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Environmental Investigation AgencyThailand: Tourist rushed to hospital after being mauled by tiger at wildlife park where visitors 'pet' big catsA tourist suffered stomach and leg injuries when he was mauled by a tiger at a wildlife park in Thailand after stepping inside the fearsome predator's cage to pet it.Australian Paul Goudie was dragged to safety by park attendants at Tiger Kingdom in Phuket after the ferocious attack by the big cat.The 49-year-old from Melbourne suffered stomach and leg injuries and was taken to hospital for emergency treatment, reports the Telegraph.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Do you want to know more about captive tigers in South-East Asia and China? Read the EIA briefing 'Caged Assets: Tiger Farming and Trade' at http://eia-international.org/caged-asset...nd-trade-2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Opened in August 2013, the park allows visitors to enter tiger enclosures, pose for photos and feed bottles to big cat cubs.Before entering the concrete pens, guests are required to remove all loose belongings, including shoes, wash their hands and sign a waiver absolving Tiger Kingdom of any responsibility in the event of an accident.Despite safety concerns, Thailand's tiger parks, which allow visitors to play, stroke and pet the big cats, have grown in popularity in recent years.Full story at http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/...ng-4491759‪#‎tiger‬ ‪#‎Thailand‬Image: A tourist - not the man who was injured - plays with a tiger's tail at Tiger Kingdom in Mae Rim, Thailand, via The Mirror

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