Tiger Bites Drunk Man At County Fair (He stuck his arm into cage)

[matcom]

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A trucker who transported a tiger to the Putnam County Fair was treated at a hospital after the animal bit his arm, authorities said.

Jason Wayne Hardin, 25, of Westville, apparently stuck his arm into the tiger's cage about 2:25 a.m. Sunday, said Major Keith Riddick of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

Hardin was drunk at the time of the incident, according to his sister, Heather Bass.

He was taken to the Putnam County Hospital and then flown to Shands at the University of Florida, where he was treated and released for severed tendons in his forearm, said Kat Kelley, a spokeswoman for the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

"This was strictly human error and poor judgment," she said. "These are wild animals, and no matter how tame they are, they're still animals."

Florida Wildlife officials inspected the exhibit and ruled it to be safe.

Under state safety requirements, there must be a certain distance between the animals' cages and a perimeter fence around them, Kelley said.

Hardin's trailer was inside the perimeter fence, Kelley said.

http://www.wftv.com/irresistible/8135641/detail.html

[GOPisEvil]

1. I love the smell of dumbass in the morning.

It smells like cleaning out the gene pool...

[dr.zoidberg]

2. What's the over/under of a lawsuit?

You know that one is going to result from this, even if it is the damn fool's fault.

[Fleshdancer]

3. Does stupid taste like chicken?

the poor tiger deserves better meat than that. :rofl:

[Blue-Jay]

4. duh.

RATS! Missed another one!