rooster59 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Zookeeper mauled by tiger in Pattaya Image: Siamchonn News A zookeeper suffered serious injuries after being mauled by a tiger at the Elephant Kingdom in Pattaya on Saturday. Thitipong Makarom, 32, said he was tending to the three tigers at the park, as he does everyday, when one of the tigers suddenly pounced on him. Thitipong was only saved after co-workers entered the cage and was able to pull him to safety. He suffered injuries to arms, legs and ear and was taken to hospital for further treatment. Thitiphong told reporters that he had never had any problems with the tigers before. Elephant Kingdom Pattaya has been closed since March because of a lack of tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The incident is being investigated by animal welfare officials. Source: Siamchonn News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-09-20 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted September 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2020 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: Thitiphong told reporters that he had never had any problems with the tigers before. It only takes for one Tiger to get out of the wrong side of the bed in the morning. I think he got too casual with the Tigers,as nothing had happened before. regards Worgeordie 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted September 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2020 When people pouncing on other people who are we to judge when a tiger act his nature being a tiger... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post essox essox Posted September 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2020 1 hour ago, worgeordie said: It only takes for one Tiger to get out of the wrong side of the bed in the morning. I think he got too casual with the Tigers,as nothing had happened before. regards Worgeordie my pet cat used to turn on me from time to time.....he had his claws in me many times..... Moral is they try protect themselves from any danger they can hear/smell or see 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Another victim of the Covid 19 virus ! tigers lack of tourists to build up an appetite ear your zookeeper in stead ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 2 hours ago, essox essox said: my pet cat used to turn on me from time to time.....he had his claws in me many times..... Moral is they try protect themselves from any danger they can hear/smell or see And now and again they are grumpy and wish to be left alone..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 O, Mr. Tiger why did you maul me today, you promised me you would not. O, Mr. Tiger keeper it is just my nature 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted September 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2020 4 hours ago, worgeordie said: It only takes for one Tiger to get out of the wrong side of the bed in the morning. I think he got too casual with the Tigers,as nothing had happened before. regards Worgeordie Moral of the story: "don't get in the same cage as a tiger" 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetops Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 5 hours ago, rooster59 said: The incident is being investigated by animal welfare officials. They'd be better investigating using zookeeper welfare officers going by the outcome of the incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Zookeepers have been attacked & killed by tigers for a very long time. These reports from John Aspinall's zoo in the UK: "However, in 1980, he was forced to shoot two Siberian tigresses that killed two keepers at Howletts, and four years later a keeper was crushed to death by an Indian bull elephant in Port Lympne". "In 1994, the head keeper at Howletts was killed by a Siberian tiger". "In 1996, Aspinall won a high court case to maintain the controversial practice of keepers mingling with tigers, even though in May of that year, a boy was awarded £132,000 because his arm was ripped off by a chimpanzee at Port Lympne in 1989". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mick501 Posted September 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2020 No tourist may well mean the Tigers don't receive their usual dose of sedative. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trucking Posted September 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2020 Wild animals belong in the wild. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mok199 Posted September 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2020 Claude ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 2 hours ago, moe666 said: O, Mr. Tiger why did you maul me today, you promised me you would not. O, Mr. Tiger keeper it is just my nature Maybe 7-11 didn't "wave" the sausages long enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 7 hours ago, rooster59 said: never had any problems with the tigers before well .... there's always a first time. Hope he fully recovers but never go in the tigers cage without your chair & whip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy one Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 (edited) The poor old tiger was home sick for the great outdoors and a bit of fresh meat I hope the tiger has no ill affects from his snack Edited September 20, 2020 by Grumpy one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 20 minutes ago, steven100 said: well .... there's always a first time. Hope he fully recovers but never go in the tigers cage without your chair & whip Reminds me of a few "cat houses" I've strayed into... but never a tigers cage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo0 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Tigers don’t belong in cages ! People don’t belong in tiger cages ! ???????? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 2 hours ago, ronaldo0 said: Tigers don’t belong in cages ! People don’t belong in tiger cages ! ???????? well ..... Sole brother's circus was pretty neat when I went Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autonuaq Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 10 hours ago, worgeordie said: It only takes for one Tiger to get out of the wrong side of the bed in the morning. I think he got too casual with the Tigers,as nothing had happened before. regards Worgeordie The actual problem is that human start treating (wild) animals more and more as a human or see then as children. With this losing the needed respect for nature. Then small error results in bad accidents like this or even worse. They put the blame on the (wild) animal, forgetting it is the human who has to be blamed and did invade the hazardous danger space which one normally would stay out and far way from 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi Tea Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 20 hours ago, trucking said: Wild animals belong in the wild. 'Domesticated' wild animals, raised in zoos die in the wild. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trucking Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 15 hours ago, Hi Tea said: 'Domesticated' wild animals, raised in zoos die in the wild. No they don't if properly introduced to their proper habitat. You don't just boot them out of the back of a truck in the middle of nowhere. Plenty of documentaries about animals being released into the wild. However , my point was that wild animals should not be taken from their natural habitat or bred in captivity in the first place just for humans to gawk at. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trucking Posted September 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 9/20/2020 at 5:26 AM, steven100 said: well ..... Sole brother's circus was pretty neat when I went I should love to put you in a cage then come along and poke you with a stick through the bars. I am sure it would be amusing. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, trucking said: I should love to put you in a cage then come along and poke you with a stick through the bars. I am sure it would be amusing. that's not very nice. I'm just saying when i was kid we went to the circus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 19 hours ago, ronaldo0 said: Tigers don’t belong in cages ! People don’t belong in tiger cages ! ???????? not unless you have a chair & whip ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I would get in a bad mood as well in case I wouldn‘t get my balls scratched for months ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 18 hours ago, trucking said: No they don't if properly introduced to their proper habitat. You don't just boot them out of the back of a truck in the middle of nowhere. Like an unwanted dog..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi Tea Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, trucking said: Plenty of documentaries about animals being released into the wild. And plenty of reports about why wild animals are not released into the wild because many more cannot survive there now. Edited September 22, 2020 by Hi Tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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