Parents charged after toddler snuck into wolf enclosure at Pennsylvania zoo
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Parents were charged with child endangerment after their toddler entered a wolf enclosure at a Pennsylvania zoo.
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Parents could face legal consequences, including child endangerment charges, for negligence leading to a child's injury in public spaces.
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Parents face child endangerment charges after their toddler snuck into a wolf enclosure at ZooAmerica in Hersheypark, Pennsylvania, and sustained a minor injury. Police accused the parents of being distracted by their cellphones, having walked 25 to 30 feet away from the child to a seating area. This incident led to the child making contact with one of the animals inside the enclosure. The charges stem from allegations that the parents were not supervising their child when the event occurred on Saturday.
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