Tiger put down because it killed a man

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Zoo tiger kills its handler

AUCKLAND - An experienced big-cat handler who once saved a fellow keeper from a tiger attack was mauled to death at a New Zealand zoo yesterday.

South African Dalu Mncube was killed by a white tiger while cleaning an enclosure with another keeper at the Zion Wildlife Gardens, near Whangarei in Northland, New Zealand.

The zoo featured Craig Busch on the hit TV show The Lion Man.

Staff members rushed to Mncube's aid, but the male tiger would not let go, and Mncube died at the scene from "tearing" injuries to his head, torso and lower leg.

The tiger is believed to be Abu, a tiger that attacked keeper Demetri Price in February, until Mncube forced the animal to let go.

The white tiger, one of only 120 in the world, was put down yesterday, and the park was closed to the public.

The police and Department of Labour are investigating the matter.

Eight tourists who saw the attack, as well as distressed park workers, received counselling.

At a press conference, Northland police Inspector Paul Dimery said the attack was being treated as a criminal investigation, but there was nothing to suggest the death was suspicious.

On the Zion website, Mncube was described as second-in-charge to Busch, who was fired from the park by his mother, Patricia Busch, the zoo's head, last year.

Mncube leaves his partner, Sharon Arnott, and one-year-old daughter, Starskea. - New Zealand Herald
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It is terrible for someone to die, it's always terrible, and it’s traumatic for the deceased's family and the Zoo and the people who witnessed the tragedy. But is it always necessary for a wild carnivore animal to be put down if people decide to invade their space? We all know that tigers, lions, leopards, etc eat meat, they eat other animals and they will eat human beings when given the chance. It's not the tiger's fault that the tiger was brought to the Zoo in the first place, and it's certainly not the tiger's fault that the man went inside the cage. So was it necessary for it to be put down, especially because that species of tiger has a population of a mere 120?
 
WTF? Its a wild animal who kills soft squishy things like us for food.

The handler knew the risks.
 
Why kill the Tiger for doing whats natural to him. It it a wild animal and should be treated with respect. If you are stupid enough to enter its cage (where no Tiger should be anyway) without safety precautions, you deserve to become lunch.
 
If an animal kills a human its putdown...
Something about the taste of a humans blood...
 
Devill said:
Its in a cage.... its not like its roaming the streets
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Theres a rank in the food chain, we on top and we make the rules. This is with regards to any animal.

Zookeepers are trained to help these animals and clean their cages etc.
The article states that the same tiger attacked another cleaner.
I also dont think the zoo would have killed the tiger for just this reason and judging on the endangered level of the animal it must have been a lengthy decision to put the animal down.

I dont like caged animals anyway, the tigers better off and so are some humans.

 
JK8 said:

Theres a rank in the food chain, we on top and we make the rules. This is with regards to any animal.

Zookeepers are trained to help these animals and clean their cages etc.
The article states that the same tiger attacked another cleaner.
I also dont think the zoo would have killed the tiger for just this reason and judging on the endangered level of the animal it must have been a lengthy decision to put the animal down.

I dont like caged animals anyway, the tigers better off and so are some humans.
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Yes because a dead animal is always better than a alive one. Gawd.

I am pretty sure if you where a wild animal in a cage, you would also want to get free and get pretty pissed off.
 
JK8 said:

Theres a rank in the food chain, we on top and we make the rules. This is with regards to any animal.

Zookeepers are trained to help these animals and clean their cages etc.
The article states that the same tiger attacked another cleaner.
I also dont think the zoo would have killed the tiger for just this reason and judging on the endangered level of the animal it must have been a lengthy decision to put the animal down.

I dont like caged animals anyway, the tigers better off and so are some humans.
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Its a wild animal. Noticed how wild animals catch and kill stuff? Never o I thought the lions in the kruger park all ate macdonlads :rolleyes:

If you get in a cage with a tiger yu must be aware that it might maul you.

If you are stupid you are not a loss to humanity ;)

They could tranq the tiger everytime they need to clean his cage / enclosement.
 
South African Dalu Mncube was killed by a white tiger while cleaning an enclosure with another keeper at the Zion Wildlife Gardens, near Whangarei in Northland, New Zealand.
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A racist tiger.

We need Julius Malema and MK veterans on the case stat :D :p
 
Devill said:
Its a wild animal. Noticed how wild animals catch and kill stuff? Never o I thought the lions in the kruger park all ate macdonlads :rolleyes:

If you get in a cage with a tiger yu must be aware that it might maul you.

If you are stupid you are not a loss to humanity ;)

They could tranq the tiger everytime they need to clean his cage / enclosement.
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No because it harms the liver and some other organs.
 
Sly21C said:
So was it necessary for it to be put down, especially because that species of tiger has a population of a mere 120?
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That tiger should have been put down earlier, after the first attack. This guy would have been alive if they did their jobs properly.

An animal which attacks a human being needs to be killed, otherwise this animal will target people in the future.

Too little too late - good that their labour department is investigating.
 
I think that its bull that the tiger was put down what was he doing in the cage while the animal was not locked up isn't that what they normally do when cleaning????? At the end of the day its a wild animal whether its been hand raised or not , they guy had no business being in his cage!!!!! Full Stop!!!!
 
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