Sorry..but Roy deserved it!

[trumad]

I hope the dudes OK but the next time you whack a 9 year old Tiger on the head ya might want to do it with a longer stick!

<snip>
Amy Sherman, who was sitting in the front row with her mother about 10 yards away from the stage, said the attack happened right after Horn introduced the tiger, saying it was the animal's first performance.

"Right after that, the tiger kind of turned its head and bit him on the arm," Sherman said. "Roy started taking a microphone and started whapping the tiger on the head."

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/10/04/roy.attacked/index.html

[J B]

1. You did read Roy hit the tiger AFTER he was bit, right?

Just wondering...

[trumad]

2. Yes

but it's a fucking caged Tiger... Which should never be used as a fucking circus animal... Let me ask you somthing...if you were caged all day wouldn't you be a little pissed. Instead of whacking the Tiger on the head with a Microphone he should have got the hell out of there...I mean what the hell did he expect?

[tedzbear]

4. You're absolutely right!

I would imagine these two trainers treat their cats better than the circuses do, still, no wild animal should be kept in captivity inside cages and forced to do unnatural behaviors for the enjoyment of human beings. It's just not right. Check the PETA websites and read all about circus animals. The poor elephants are especially mistreated in the name of entertainment. They use big hooks to train them which they rip into their tender spots.
I hate circuses and I hate what Siegfried and Roy do. They are cruel abusers of animals and Roy had it coming.
:kick:

[Uroboros]

3. And?

My cat bites me when I do something to him (brushing him for example) he doesn't like. If I hit him on the head; he's going to bite back. Surprise..surprise! Of course in my case my cat needs to be brushed; tigers don't need to be preforming as part of some Vegas act.

I'm surprised this hasn't happened before.

I hope Roy makes it though. But no more animal shows.

[mddemo]

5. old wisdom

dont poke the fecking tiger carruthers.