A MUM has furiously slammed a "pushy" mum at a zoo who demanded she move aside so her kids could see the animals.
The visitor said she was standing looking at the jaguars in Chester Zoo when a group crowded around her before a mother told her to get out of the way.
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The woman hit out at the pushy mum at Chester Zoo Credit: AFP
The woman, who doesn't have children, felt that the bossy was in the wrong and expressed her frustration on online forum Mumsnet.
She said: "I was really looking forward to seeing the jaguars, and fabulously enough, one sat right near where I was walking, so I stopped just in front of the enclosure to admire it.
"I was probably there for about five seconds when everyone started to crowd round, and suddenly this woman came out of the blue and said directly to me 'Excuse me, coming through - I've got kids!' heavily implying me to move out of the way.
"I was shocked and so just moved straight away, but actually in hindsight, I'm quite upset.
"I don't have kids, but I have as much right to stand at the front as anyone else, surely?," they said. "I paid for my ticket and I was only there for a few seconds.
"If people wait their turn, there is plenty of opportunity for everyone to get a good view.
"Am I being unreasonable to feel annoyed at this, and to have the right to stand at the bloody front for a few seconds if I want to?"
Commenting on the original post, one forum member said: "I live half an hour away and spend a fair bit of time there with my three-year-old.
"Sounds about the usual behaviour from a lot of the patrons".
Others also sympathised with the original post: "Some people act like their kids are royalty and everyone else should submit to their desires.
"Everyone is entitled to stand near the front for a while, to enjoy a close of view of the animals, it's a question of everyone having patience and parents teaching kids that sometimes they need to wait.
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"You can't win with this type of parent though, if you challenged her you'd get called a child hater."
Others thought the mother was right: "Are you only three foot four tall? If you are, then she is being unreasonable. If not, then step back 24 inches and let the children in front see."
Others added concerns of their own: "I’ve been to the enclosure many times (local) and STILL haven’t seen any jaguars."
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Other visitors said seeing the jaguars at Chester Zoo was a rarity Credit: Alamy
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