Montecore, the Roy Horn-mauling white tiger, will remain in his home at the Mirage Hotel, and will not be disciplined for his attack on his trainer. Details at Yahoo.
Granted, he was (is) concerned for the cat. Bravo. Seriously. I have cats (smaller versions), and I like cats. In fact, I like most animals better then people. Animals don't get snarky, animals don't do drama, etc.
As to holding up in the face of adversity, it wasn't a random attack on the street by a wild tiger, nor some freak accident. It's called an "Occupational Hazzard". I work with paper; paper cuts don't surprise me. Dale Earnhart drove very fast; a serious crash was not a surprise, safety gear failure was. Roy played with tigers; having one injure you should not be a surprise either. He got what was a naturally expected outcome to his course of action, but not "what he deserved", as I've heard said before. I'm really surprised it took as long as it did for it to happen.
Play with fire, get burned. It's inherent in the act. I'm not praising the injuring of another human being, just acknowleging the inevitablilty of it.
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Date: 2003-10-14 10:07 am (UTC)As to holding up in the face of adversity, it wasn't a random attack on the street by a wild tiger, nor some freak accident. It's called an "Occupational Hazzard". I work with paper; paper cuts don't surprise me. Dale Earnhart drove very fast; a serious crash was not a surprise, safety gear failure was. Roy played with tigers; having one injure you should not be a surprise either. He got what was a naturally expected outcome to his course of action, but not "what he deserved", as I've heard said before. I'm really surprised it took as long as it did for it to happen.
Play with fire, get burned. It's inherent in the act. I'm not praising the injuring of another human being, just acknowleging the inevitablilty of it.
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Date: 2003-10-14 10:30 am (UTC)oh, yeah, right...never met *my* cats, have you...