Schiller Henry J, Cullinane Daniel C, Sawyer Mark D, Zietlow Scott P
Division of Trauma, Critical Care and General Surgery, Mayo Foundation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Am Surg. 2007 May;73(5):516-9.
Tigers, as well as other large predators, are being held in private settings with increasing frequency. Unregulated private "zoos" are cropping up in many rural and suburban settings across the country. The number of attacks from captive predators also is on the rise. This case highlights the potentially violent and aggressive nature of wild animals held in captivity. Treatment principals and wounding patterns of large cat attacks are emphasized.
老虎以及其他大型食肉动物被越来越频繁地圈养在私人场所。不受监管的私人“动物园”在全国许多农村和郊区不断涌现。圈养食肉动物的攻击事件数量也在上升。这起案件凸显了圈养野生动物潜在的暴力和攻击性本质。文中强调了大型猫科动物攻击的治疗原则和受伤模式。
