2. MANNY LAMB’S LLAMA BLOG
• MY NAME IS MANNY LAMB AND I’VE WORKED IN A ZOO FOR NEARLY TEN YEARS NOW. THANKS TO THE
LEGENDARY STEVE IRWIN (THE CROCODILE HUNTER), I’VE HAD A FASCINATION WITH THE ANIMAL
KINGDOM FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. FROM PANTHERS TO COBRAS, I’VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET
OVER THE MYSTICISM THAT SURROUNDS THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
• THEY’RE CREATURES THAT RESPECT THEIR HOMES AND THE NATURAL CYCLE OF LIFE ITSELF. I OFTEN GET
ASKED WHY MY FAVORITE ANIMAL IS A LLAMA, BUT THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION LIES WITHIN THE
DISNEY FILM, THE EMPEROR’SNEW GROOVE. IF WE’RE BEING HONEST HERE, THAT’S PROBABLY THEIR
BEST WORK OF ART.
3. • HOWEVER, AS MUCH AS I LOVE ANIMALS, IRRESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS PUT LIVES OF EVERYONE,
INCLUDING THEIR PET, AT RISK. TOO MANY BAD SCENARIOS CAN OCCUR IF THE OWNER ISN’T BEING
RESPONSIBLE. WORKING AT A ZOO FOR SO LONG HAS TAUGHT ME THAT WHILE ANIMALS MAY SEEM
DOCILE AND SUBMISSIVE SOMETIMES, THEY’RE STILL PRONE TO THEIR INSTINCTS.
• NO MATTER HOW WELL-BEHAVED A DOG MAY SEEM, ANYTHING CAN SET THEM OFF. I’VE READ COUNTLESS
HORROR STORIES WHERE SMALL CHILDREN WERE MAULED BY LARGE DOGS. IN EACH SITUATION, THE
DOG WAS EITHER NOT ON A LEASH OR THE OWNER WAS SIMPLY UNABLE TO CONTROL THEIR DOG.
LEARNING MORE AND MORE ABOUT THESE STORIES MADE ME INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL PROCEDURES
THAT FOLLOW EACH SITUATION.
4. • EVENTUALLY, I STUDIED A VARIETY OF PREMISE LAW ANIMAL ATTACK CASES. SOON, I BECAME OBSESSED
WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER. ONCE I TOLD MY CO-WORKERS ABOUT MY RECENT DISCOVERIES, THEY
SUGGESTED THAT I START MY VERY OWN BLOG. AND SO, MAAALAMALAMA.COM WAS BORN, OUT OF MY
OBSESSIVE PERSONALITY.
• WHILE THIS SITE IS STILL GROWING, THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THIS SITE BECOME A BASTION OF
INFORMATION FOR PREMISE LAW AND ANIMAL ATTACK CASES. I ALSO ENCOURAGE USERS TO SHARE ANY
EXPERIENCES OR INSIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE REGARDING THE SUBJECT MATTER. AND YES. . .A SERIES OF
EVENTS CAUSED ME TO MISSPELL THE NAME OF THE WEBSITE, BUT WE’RE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT
THAT, OKAY?
