Roy Recalls Jumbo Kitty Klawing



Future first lady Maria Shriver interviewed mauling victim Roy Horn this evening on NBC and if you're like me, you're having your cable and/or satellite disconnected and television set donated to charity, just to ensure there's no chance this nonsense will be ever be seen again in a thinking household.

Horn said he fainted on stage during the fateful performance and that the 380-pound tiger was only trying to help him by dragging him off stage.

"It's just my body. I have high blood pressure," Horn said, referring to why he fainted Oct. 3, 2003, at a hotel in Las Vegas.

Asked by Shriver what he was thinking at the time, Horn said: "Dear God, let this be just a bad nightmare."




(from left to right, Mrs. Arnold, Lispy, Not Gunther Gebel-Williams)

Horn was attacked by the 380-pound tiger named Montecore during a live performance at The Mirage hotel-casino. The 7-year-old tiger bit into the performer's neck and dragged him off stage. A show employee broke the animal's grip by using a fire extinguisher.

Horn survived but remains partially paralyzed following a stroke he suffered immediately following the attack. His speech was distorted by a slight lisp.

Posted: Thu - September 16, 2004 at 12:31 AM      

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