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Old 10-17-2003, 11:51 AM   #15
Sir Kenyth
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Originally posted by Azimaith:
Same here, I don't think the tiger desired to hurt him, maybe it freaked him out. Funny thing is, i didn't read anything about tiger related injuries, roy had a stroke when this happened which is why hes partially paralyzed now.
It could very well be true. Roy was having a stroke and his Tiger saw it and tried to help. It doesn't matter though. Wild animal trainers assume a certain risk with the profession. The tiger shouldn't be held accountable for anything regardless. It's not a domestic animal and shouldn't be veiwed as such. I don't think it's bloodthirsty. Roy would be dead of a crushed neck if it was. I think the Tiger was just confused and reacted to the stress via instinct. You can expect no more or less from such an animal.
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