (Examiner) 02/07/09
• S.F. files lien for tiger attack medical bill (Chronicle) 01/03/09
• City seeks payment from survivor of tiger attack (Examiner) 12/31/08
• Tiger victim's family files lawsuit over wall height (Examiner) 12/23/08
• A changed S.F. Zoo, a year after tiger mauling (Chronicle) 12/21/08
• Tiger attack victims file suit in federal court (Chronicle) 11/13/08
• Tiger-mauling victims file suit (Examiner) 11/13/08
• S.F. leaders defeat proposal to change zoo (Chronicle) 09/17/08
• City Hall Watch: Rescue-focused zoo plan put out to pasture (Examiner) 09/17/08
• San Francisco Supes Vote Down Rescue Zoo Plan (CBS 5) 09/17/08
• Mayor Newsom weighs in on zoo controversy (Chronicle) 09/09/08
• Opponents of zoo proposal say some dwellers already rescued animals (Examiner) 09/09/08
• Supes take aim at zoo overhaul (Examiner) 09/05/08
• Opinion: Zoo hearing brings out the predator in Daly () 08/09/08
• Rescue Zoo Plan Goes To San Francisco Supervisors (CBS 5) 08/08/08
• New mission for San Francisco Zoo approved (San Jose Mercury News) 08/08/08
• Opponents seek compromise on S.F. Zoo's future (Chronicle) 07/18/08
• Hearing on S.F. rescue-zoo legislation today (Chronicle) 07/17/08
• Daly Wants Zoo to Become Permanent Sanctuary (KCBS) 07/17/08
• Hunt for new S.F. Zoo director on back burner (Chronicle) 06/30/08
• SF Zoo Director Quits 6 Months After Tiger Attack (CBS 5) 06/07/08
• Beleaguered S.F. Zoo director quits (Chronicle) 06/07/08
• Tiger-mauling victim charged in shoplifting (SF Gate) 05/21/08

Posted on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 1:25 pm