The shocking footage shows the moment of the attack, as the tiger crawled after the trainer, who was giving instructions to another tiger, and pulled him down by the leg before jumping onto his back and biting him in separate areas of his body. .
The coach was taken to hospital with deep wounds to his neck, leg and arm but luckily escaped near life-threatening injuries and left hospital at a later date.
and isolated Tiger who committed the attack, to undergo veterinary medical examinations.
The statement from the circus management about the incident is active "Facebook":
• "Our world is filled with intense love for animals, as Evan himself demonstrates to audiences in his performances".
• "Tigers are wonderful animals, taming them and establishing a relationship of trust with humans is an art hundreds of years old, not only in the world of circuses".
• "Accidents can happen, however, and the courage shown by those in the profession like Evan is commendable".
• "Evan, a very talented professional trainer, was injured during the show, fortunately he sustained minor injuries and his condition is not a cause for concern".
The International Organization for the Protection of Animals (OIPA) reported the attack "Proof of the need to apply the law prohibiting appearance the animals Wild in circus activities".
For years, the non-governmental organization associated with many United Nations bodies has been asking various governments of the world to reform the law on the exploitation of animals for recreational purposes.
In a statement, the head of the organization, Massimo Comparuto, said: "behind the drill circus Months of deprivation, abuse and suffering disappear, so it’s no wonder such incidents occur".
Komaroto added: "Animals performing in the circus live captive behind bars in a confined space, and are under constant pressure. He lives a life contrary to his nature and sometimes rebels".
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The coach, Ivan Orfei, 31, was attacked PredatorCircus Marina Orfei, Lecce, Southern Italy.
The shocking footage shows the moment of the attack, as the tiger crawled after the trainer, who was giving instructions to another tiger, and pulled him down by the leg before jumping onto his back and biting him in separate areas of his body. .
The coach was taken to hospital with deep wounds to his neck, leg and arm but luckily escaped near life-threatening injuries and left hospital at a later date.
and isolated Tiger who committed the attack, to undergo veterinary medical examinations.
Statement from circus management about the incident on Facebook:
• “Our world is filled with an intense love for animals, as Evan himself demonstrates to audiences in his performances.”
• “Tigers are wonderful animals, and taming them and building trust with humans is an art that goes back hundreds of years, not just in the circus world.”
• “However, accidents do happen and the courage shown by people in this profession like Evan is commendable.”
• “Evan, a very talented professional trainer, was injured during the show. Fortunately, he sustained minor injuries and his condition is not a cause for concern.”
The International Organization for the Protection of Animals (OIPA) said the attack was “evidence of the need to implement a law banning the appearance of the animals Wild in circus activities.
For years, the non-governmental organization associated with many United Nations bodies has been asking various governments of the world to reform the law on the exploitation of animals for recreational purposes.
The president of the organization, Massimo Comparuto, said in a statement: circus Months of deprivation, abuse and suffering disappear, so it’s no wonder such incidents occur.
“The animals that perform in the circus live in captivity behind bars in a confined space and are under constant pressure. They live lives that are contrary to their nature and sometimes they rebel,” added Komaroto.
