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Circus tigers turn on trainer, maul him to death despite frantic attempts to intervene
[newsweek.com]
And the biggest take away after this? My guess: a body

chalupacabre 8 July 5
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A trainer does the job by being the leader of the pack - the slightest sign of weakness and he is no lunger fit enough to lead and another takes control - jungle law.
Having played with a young tiger - 5 month, but well able to kill me with a single bite - I was lightly mauled; definitely an adrenaline rush --- and such a privilege to be so close and personal with a beautiful big cat.

I worked with big cats at a game farm. There was always chain link fencing between me and them. Had a couple favorites, but I treated them all with respect and never let my guard down. Admittedly, I'm biased against zoos and circuses.

@chalupacabre I hate most zoos - we have a wildlife park near here which rescues animals from apalling conditions around the world and keeps them in large naturalistic enclosures. The young cats I played with had all been rejected by their mothers and hand reared, so relatively safe juveniles - but they could easily kill a human if they so desired - but people like me paid to play and that covered their bills to keep the place going. At about 6 - 8 months the cats would go into a breeding programme and introduced to reserves in their native habitat.

@chalupacabre must have been a great job

@ShadowAmicus best poorly paid job ever.😀

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He made a poor employment choice....

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Yeah same thing in Vegas but he lived they are a wild animal goes with the territory same with wild pets unpredictable

bobwjr Level 10 July 5, 2019
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Horrifying. The trainer risked his life every time he was near tigers.

It's no surprise they turned on him.

Cats are unpredictable. Tigers are powerful, extremely dangerous wild animals.

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