Memphis Zoo Bans Woman Who Hopped Barrier, Tried to Feed Lions Cookies

A woman has been banned from the Memphis Zoo after climbing over a barrier and trying to feed cookies to lions.

Zoo patrons alerted security when the woman climbed the barrier and began singing to the lions, WMC-TV reported. After climbing the barrier, only wire separated the woman from the lions.

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"(She was singing) some song that was telling how much she missed them. It was bizarre," witness Michelle Beasley told WMC-TV. "I've never seen someone singing to a lion. It was really loud."

According to the station, the woman was asked to leave the zoo a week earlier after throwing objects into the lion enclosure. Zoo spokesperson Abbey Dane said the woman was trying to feed the animals cookies both times.

“She will not be granted access to the zoo anymore," Dane told the station.

The zoo made a reference to the incident on its Facebook page, using the hashtag #cookiesareforpeople.



News of the event spread on Twitter.

Lions love cookies. RT @thingsdebatable: #Memphis #Zoo bans woman for hopping barrier to feed lions cookies http://t.co/Qo2hK4TxDX

— Vince D Gregory (@vincedgregory) June 24, 2014

soft kitty, warm kitty RT @maxcat19: Memphis Zoo bans woman they say climbed over an enclosure barrier and tried to feed cookies to lions

— Jack Burgin (@BurginJack) June 24, 2014

Lions, singing, & chocolate chip cookies . . . OH, MY!!!! #cookiesareforpeople http://t.co/OLigR3iT5S

— B. Austin (@rebeccacaustin) June 24, 2014

#cookiesareforpeople just make me spit out my coffee. Thank you Memphis Zoo.

— Amanda Elsewhere (@amandaelsewhere) June 24, 2014

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