Holy shit. And here I wanted to go see their show, but the last time I was in Vegas the show was not running. I was planning on going to see it when I visited Vegas this year, but there may never be another show. Wild pussy is nothing to mess with.
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 4) - A tiger attacked magician Roy Horn of duo ''Siegfried & Roy'' during a Friday night performance, leaving the superstar illusionist in critical condition, authorities said.
An audience member at The Mirage hotel-casino said the white tiger lunged at Horn, who tried to beat the animal off with a microphone.
''The tiger went for his neck, then drug him offstage,'' said Andy Cushman, a 23-year-old reporter from New Jersey. ''He looked like a rag doll.''
Mirage spokesman Alan Feldman said Horn had a serious injury to the left side of his neck. Feldman said Horn, who turned 59 on Friday, was taken into surgery.
Horn was in critical condition at University Medical Center, said hospital spokeswoman Cheryl Persinger. Clark County Fire spokesman Bob Leinbach said that on the way to the hospital Horn was able to talk with the ambulance staff.
Cushman said Horn, the dark-haired member of the duo, appeared alone on stage with the tiger about 45 minutes into the show, and told the audience the animal was making his debut.
After the attack, Siegfried Fischbacher appeared on stage and said the performance was canceled, Cushman said.
''Roy is a very, very strong-willed person as well as having physical strength,'' said Bernie Yuman, the duo's longtime manager. ''I'm cautiously optimistic.'' Yuman thanked friends and fans who have sent their support.
''It's touching to hear from so many people all at a short time,'' Yuman said.
Hotel officials said the show has been canceled indefinitely. The tiger involved in the attack, a 7-year-old male named Montecore, was quarantined at the hotel, officials said.
The German-born pair perform six shows a week, 44 weeks per year and have been performing in Las Vegas for more than 30 years.
The illusionists, who put on one of the most well-known and expensive Las Vegas shows with their signature white tigers and lions, signed a lifetime contract with the Mirage in 2001.
I have seen Several Acts in Vegas and always thought theirs was the Best.
Maybe, Roy cast his "Gay" eye upon on the Tiger and he took offense. [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img]
"The tiger involved in the attack, a 7-year-old male named Montecore, was quarantined at the hotel, officials said. Cushman said Horn, the dark-haired member of the duo, appeared alone on stage with the tiger about 45 minutes into the show, and told the audience the animal was making his debut."
7 year old Tiger making its' "debut", sounds strange to me, but I am of not a Tiger Trainer. Anyway first and I believe the Last act for the Tiger.
House cats and tigers have pretty much the same temperment. Older house cats are much more mellow than kittens and younger cats, so a seven year old tiger making his debut should have meant he was mellow enough to not find time to play. He was probably playing with Roy - or at least that's what he thought - if he wasn't playing, Roy would have been in the "Not coming down for Dinner, because he was Dinner" section of this site.
House cats and tigers have pretty much the same temperment. Older house cats are much more mellow than kittens and younger cats, so a seven year old tiger making his debut should have meant he was mellow enough to not find time to play. He was probably playing with Roy - or at least that's what he thought - if he wasn't playing, Roy would have been in the "Not coming down for Dinner, because he was Dinner" section of this site.
It seems to me that you should not be debuting an older tiger.
They have not been around it long enough.
AN UPDATE:
Roy saw that the tiger was upset, not wanting to be there, and the possibility that it was going into the audience, so Roy stepped up, to avoid that, and he was attacked.
He underwent another round of surgery, doesn't look good, the doctor's said to pray.
Hey, you know, give credit to whom credit is due.
if you fight a tiger, bring artillery [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] 
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