New Characters or Zombies?

[Kc]

What about this quote from 15-2 @ 10:35.

Angel - you don't even know.
Saul - the rats are the size of cats out there, and the dogs are now practically horses. i mean they've got a zombie cavalry out there. it's insane.

I know this doesn't say that the animals "are" infected. But, why the hell else would the rats and dogs be bigger?

Angel is referring to the increase in animal's size and their return to their feral instincts...
Not Really a zombie cavalry of cats... But still cool

[Hikaro]

infected monkeys at least wouldn't be too much of a stretch.
A trip to the zoo whether the animals can be infected or not would probably be a really interesting chapter. A lion doesn't need to be infected to know to attack people. A starved bear would probably do the same. Plus any surviving animals would very likely have encountered the infected and be wary of any humans whatsoever.

[Onslaught]

If animals did get infected wouldn't they attack their own species and not us because thats what the human infected do. Why should they be any different.

[Destiny]

I think we have enough characters.

[Ra1th]

You guys are right, infected animals would be hard to defend. But how about non-infected animals would be cool... Like a lion killing zombie. I'm sure there's a zoo somewhere in the area.

but think about how an animal like a lion or a bear would kill a zombie, by biting into them, so the moment they kill a zombie, they'll be turned themselves just because they get blood inside them, but if u had an immune lion just mowing down zombies that would be soo badass

[StepLaugh]

but think about how an animal like a lion or a bear would kill a zombie, by biting into them, so the moment they kill a zombie, they'll be turned themselves just because they get blood inside them, but if u had an immune lion just mowing down zombies that would be soo badass

You'd be set it you traveled with a zoo!

[nikvoodoo]

You'd be set it you traveled with a zoo!

Only if you are talented enough to train all those animals who would gladly turn on you in a heart beat. I don't know about you, but I don't want to be on the receiving end of a mauling by a tiger.

[RamblinMike]

see heres the problem with allowing animals to become infected, we'd be royally screwed. zombie rats dont seem so scary at first, but theres no way to defend against them, other than getting to higher ground, if you were caught in the middle of a street against a pack of zombie rats, u'd be in trouble because they're difficult targets to hit. same with birds, try defending yourself against zombie birds, that would be damn near impossible, moving aerial targets? good luck, cats, dogs, they'd make supply runs very very difficult. how would u fortify a tower against zombie bugs? they'll find a way inside, it just tips the scales too far to have animals join the horde

Even worse, if fleas bite the rats and then bite humans, I bet it'd spread the infection. That's how the Black Death got Europe.

Only if you are talented enough to train all those animals who would gladly turn on you in a heart beat. I don't know about you, but I don't want to be on the receiving end of a mauling by a tiger.

Yeah, but imagine if you could. What is more badass than having a tiger out by your front door? If things get really bad, you go, "Release the tiger", and someone flips a switch, and suddenly there's a friggin' tiger killing everything in sight. Soooo badass.

[Hikaro]

your friends were doomed before you released the tiger anyways right?

[HaveCrowBarWillTravel]

I read a book *Feed* where anything living that weighed over 40/50 pounds was able to be infected. I personally HATE that idea though.
I much prefer the old school human Brains and guts chompers