Italian police are investigating after one of the country's most famous tamers was killed by four tigers he was training.
Ettore Weber died Thursday evening during a rehearsal at Marina Orfei Circus in Triggiano, Bari, Italian newspaperPolice said they think one tiger bit Weber, prompting the other three to attack. The animals mauled the tamer for some 20 minutes, according toSome 118 people tried to rescue Weber, but he died from his injuries. He was in his early sixties.
Weber's show was part of the circus's"Animal Park" event, which featured live animals from five continents. It was due to run from June 15 to July 14. The circus did not immediately respond toFile photo: A tiger jumps through a flaming hoop at a circus. An exotic animal tamer has been killed by four tigers he was training.Weber's death provoked fierce criticism on social media of circuses that feature wild animals.
Gli animali devono stare dove la natura li mette, stop. Non puoi torturarli per il tuo profitto e diletto.
Remember.. Circus animals don’t perform because they like it..
Not his day was it? You beat and beat on a poor defenseless animal and eventually they get tired of it. At least He won’t be doing it anymore. One down and many more to go LeaveWildAnimalsAlone!!
Just like the circus elephants 🐘 who killed the trainer; only to find out he had been abusing them!
The two species aren’t compatible
Wild animals are wild animals. What’s hard to grasp?
We should ban all tigers from circuses, that'll teach 'em!
Maybe tigers don't belong in a circus?
Karma
I'd be pretty pissed off if someone forced me to jump through hoops of flames for their personal entertainment too.
Good news
Tigars turned tigars
Video please
Once one of those big cats comes off their box and another of the cats follow only God could stop the rest... Maybe...
karenricks Don't feed Big Pet Cats Raw Meat! Duh!!! Of course it can eat fruits, bread, dog food, and beer it's a Tiger!
Maybe they should live in the wild instead of a God damned circus
Despicable and the trainer is not a trainer he is a capture and abuser.
Hmmmm...perhaps they were not meant to be in a circus?
That’s what happens when you take an animal out of his natural habitat and try to make him do unnatural things. That “trainer” was lucky to have lived as long as he did.
Ouch !!!
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The tiger was either tired of his shit or you should've fed him better.
Justice at last
Why don't use taser gun?
What goes around comes around.
newsweak
That's what you call weeding out stupid people.
This makes me smile.
The thing about wild animals is that they never forget and never forgive. If you were to mistreat them, it might take 10 years but they will make you meet your maker.
Tiger’s gotta tiger I guess.
You mean animals don’t like being slaves?
what goes around
Abuse of such animals is never acceptable under any guise. No sympathy for the tigers abusers
If animals were not abused in circuses, such situations would not take place.
Why does this not surprise me?
BenjieFord Oh well.
No tigers should be used in the circus. 🤨🤨
Better NOT kill those cats. They’re just doing what they do and I don’t mean jumping thru flaming hoops.
Tragic, but they are dangerous wild creatures and don't like someone cracking a whip at them. Sounds like this one had had enough of it.
That’s 600 lbs of kitty cat x 4 of them. Yikes! How many pieces was he in ?
Wild animals shall always remain wild, ignore this at your own peril
. What is the fate of the tigers? It wasn't even in the article.
That's one more parking spot for me!
Go Tigers !
By 'trainer', don't you mean 'abuser'?
See here we go again when will people learn not to deal with these animals doing tricks and shit. Sooner or later all the playing will stop and see look what happens another story like this😢🥺
Although I'm sorry for the victims and their families, tigers don't belong in a circus!!! They are not entertainment!
No sympathy other than for the poor scared witless tigers
Thoughts and prayers.... For the tigers, obviously
Hello rickygervais any comments?
Tigers belong in the wild. Period.
Why don’t i feel bad. Karma
My respect goes to the Tigers for standing up to Bullies I hope they let them live in a sanctuary as they did nothing wrong
Tigers are wild animals and do not belong in a circus. A lot of animals in circuses are abused. 😢😢😢
Sort of like this?
Excellent.
Leave animals alone
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For those opposed to circus animals, we shouldn't have dogs or cats either, for our in home entertainment.
Stop sending same tweet bot!
horrific way for him to die. and traumatising for those witnessing and trying to help too. and it could all have been avoided by not keeping wild animals in a circus.
Karma
Wild animal does wild thing. notreallyasurprise. Time to end the barbaric treatment of animals in the name of entertainment.
don’t enslave animals and they won’t fight back. simple.
Good. They deserve it for cruelly having tigers in circuses where they don't belong.
Relocate the animals to a big-cat sanctuary and close down your God damned circus.
I'm good with it. Score one for the tigers.
Better season than the ones in Detroit I would say
There’s at least one person that was surprised.
Nobody should be surprised. Tigers don't belong in a circus.
How does one intervene a tiger mauling?
Some went to the circus...some went to the mall...
Life expectancy among members of this profession must be grim ...
It's known they will turn on you. But then, they have to eat, too.
Ya know Ralphie May had a joke about this. If your cat hates you then a half ton cat isn't gonna be any better
Nature biting back. More to come.
Great news!
So wild animal being a wild animal. I hate that they will probably kill the cat for being a cat.
Good for them.
When will they learn ......
he basically askin for it so 🤷🏻♀️
Have we outgrown circuses yet? This is nothing more than animal abuse in the guise of entertainment. Ban them once and for all.
Not fond of this style of reporting where half of every story is about how randos on Twitter are reacting to the story.
That’s what tigers do.
Time to close all circuses with animals. It’s cruel to them.
Don't poke the tiger....
This is very sad. Wild animals are not to be trusted
good
Good
So the tiger went tiger...it could have happened at anytime. RIP to the “trainer”
God I wish that were me 😭
Any footage of this anywhere ?
Some have to learn things the hard way. When dealing with wild animals there are only two choices; you are predator or you are prey. Playmate is not a viable choice.
Karma comes to bite you back
He may be famous and well known but perhaps no one really knows how he treated them. Behind closed doors, he may have been an abuser and the animals had enough!
❤️ Oh, and BanTheCircus
How much abuse can someone take? Of course the tiger turned; he's not stupid...humans are the ignorant/heartless
tljnsnEverwhere Good work, Tiger!👏👏👏
A tiger doing tiger things
Good.
Good.
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There’s no such thing as a “circus tiger”. You mean tigers being held captive and mistreated by circuses.
My God.
Well, you took a predatory animal trained by millions of years of evolution to hunt and tried to teach it to jump through hoops for suburbanite idiots.
YASS tiger you go girl!!!
curtisstigers I read that as your name for a moment!👆
It’s unfortunate but tigers are majestic wild animals that will never truly be tamed. 600 lbs cats gonna get you at some point.
Awesome! 😀
Currently happening in the US:
I am glad..
Of course the circus will probably kill the tigers for doing what is normal predatory behavior. While I’m sorry about the trainer it’s time to leave wild animals in the wild.
Welllll ....
Deserves him right!!!!!!
There should be NO MORE CIRCUS 🎪 Animal Acts. Period. TIGERS 🐅 Should be FREE.
Tigers gonna tiger
Maybe we shouldn't fuck around with tigers.
Art
Good
Reminds me of Roy Horn, Steve Irwin, and Timothy Treadwell. When dealing with wild animals you are either predator or prey. Playmate is not a viable option. Some have to learn things the hard way.
This is a terrible situation. Perhaps we should stop having wild animals perform?
Fearful symmetry 👍🏻
Moral of story don't keep tigers ( or other animals) in circuses they belong in wild
Good.
No sympathy - I have never liked circuses - you keep a wild animal of such power and beauty performing stupid tricks - do t be surprised when they get fed up! I just hope they did not put the tiger down!!
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