Tigers kill Italian tamer as parliament mulls ban on circus animals

All eight of the circus’s tigers were impounded by police after tamer Ettore Weber was mauled to death

Four tigers have mauled to death their tamer in southern Italy, fuelling calls for a ban on the use of animals in circuses as parliament debates the issue.

Police said the 61-year-old tamer, Ettore Weber, was attacked by the tigers on Thursday during a training session in Triggiano, a small town in the Puglia region.

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