Siegfried and Roy respond to trainer's account of tiger attack l ABC News

[@mscarolynnigro]

As someone who trained horses for 25 years - I will say that working with high strung animals is really dependent on the energetic exchange . So if something was off - the animal could definitely react. If that cat meant to kill him - he'd be dead.

[@imutilatedeadbodies6933]

You know nothing about lions.

[@bttorre1494]

@@imutilatedeadbodies6933 i’d trust her judgment over some kid with that moronic handle.. tiger king trash wanna be

[@tam_le_bam]

@@imutilatedeadbodies6933 how do you know she doesn’t 😂 ..her comments sound pretty fair to me

[@Galactusz007]

@@tam_le_bam Yeah, especially from some faceless nerd who goes by the name ‘I mutilate dead bodies’, lol.

[@Galactusz007]

@@imutilatedeadbodies6933 YoRetard…tiger…not lionM0r0n, lol.

[@johnbaldock6353]

Someone should interview the Tiger to get his side of the Story!!

[@lynnmahan154]

He's dead now😁

[@tinkerbell8066]

He would say he tasted like chicken. Lol

[@OctPSfever]

Well tiger got annoyed n attacked Roy. Somehow, tiger spared him out of mercy. Whats more annoying is they are still lying about truth. They crazy

[@daveberry5901]

I will tell what you did not know. . . It was the last time Jesus had appeared to his disciples, when they all asked Jesus to stay, he said to them: "It is best I go or the comforter which is the Holy Spirit will not come" . . . He did not say I will make baby animals your dear friends but that is what it is. The Holy Spirit is why you have all these cutesy dogs, and colorful cats. But the Holy Spirit also was in the baby Tiger who was Roys friend as well. . . Yet he saw how corrupt Roy had become. . . Today we are near the return of Jesus Christ and all he brings with him.

[@melisastanley454]

🤣🤣🤣

[@conniecrawford5231]

I saw Siegfried and Roy’s show at the Mirage about 1993 -?it was one of the most expensive tickets I ever bought. The big cats were amazing and the show pure glitz and spectacle.They really cared about their animals but, by today’s awareness of animal rights, not what tigers should be doing. Vegas was so different in those days!

[@ravenesqueone3033]

Connie Crawford - I saw them that same year, front row seats. Utterly the most amazing show I ever saw.

[@lyraferal5618]

You're delusional if you think they cared for those animals. They were accessories, they weren't viewed as living sentient beings.

[@conniecrawford5231]

KeepinItKarli Not the habitat- the actual stage show where the cheapest tickets started at over $100!

[@DriveCarToBar]

@@lyraferal5618 Absolute horseshit. My father was the stage manager for Siegfried and Roy at the Frontier before they moved to the Mirage in the late 80s. The tigers were absolutely cared for and treated exceptionally well. In more than 40 years of performing, nobody ever levied a reliable, substantiated claim of abuse at the pair. I have been to their home here in Las Vegas and seen the tigers before they moved to their permanent home at the Mirage. These animals were not mistreated and Roy in particular was the one who did a fair amount of the training. I saw these animals interact and these are not caged, mistreated animals like you'd find in a run down Mexican circus.

[@rn4l62]

@@DriveCarToBar those tigers were their babies . Unlike circus elephant acts, Siegfried and Roy's tigers were raised and treated with kindness and compassion

[@kittypurrrrr]

I love them for defending those poor precious kitties! My heart goes to both of them.!

[@Valparai1958]

They are wild animals…being exploited…

[@Pinkielover]

he is right if the tiger wanted to kill the guy he would be dead in a second no question..

[@boxermilo21]

Pinkie Love Exactly. Thank you!! And I absolutely believe they love their animals...... Look how well they’re taken care of 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@daveberry5901]

I will tell what you did not know. . . It was the last time Jesus had appeared to his disciples, when they all asked Jesus to stay, he said to them: "It is best I go or the comforter which is the Holy Spirit will not come" . . . He did not say I will make baby animals your dear friends but that is what it is. The Holy Spirit is why you have all these cutesy dogs, and colorful cats. But the Holy Spirit also was in the baby Tiger who was Roys friend as well. . . Yet he saw how corrupt Roy had become. . . Today we are near the return of Jesus Christ and all he brings with him.

[@tunasalad3919]

You're absolutely right, These things kill Wild Gaur solo. Wild Gaur are bigger than Bisons. So human stand no chance if the attack was intentional.

[@Deelifull]

I totally BELIEVE this 100% ... "By Roy not following the correct procedure it fed into confusion & rebellion." Oh and the diminished relationship with not spending as much TIME as he previously did with the tiger. It's no different than a child getting sick of a parent bossing them around & being absent. lol

[@beautifulmind1834]

Deelifull I Agree ☝🏽 One Million Percent

[@ivan.00.ruslan]

Deelifull ...makes sense...I've lashed out horribly at a parent for being absent & then trying to boss me around.....also i've read a detailed account the trainer's interview & he said the tiger's finger had to be jammed in it's own mouth for it to let go of Roy, which doesn't really fit with the "tiger trying to save him" story!

[@standdown4929]

Roy not following procedure is what alerted Montecore that something was wrong, like a medical alert dog... Montecore was not aggresive before or after that night. When Roy fell down having a stroke Montecore grabbed him and took him back stage...It's just that simple, but the media hype jumped the gun on their story before getting the truth....

[@DeadSetOnDestruction]

​@@standdown4929😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@TNT-km2eg]

No sane person would ever buy such ridiculous , absurd explanation

[@lightningstriker1769]

"What was the secret sauce between the two of you?" - couldn't she word that another way?

[@lightningstriker1769]

That was my point...Siegfried and Roy are as gay as a herd of pink unicorns. Everybody knows that

[@daveberry5901]

I will tell what you did not know. . . It was the last time Jesus had appeared to his disciples, when they all asked Jesus to stay, he said to them: "It is best I go or the comforter which is the Holy Spirit will not come" . . . He did not say I will make baby animals your dear friends but that is what it is. The Holy Spirit is why you have all these cutesy dogs, and colorful cats. But the Holy Spirit also was in the baby Tiger who was Roys friend as well. . . Yet he saw how corrupt Roy had become. . . Today we are near the return of Jesus Christ and all he brings with him.

[@DriveCarToBar]

@Derrick Smith Siegfried and Roy have never been secretive about being gay. It just wasn't something they talked about. It's common knowledge.

[@sarge505050]

Mantacore was tired of doing 3 shows a night, 5 days a week.

[@OctPSfever]

He said that I had enough. Time for me to take care of your annoying, Roy. That's what he did, simply took care of Roy n stop his animal cruelty. Yet Montercarlo still loved Roy, so he spated Roy life out of mercy. Yup.

[@jamesl9371]

Yeah

[@atlas79-om1hn]

@@OctPSfever YES. That exactly what happened.

[@bobe7559]

My dad was a pro magician and knew S&R well. He took me to visit them in Vegas, where I got to play with the white tiger cubs. One of the Top experiences of my life! Ive seen many animal trainers but Roy is by far the best of all time. He treats the animals with love and respect. Each one is Family. Sasha, his companion black panther, slept in his bed with him. I have never seen animals love a person like his love him! Roy is a Diamond among coal.

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

Lmao ! People that love animals DON'T MAKE THEM PERFORM FOR A LIVING

[@Maggie19701]

Thank you I FEEL THE SAME

[@nicz051]

OMG I FEEL SO DAMN OLD. this is the first time i've seen them for damn long years

[@trainwrecktoldya5298]

Nobody raised a brow about animal acts then. You could see a freak show or even bowl with midgets . Those were the good old days

[@elizabethbartlett7081]

Why do people wear glasses during interviews? It just makes you look high.

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

Elizabeth Bartlett is... the Fashion Police

[@elizabethbartlett7081]

I’m currently wearing leggings and a sports bra, I know what is best for the world.

[@moiraswife]

@Jason Worth dont bring my gay into this

[@CMLounsbury]

To hide their eyes/conceal emotional responses, lying tells, etc. and keep the interview professional.

[@trainwrecktoldya5298]

Most people wear the sunglasses so it's harder to tell that you are doing cocaine. It's not to make you look high, it's because you are high

[@StawberryStranger]

I feel like people forget about the bonds that Animals form with people.. if that tiger was attacking for a kill or because it was over stimulated or offended Roy would be dead.. it would have ripped his throat out. The fact that tiger literally dragged him alive is a big indicator that it was not an attack. Aninals can sense when something is wrong, dogs can sense when a stroke or heart attack happens in their owners, I've even read and watched reports 9n simple hours cats running to get get help to other people in the house when an elderly person falls down from a stroke, when a baby was caught under a tipped peice of furniture and many other instances... and honestly house cats are not really as perceptive or atleast show that they are as perceptive to human emotions as dogs are..yet many still act when they have bonded with someone. Big cats are much more intelligent then a house cat, more perceptive, and able to have tighter bonds with humans, we see it all the time at sanctuaries and zoo's. An animal knows when they are loved. I dont beleive this cat attacked out of primitive instinct.. their primitive attack would have been to kill, not injure.

[@TNT-km2eg]

So much nonsense packed in one single comment

[@Maggie19701]

The cat could kill one bit the more pressure until your dead

[@eviehammond9509]

Whatever you have to tell yourself to accept what tragically happened. Im sure in their minds this is what they believe & tell themselves. I respect that, but I dont agree with it.

[@kimf442]

Evie Hammond me too ☹️

[@pdfermat]

Its delusional, or they are just trying to keep a good image of their show, maybe a bit of both

[@cynthiajohnson5127]

No NOT TRUE!!! animals can instinctively tell when their owners are sick and in danger and they attempt to save their owner dogs are the same way look at service dogs assigned to protect people who suffer from illness such as Autism or epilepsy they know when a seizure is about to occur and they bark uncontrollably in an effort to alert someone the only difference here is the animal was a large Tiger with deadly teeth that ended up being harmful to his owner while attempting to protect him READ A BOOK OR GOOGLE the subject EDUCATE yourself so you don't sound so IGNORANT

[@eviehammond9509]

@@cynthiajohnson5127 I dont recall telling anyone they had to agree with my opinion. I simply stated is all, something we all have the right to do. The you dont have to agree with me, but to go on a juvenile rant over it only accomplishes exposing you as the truly ignorant one, dear. PS comparing service dogs ( that are domesticated, by the way) & tigers of any sort ( which are wild) is like comparing apples to oranges. Further proving your the "ignorant" one.

[@bingeulme]

Evie Hammond totally agree, wether if it’s really what happened or not, let’s just respect their version of the events, people have their own mechanism to cope with trauma they experienced.

[@BigtimeBigA]

We can literally see the video, the tiger wasn’t responding to him having a stroke, the guy is clearly not having a stroke when the tiger attacks, we have eyes.

[@brandenstangle320]

I see what you’re saying however animals do have a sense of detecting things in the human body even before they appear. That is probably what he is saying, he may not have been physically having a stroke yet however maybe the tiger sensed it and that made it uncomfortable. Who knows. He also is probably just looking for reasons to make sense in his head because he loves the tigers so much.

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

he loves that cash the tigers rake in !!!

[@addygrl6276]

Big A ~ The tiger gave Roy the stroke after nibbling in his neck.

[@mispelling]

Total agree, if you look at the video you can clearly see the tiger try to give him cpr. He was clearly distraught.

[@caseymaree4370]

Where is the video? I can’t find it. Looked and ended up here.

[@paintedpony6394]

He had a stroke and the Tiger was “helping” him offstage? Riiiiiiiiiiiight 😏. UPDATE::: RIP Roy. ☹️ survived a tiger attack to die of a virus. Sad.

[@cindienolin564]

I remember they said perfume from a lady in the audience made the tiger attack..we'll never know

[@NavyTexan713]

But he does read of a man that’s had a stroke. Like how he carries himself now he almost always has to be escorted his face is a bit distorted.

[@paintedpony6394]

Kenneth Celestine you’re right. I saw a press report by the Drs who said. While they had Roy in surgery he went into cardiac arrest and had a stroke while in surgery. They obviously brought him back but he did suffer a stroke AFTER the attack.

[@NavyTexan713]

Paintedpony but they say animals have a six sense about stuff like that. Like kids with autism have service dogs to calm them down maybe the tiger sensed it was coming. I don’t know! Lol

[@paintedpony6394]

Kenneth Celestine You could be right. I’m a Veterinarian, not that it matters but my experience is that wild animals can’t help but be wild. Even though this tiger was raised and kept by humans it was still a wild animal with wild instincts. Tigers and other wild animals that haven’t been domesticated are going to have wild instincts. By Roy’s own words he hadn’t worked with that Tiger much and in my own opinion was freaked out by something Roy did. It is just my opinion but I’m pretty sure the tiger didn’t think that Roy needed help and was escorting him off stage with his teeth. 😆 Regardless, peace my friend.✌🏼

[@JazzJadore]

Hard to feel any sympathy for these guys ... i feel more sorry for the tiger.

[@LOUI-e7h]

Nah. Tigers had a great life of fame and fortune

[@trudymcdonnell1464]

JazzJadore was it put down do you know?

[@iamsosorry3175]

Loui Eriksson You mean a life of cages and abuse from training? I can assure you they’re not living the high life.

[@beautifulmind1834]

I can’t believe Living In A Lavish Habitat Made Especially For Them And Eating Large Cuts Of Beef Without Having Too Fight For You Life . I Would Say That’s Living Pretty High On The Hog 🤷‍♀️🙄

[@trainwrecktoldya5298]

Ikr. Its probably still got mascara in its teeth

[@Lanwarder]

I don't wish to anyone to ever be hurt in any circumstances, but it doesn't change that animals are not meant to do tricks for us in freakin vegas shows.

[@thernandez2]

To me the tigers were tired of preforming. They were done, too many shows, too much work. Being caged it was just done and over.

[@cynthiajohnson5127]

NO I don't believe that was the case animals including dogs are known to protect their owners and can instinctively tell when they are in danger look at service dogs who can determine if their owner is about to have a seizure they'll bark uncontrollably to alert someone of the inpending danger TEAD A BOOK OR GOOGLE the subject matter so you don't sound so IGNORANT

[@thernandez2]

@@cynthiajohnson5127 wow your quite the bitch.

[@HeartWorX.Creations]

Cynthia Johnson: Big difference between tigers & service dogs, DUH!!

[@HeartWorX.Creations]

I agree, Roy’s fortunate he didn’t get his head ripped off!! stroke my ass, right--& the tiger was helping him offstage-what a bunch of shit, how stupid does Sigfried think ppl are?! They’re no better than effing Seaworld, any/all animals kept captive for human entertainment is wrong!

[@cteenie24]

these guys are either completely deluded or really bad liars

[@DogGran]

Teenie *liars

[@cteenie24]

@@DogGran yep

[@jdizzy2012]

Dude was shaking during the interview

[@cteenie24]

@@jdizzy2012 lol that kinda happens when you get to his age so I'm not sure what that proves

[@insomthegreat]

Do you belive in magic...

[@patriciarambert9261]

Their cruelty to animals all these years culminated in that violent act. You have no idea the repetition and demands on the animals patience and endurance of these animals ans starving them and forcing them to do things animals are not designed for. They got what they deserve. Wicked. A living testimony each and every day, a living symbol of deformity these great creatures imprinted on their lives that all the moey in the world cannot erase.

[@trudymcdonnell1464]

Prince Vince 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻

[@caryulmer7063]

Maria Graf Even if he had done something wrong, ( which there doesn't look like there's any evidence he did), wishing someone is eaten by a tiger is just nutty. You need to get help.

[@ryderaliciarey8440]

Siegfried has changed his story drastically over the years, and I'm sure for "legal" reasons. But right after the attack, Siegfried confessed that he was ALWAYS frightened of the animals; that the animals were Roy's domain, not his, and he was particularly frightened of the tigers. He spent most of his time at their home in the Mirage Hotel SEPARATE from where Roy was living WITH the tigers and lions and panthers and cheetahs, etc. I'm sure Siegfried wants to protect the "brand" in some way, but his story is so very different in recent years...

[@miryamishot]

I met Siegfried and he’s so sweet. He just has this amazing peaceful spirit.

[@Dwightinho56]

A tiger has such strong instincts. Even if they had had him since he was a little cub, these things is bound to happen. They were playing with fire.

[@topofthemorning6832]

You can't even predict what another human is thinking. Yet people believe they know their animals completely. Even my cat who has never hurt a fly has randomly attacked me before. I used to be a postman and would get bit all the time by dogs that were previously friendly

[@loralieisa]

@@topofthemorning6832 My cats sometimes completely by accident scratch me when they jump on me. I couldn't imagine keeping larger cats simply because of the clumsiness factor.

[@maryadkison8614]

Never told the extent of his injures ‼️. Know the tiger went for neck

[@beautifulmind1834]

Mary Adkison Exactly!!! I Would Like Too Know . Ultimately You Can’t Tame A Wild Beast No Matter What 🙄

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

Yes, animals will kill their trainers we they have had ENOUGH, just like Tyke the circus elephant !!!

[@daleholmgren6078]

Hard to believe Siegfried is almost 81 - boy time flies.

[@bernicedavenport1142]

Why is he lying ?

[@michaelmonty6452]

To protect the brand siegfried and Roy use to always hide the fact that they used animal trainers and that Roy was the one that trained all the animals and the truth just makes Roy look incompetent and like an idiot...which he totally was/is

[@mamamarianovits9029]

Denial.

[@alanwisdom7777]

@@yos5177 stupid comment

[@VoIPPortland]

Vanity and Narcissism.

[@marissabones]

This is why wild animals should stay in the wild. Using animals the way they did is animal cruelty

[@julieankhan.2801]

That is cruel to make those animals perform day in and out like that. Its enuff to make any animal crazy. All about the $$.

[@indiamitchell93]

JulieAnkha N. Exactly

[@Pinkielover]

more cruel to have them extinct

[@merliniman5561]

My Condolences to Roy. A Great Entertainer.. You will be missed...

[@Yalishenderful]

I am personally shocked to see so many mean comments about Siegfried and especially Roy. He has been living and loving those animals for more than 40 years. They made the money for sure but they started from NOTHING and made the impossible possible. This is still the greatest show ever made to date by their own merit and hard work. I think they made a lot of money but this was not the point or their motivation and they never stole it. The public was not even there at the beginning, they created it. They loved what they did and they could last for so long due to their dedication and competencies. I read a lot of judgmental comments from people who do not know anything about animals and who are jealous of others' success. I have a lot of respect for them. Sadly it ended badly but the guy has no bad feeling whatsoever and still loves his animals the same. True that animals should be in the wild, but those animals were/are rare and would not survive. I think they were well treated and loved. They loved him back as well, it can be seen is so much footage. They do not cheat, they do not lie.

[@loralieisa]

The cats had a good life at their home and roamed freely. They had Air conditioning something not available to them in the wild.

[@gregfuzi1069]

The guy had a stroke so the tiger attacked to try to help. What a story. And I've got some property in the middle of the Everglades that I want to sell you.

[@KimFusedFPV]

This was a magnificent show, I love these two.

[@nalathenoodlegator7435]

I’m dying laughing over the “3:49 the fart that was heard around the world” it’s soooo funny the number of comments regarding “ the fart” ......😂🤣😂🤣 I literally replayed it like 10x.... 😂🤣😂🤣

[@OfFiCiAl_CaRgO]

Lmao ...damn i didnt even know that was a fart...but my thing is why do people apologize for farting ..i never understood that 👀

[@maryadkison8614]

Love you both ❤️thanks for sharing. Sad 😢😢 for everyone. Good to see you after all this time 🥰🥰‼️‼️

[@reginoakman833]

...did dude just pass gas and attempted to play it off as a sneeze though????

[@eddiemcfadden4386]

He did

[@wanefelicia8779]

What?

[@Booshiehallie]

3:49

[@ozziewolters7818]

Lol, he said he was sorry and immediately it cut to the lady talking. I had to watch that again. Lol.

[@AstoriaHeard]

Ok. That was amazing. Shady ass editors.

[@marcykeeley7709]

I kind of always thought it was an accident too because he's right if the tiger wanted to hurt him it would have taken two seconds he wouldn't drag him offstage to do it he would have killed him right there

[@bernicedavenport1142]

gold dust woman he was all but dead !

[@trudymcdonnell1464]

gold dust woman 🤨

[@marcykeeley7709]

Yeah I get that he cut his throat basically but if he wanted to he could have ripped out his throat right there and there would have been no saving him. He could have torn him to shreds in seconds if he was trying to hurt him and not just doing what big cats. From what I heard they didn't have to tranq the cat to get him to release Roy. he brought into the side of the stage and dropped him

[@picklep9812]

gold dust woman are you an idiot or a child...sorry you need some critical thinking skills

[@maryadkison8614]

Sad 😥😥best act ever ❤️❤️ show took my breath away 😱🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@c.mckenzie2155]

The story Siegfreid tells is not right. They say that the tiger was aware Roy was in trouble and was trying to save him by dragging him backstage. Montecor was a male tiger. Male tigers do not take care of young, nor do they grab young tigers by the neck to move them.

[@alancastaneda8322]

I live in Las Vegas, I went to the Siegfried and Roy Secret Garden once, to see the tigers. Before I went, I thought, this is going to be great; arrived, felt terrible for the tigers. Never went back. Can't enjoy zoos, knowing these enormous animals are enclosed in a less than a square mile enclosure, when in the wild, their terrain is hundreds of miles and it migrates.

[@Maggie19701]

I agree but that was much later the cats lived with them on a 100 acres estate, swimming pools, veterinarians trainers, groomers air conditioning temperature control snow play areas I do agree zoos small one are no god but lion tiger a disappearing in Africa, Asia. I assume they’ll be no more along with the elephant and numerous others. The commercial raising of big cats kill pens is what really bugs me. It is legal like raising dogs to sell, and then when the dog comes out of the cage steps, a few steps, bang youdead might hunters .trumps son kills like that for a price.he shows and talks about kill an elephant with his foot up on his leg makes me sick. He is an evil person.thats not hunting . .

[@johnfroelich8554]

The tiger was trying to help during a stroke.? Wait a sec...

[@maverick792]

It's Dr.Tiger for you.

[@cynthiajohnson5127]

It's true animals do that Ass Hole even dogs and cats you never heard of service dogs for Autistic children or for people with epilepsy the dog will bark uncontrollably in an effort to warn their owner when they sense a seizure coming on READ A BOOK or GOOGLE the subject matter so you don't sound so IGNORANT

[@mcmlxvi]

Roy Horn never fully recovered from the attack, he died within less than 6 months after this interview from COVID-19 complications, he was 75. Siegfried died 9 months later from Pancreatic Cancer at the age of 81.

[@atlas79-om1hn]

I don't trust that!... Perhaps they died to be alive like lots of celebrities do when their career is over. Made a lot of money off animal abuse a now is the time to hide away and live happy ever after. Continue making money off biography books, films and recorded earlier shows. However, you can't build happiness on somebody else's suffering, and karma is real!

[@simon5005]

This is heartwrenching.

[@aprillovesdolphins869]

RIP Roy. You were truly a master of your craft! 🐯🐯🐯

[@arizonastrong9756]

Did the tiger attack we will never know all we can do is guess did they both survived yes. The truth is this tigers never stayed in cages each one had a trainer nutritional expert bathers walkers and they were home in between shows. I was very lucky and have family that worked at the hotel I can remember countless hours of running around in the back playing. I can hundred percent guarantee you that none of the Tigers where keep in small cages in the back. Never not once did I or one of my siblings see these animals unless walking with trainers. There was a huge zoo like facility in the back where the animals where keep.

[@inevitablecraftslab]

go to hell for torturing those tigers

[@nappyhead187]

@@erinmcg8716 lol

[@patriciarambert9261]

Thank you man. People who do not love animals celebrate these two monsters. God kniws the cruelty hunger and overwork these animals endured to learn just one routine.

[@bernicedavenport1142]

Inevitable Crafts Lab I really don’t think those cats are being tortured, seriously!

[@inevitablecraftslab]

@@bernicedavenport1142 well hurting you to make you do stuff is torture ...

[@iamsosorry3175]

bernice davenport do you know how tiger training works? It’s abuse.

[@tiffany4628]

3:49 Did anyone catch that??? 🤣🤣🤣

[@ravenesqueone3033]

Tiffany Triana-Nartinez - Leather chair..

[@nalathenoodlegator7435]

Omg thanks my husband and I re-played 3:49 like 10x we are dying laughing!!! That was classic. Did he apologize too????😂🤣😂🤣

[@cynthiajohnson5127]

There show was GREAT and contrary to popular belief they LOVED those Tigers and treated them well when not performing those Tigers roamed freely on their 10+ acre property and they were fed better than most humans

[@loralieisa]

They also had AC, something they would not enjoy in the wild.

[@kathryn1313]

That Tiger didn't try to "help Roy because he was having a stroke"...….that Tiger went Tiger...……..plain and simple.

[@Sol-kj2pj]

So the tiger trainer was Ray Liotta in the mid-90's? 4:07

[@hellothere9318]

😂

[@joe6096]

Never believe a man who can't look you straight in the eye - WITHOUT wearing sunglasses.

[@snoosri]

but maybe give a man the benefit of the doubt when he does not want to cry on camera

[@Hautecakes90210]

I can’t be the only one noticing how huge Roy’s boy toys are lol - its that huge in all videos. 🤣

[@truerosie]

He may have been using the well-known rock star trick of a pair of socks. Maybe.

[@KatieCabo]

We’ll never know what really happened because we weren’t there. Only the doctors know the truth. But by looking at Roy and hearing him talk it is consistent with having a stroke. Either way it is sad. Siegfried & Roy was amazing! Truly the best show I have ever seen in my life! I wish them both a happy and long life together.

[@auntkaz422]

Looking at Roy and hearing him talk... AFTER he suffered massive blood loss due to being mauled on the neck by a 400 pound tiger, undergoing surgery where he flatlined three times and then suffered swelling of the brain to the point where he had to have part of his skull removed so he would not suffer further brain damage... Yeah, how he sounded and moved his body could ONLY have happened due to a stroke BEFORE all of the injury caused by the mauling! SMH

[@micheleflory2720]

He didn’t have a stroke . Watch doc called hiw it really happened . It was all a lie and there was previous attacks that the victims signed NDAs. So you are wrong . The one story is where a man was attacked at Roy’s mansion and he is alive and paralyzed . Yah , really all lies and illusion to save the brand . It was a lie . The usda was only allowed to view attack ti this day no one able to see it . If this happened today , no one would have any lies to tell . Bc iPhones would have got all of it . Such bulshit

[@MontgomeryMall]

Roy Horn died at the age of 75 on May 8, 2020 in Mountainview Hospital in Las Vegas. He had contracted coronavirus about a week earlier.

[@NoizyBoyUS]

You’re telling me the tiger helped him because he was having a stroke?? Yeah okay bud.

[@cynthiajohnson5127]

You are IGNORANT dogs and cats do the same thing they have an uncanny ability to determine if their owner is about to have a Stroke Heart Attack or seizure and they will if its a dog Bark uncontrollably in an attempt to alert someone of the impending danger people who are ill have service dogs just for this purpose GOOGLE THE SUBJECT matter or read a BOOK so you don't sound so IGNORANT smgdh

[@monicaschubert4705]

I met a woman who had carried a little dog around because she had Seizures.

[@Pinkielover]

i wouldnt say helped him,,, but the tiger knew something was wrong. and reacted if the tiger wanted to kill roy wouldnt be alive

[@NikoChristianWallenberg]

You are an idiot: tigers (like many animals) detect quickly if something is wrong in their environment, and the tiger's natural reaction was to try and get Roy out of potential harm's way (the tiger does not know that Roy had a stroke as such, which he did according to medical examination, but he detected that that something is wrong with him) - this happens to be by dragging (the tiger does not quite realize just how fragile humans are compared to tigers). When the small child dropped into the gorilla enclave at a zoo a few years back, the gorilla recognized the child as a youngling in distress and its reaction was to drag it around from potential harm's way (which looked to some that the gorilla was intentionally harming the child).

[@toledojeeper2932]

The only problem with that is he had the stroke in the hospital.

[@chainey05]

Animals are not for entertainment...they are wild animals they deserve to live in the wild. It’s abuse and it’s cruel.

[@loralieisa]

They lived in luxury with regular meals AC and their own swimming pool. Life in the wild would not be better for them.

[@micshork]

Rest in Peace Roy

[@kalel311superman9]

You can never trust a wild animal completely

[@loganlion6314]

This is why I will not go to circus or any shows involving wild animals doing tricks. Animals deserve to be living in their natural habitat and respected as such

[@indiamitchell93]

Logan Lion I agree 100%

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

Can't even see an elephant at the circus that's terrible

[@larajhilton]

Logan ‘confusion and rebellion’. Rebellion!!! Those beautiful animals weren’t theirs to own. They rebelled because they objected to being trafficked and enslaved, as they had every right to.

[@varduhi81]

But they do attack people and domestic animals and farmers in India . Do you know that?

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

thats not what the initial report said; roy was walking backwards then he tripped n fell and the tigers instinct kicked in like following wounded prey and tiger attacked...its cat instinct he wasnt ¨protecting¨ roy at all!! stroke happened at hospital not on stage...besides roy is dead now.

[@SonshineLady7]

I recall when this happened and the news reports I watched within the first few days gave that report ie. Roy tripped (not sure about the falling part) BUT they said Mantacore was distressed and carried Roy to "safety." The last part sounds good but I agree that the tiger likely attacked due to instinct.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

@@SonshineLady7 his claim that the cat was carrying him to safety was ludicrous.

[@robertwalls5794]

Has anybody thought to get the tigers account of the incident?

[@larajhilton]

Neil Anblomi 😊 apparently that wasn’t of any concern. Those poor trafficked animals made them very rich and famous. Smh.

[@religiohominilupus5259]

Neil Anblomi, LOL, damn that's funny--one of the best comments yet! Seriously though: in a way, the tiger did give his account: Mantacore clearly expressed to Roy that he was antagonized. Instead of immediately taking him off stage, Roy kept pushing him, even hitting him on the head. What happened next was no surprise at all to anyone who truly knows felines. My fear is that both of those fools haven't learned much from this experience since they seem to seek excuses. Their claim that Mantacore simply responded to Roy having a stroke is rather unlikely, given the whole picture.

[@larajhilton]

ReligioHominiLupus 👏🏼👍🏼

[@religiohominilupus5259]

@@larajhilton 🙏

[@jeffkrzyzanski1351]

Neil Anblomi They tried The Tigers remained silent they pleaded the 5th amendment 😂😂🤣🤣

[@Reel-Justice]

I sat in the front row and saw the show in 1991 and it was amazing. During the show Roy would walk with a cat on stage like this 2:34 and jerk the cat hard by the neck when the cat wasn't doing whatever it was supposed to be doing. I said then these guys are nuts as these are wild animals and in 2003 that cat probably had enough of being jerked around.

[@jacquelinecotto9291]

Will they do a movie of Siegfried and roy

[@louididdy]

I accidentally ate a steak yesterday.

[@KobeMonster007]

I love steak.

[@trudymcdonnell1464]

louididdy & I accidentally got high. Don’t you just hate having accidents 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@iamsosorry3175]

No you didn’t , you were HELPING the steak because it had a seizure,

[@pearlbubbles6885]

Moo

[@kellycismoski5098]

Thats precious how they tried to say the tiger responded because Roy was having a stroke, the nurse in me says NO sorry.

[@chilliecheesecake]

Yeah, if he had a stroke and was then mauled by a tiger, he would've been dead meat

[@lauraroberts8203]

The only good thing about this was Deborah Roberts!!!Love her!!!She is Al Rokers secret sauce!!!❤️👍❤️

[@kkdoc7864]

Tigers do not leap on you to help. Nor do they recognize someone in trouble. Roy was absolutely upright and not having a stroke when the tiger attacked. The trainer’s account is much more reliable and believable.

[@cynthiajohnson5127]

OMGee IGNORANCE IS BLISS HUH ASS HOLE you never heard of service dogs or any dog that is capable of detecting a Stroke Heart Attack or Seizure before it occurs their are dogs assigned to people we call them "SERVICE PETS" who are capable of sensing impending medical related dangers READ A BOOK OR GOOGLE the subject matter most animals/pets are capable of doing this... smgdh Glad my mother didn't raise any FOOLS

[@cynthiajohnson5127]

ANIMALS ARE CAPABLE OF SENSING ILLNESSES ALL ANIMALS CATS HAVE EVEN BEEN KNOWN TO ALERT THEIR OWNER

[@kkdoc7864]

Cynthia Johnson I usually do not answer uneducated name callers, but as an emergency boarded physician I can tell you that there was no evidence of a stroke. Stephen Miller wasn’t having a stroke or seizure or anything else either, when Rocky the bear took him by the neck killing him. Service animals are trained to recognize certain conditions and are not by nature killers. The tiger was not trained. Why people want to believe a fairy tale is beyond me, and what I said stands.

[@divaah4406]

@@kkdoc7864 The strokes, and there were 3 in total, came AFTER the tiger attack and due to the blood loss, of the attack, so I'm with you Doc.

[@kkdoc7864]

Diva AH Thank you. I hate being called names when I am just trying to explain the medical side of things (40 yrs experience). The strokes happened secondary to the injury, but if it helps them to believe another tale, there’s no harm unless someone else thinks a wild predator will be sympathetic to him/her and be careless because if that false belief.

[@jamesl9371]

Yeah this is animal abuse and should be outlawed

[@lyraferal5618]

They abused those cats and he got what he deserved. They're disgusting circus freaks.

[@pahrahinc3895]

The Mrs. Says: Do not talk to me about how much better anything would be in the wild. When was the last time you had to run your meal down and then tear it open with your mouth. Those TIGERS lived a blessed life of love and plenty and luxury. No one could love something as much as Roy loved his cats. Siegfried and Roy spent millions on those animals, they worked hard to perform and give the paying public a big bang for their buck. Roy died loving his cats and those animals were happy with the life two little human beings gave them. On that night his cat tried to save his friend from strangers not harm him, animals are very sensitive and his Tiger wanted to get him away from the audience and protect him.

[@TNT-km2eg]

Either delusional or lier

[@loralieisa]

People romanticize life in the wild, but it is not a good life for the animals. Those cats had all of life's luxuries and romed freely in their own mansion.

[@Roy-G-Biv]

they defined what it was to use and abuse animals to pay for their personal outrageous life style. Shame...Karma is a bitch and sometimes a pissed off white tiger.

[@MixonElements]

Am I the only one who thought he lost his life in this attack? Im amazed he's still alive.

[@MK-hh1vo]

Yes you are. Everyone knows that Roy did NOT die which is part of what made the story such a big deal back then; the tiger grabbed him by the throat and he lived!

[@DanCantone]

Does Siegried fart when he stands up @3:47 and Says "Braaaaa...OhhhI'm sorry!"Lol

[@lt4324]

I was lucky enough to see them perform in Las Vegas before the accident.

[@bernicedavenport1142]

Mr. I can’t believe It!! Do you honestly think that these cats are mistreated ? Yes, believe it !

[@tscar70]

Roy takes a stroke so that the tiger wouldn't be put down. I don't think he should go that far. But you have to admire his affection for the tiger. Yes I know tiger's should never be kept they way they do and put on display like they did. Somewhere in the back of their minds they had to be thinking 1 day just 1 day.

[@johncoffee772]

He’s hiding his Lying eyes. Leave the animals in their own habitat. It was an Attack.

[@jigglediggle29]

White Tigers in their habitat, very clever, Inspector Columbo. Oh boy.

[@kimdang9032]

Hello everyone. Thank you. Your friend. Hugs, kisses and thank you.

[@brendadufaur37]

Deborah Roberts is very good and very respectful.

[@xxxxxx-tq4mw]

Roy did his illusionist act and became Claude Balls.

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

Lmao !!

[@jenniturtleburger3708]

Other accounts I’ve heard were that the tiger bit into Siegfried’s arm first and he may have hit the tiger with the microphone and then the tiger took him down and hit him on the neck.

[@omargoodnesssake]

Siegfried’s explanation sounds rehearsed and still ridiculous. The employee’s explanation sounds plausible and coherent. And it’s disgusting that the only way Siegfried can rebut the other explanation is by a thinly veiled personal attack. And I love how these “journalists” just kiss up to Siegfried & Roy at the end. I hate GMA

[@theadventuresoftaco7306]

Is this Chris katan havent seen him since A Night at the Roxbury??

[@raiyvenhawk792]

If the tiger actually attacked he would be dead it's obvious it was an accident of play or whatever

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

He was ALMOST killed !!

[@MK-hh1vo]

@@SUGAR_XYLER which mean he was NOT killed.

[@firenze5555]

Well, at least they are not blaming the tiger for the attack.

[@johannadiaz8523]

Me lo encontré en the mirage, se tomo fotos con mi hija, saludos desde Bogota, colombia

[@richard6088]

I think I know what the "secret sauce" was...

[@jjw238]

You must be experienced with that kind of stuff

[@gt9188]

Semen?

[@richard6088]

@@jjw238 Very actually

[@monikabochmann2792]

Fortschrittte von roy?

[@warrenlightning8137]

That trainer will be looking for a big payout soon.

[@petalpinkton8682]

I'm sure they learnt that these animals belong in the wild and not in circuses, homes or gardens. They thought they were in control. Not.

[@ginamilite1256]

I loved them saw them live so sad to hear when tjey borh died during covid they were amazing

[@namiin3034]

Sounds true, if the guy was having a stroke and the tiger did not see what usually happens it's understandable,

[@Central_CoastRotors]

Maybe the tiger identified as a “species fluid EMT” and went into action 🤔

[@lizziedae91]

The only story i ever heard was that some lady in the front startled the tiger & it dragged him off in attempt to protect him

[@JackTheSkunk]

Glad the guy wasn't killed but I believe big cats and other dangerous animals were put on earth to be admired from a distance not "trained" for entertainment.

[@isthatsrt8120]

3:48 😐

[@brandogrl]

He claims the 🐅 was trying to save him from a stroke.. yeah o.k he would of been lunch.. NO Doubt in my mind

[@lillililli1726]

Who cares??? God bless them 😍😍😍😍

[@bluetigeress8432]

Wearing a red tiger print dress...how inappropriate

[@Chrisoula17]

I hope the did not euthanize Montecore. He was just acting like a tiger. I'm guessing he got pissed off at Roy and tried to put him in his place.