A tiger that escaped captivity after attacking a man has been shot dead by police near the eastern city of Leipzig, police said Sunday.
According to , the animal belongs to famous trainer Carmen Zander, who owns a group of big cats Picture newspaper, which cited daily leipzig people’s voice In his report.
Police said the injured person was male and although he suffered minor injuries Picture He said that still he has been admitted to the hospital.
According to the spokesperson, no other tiger was able to escape.
They said the tiger had escaped from a private facility in Scheuditz, just west of Leipzig, before being shot and killed in nearby gardens.
controversial tiger tamer
Zander, known as the “Tiger Queen”, has already faced legal issues over the treatment of the animals in her care. Time The weekly quoted media reports as saying.
Among other things, he is accused of organizing a tiger show without proper approval, which led to an investigation by the Leipzig state prosecutors.