THE McClays hope Sarah's story will inspire others to get involved in conservation.
SARAH McClay died doing what she loved most – being with animals.
The
Scots zoo keeper, who was mauled to death by a tiger, has been
remembered by her family as a woman who was passionate. About life. And
about wildlife.
The 24-year-old wrote of her job at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park: “I’m in charge of the big cats now. Epic.”
Sarah cared for creatures great and small. As a child, she had pets ranging from a ferret to stick insects.
She studied animal conservation at university and was a great champion of the endangered red squirrel.
Her partner David Shaw and Sarah’s family have acted with remarkable dignity.
They have called for the tiger to be spared, despite calls for it to be put down.
They
responded in a measured way to claims from the zoo’s owner that Sarah
was to blame for her own death by failing to follow procedures – a claim
now discounted by police, who said she was in the staff enclosure and
the tiger had somehow got in to attack her.
And they have thanked everyone who tried to save their daughter and sister.
The restrained dignity of Sarah’s family is a fitting tribute to a young woman who spent her short life caring for animals.
If
her story inspires others to get involved in conservation, the McClays
will have something to cling on to as well as personal memories.
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