tiger, in family circus show, sneaks up on trainer and pounces [View all]

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at 1:38... he doesnt see tiger #1 sneaking up behind him because he's working with tiger #2

A big cat trainer in Italy was savaged by a pair of tigers during a family circus show in the Italian province of Lecce on Thursday evening.

Shocking footage shows the moment Ivan Orfei, 31, was pounced upon by one of the hulking cats who snuck up beside him while he was instructing its companion during a performance at the Marina Orfei Circus in Surbo.

The tiger hauled the trainer to the floor by the leg before circling him and jumping on his back, biting down on its helpless master's neck.

ivan was rushed to Lecce's Vito Fazzi hospital with deep wounds to the neck, leg and arm inflicted by the feline during the show, but managed to escape life-threatening injuries and was later discharged.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11588237/Moment-big-cat-trainer-savaged-TIGER-performance-family-circus-Italy.html