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Known from the Netflix series "Tiger King": Carole Baskin, founder of "Big Cat Rescue"
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Carole Bakin's big cat shelter "Big Cat Rescue" became famous through the Netflix series "Tiger King".
There a tiger attacked a woman while she was being fed.
The organization announced.
The long-time employee was seriously injured.
Accordingly, the volunteer Candy Couser is said to have stretched her arm in the tiger cage.
Then the big cat named Kimba grabbed it and almost tore it off.
A statement from the shelter said it was against protocols to put part of his body in a cage with a cat in it.
"Candy said she just hadn't thought about it when she reached inside to unlock it (the door, editor's note)."
Crouser was immediately taken to the hospital.
She was still conscious after the attack and had "insisted that Kimba should not be harmed because of this mistake."
The organization added that her arm was broken in three places and her shoulder was "badly damaged".
The tiger will be kept in quarantine for 30 days as a precaution, said "Big Cat Rescue".
He behaves normally.
The incident coincides with the same week that the US House of Representatives is due to deliberate on a law that would prohibit the private ownership of big cats and the handling of young animals.
The law was advocated by Carole Baskin and Big Cat Rescue, who cited Thursday's incident as evidence of why the law needs to be passed.
The series "Tiger King: Big Cats and Their Predators" about eccentric big cat lovers had quickly developed into a success on the Netflix streaming service.
The true crime miniseries featured several owners of private zoos in the United States who breed and keep tigers and lions under questionable conditions.
Baskin and her organization "Big Cat Rescue" had accused the glamorous private zoo owner of animal cruelty.
More than 50 exotic cats live in their animal welfare center, including lions and lynxes.
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