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no they've been retired since 2003 when a tiger fucked Roy up. He was fortunate to survive.
I swear this is a big Mandela effect, everyone I know besides one believes this.
RIP
He lived through a lot to then succumb to COVID.
Sadly maybe in two weeks time.
He lived through a lot to then succumb to COVID.
Sadly maybe in two weeks time.
I was lucky to see their show shortly before that happened iirc. Terrible news all around. RIP.
RIP. Definitely a legend, and also a lesson about forcing wild animals to perform. Sooner or later you will get fucked up.
i was just reading a CNN article talking about Simpson's predictions, and one of them mentioned Siegfried & Roy. I hadn't thought of them in ages and went to eat up and was like "Roy died........ today?" Then I Googled it and saw it was just announced. Crazy.
I truly believed the both had passed years ago, I thought for sure Roy didn't make it through the tiger attack back in the day. Either way RIP, another death from this shitty virus
I don't know specifics. Were all their animals not handled well? I'm guessing they were treated like how a zoo or conservation would? Minus the using them on stage part, of course. Honestly probably a complicated topic to dive into. But like I said, idk much about their animals just that they owned a lot.
But yeah, honestly, if you have good info on this - you can make a thread about it. I mean, timing wouldn't be great tho. I do believe it's against forum rules to celebrate someone's death in a thread solely about their passing. Someone else can probably clarify.
I guess what I'm saying is maybe you have a point, but this ain't the thread for it, buddy.
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If you're going to make that claim, provide some links. I googled the subject and only found stories about the tiger who attacked Roy.
Noooo. I've never actually seen their show but would associate them with fond memories of Vegas trips with the family in the 80s and 90s and always seeing their names and faces all over the strip.
RIP
Was reading an article about this on CNN and I read that Roy believed the attack on him from Mantecore (the white tiger) was due to a reaction of him having a stroke and ultimately the tiger was his life saver. Has anyone read any more about this or was this maybe more of a positive belief after the fact trying not to believe it was just a mindless attack on him?
Was reading an article about this on CNN and I read that Roy believed the attack on him from Mantecore (the white tiger) was due to a reaction of him having a stroke and ultimately the tiger was his life saver. Has anyone read any more about this or was this maybe more of a positive belief after the fact trying not to believe it was just a mindless attack on him?
Mantacore's handler says otherwise. That Roy fucked up the trick pretty much and didn't do the usual method of getting Mantacore back up to speed after the fuck up. Long story short, Roy cut corners and it cost him a ton.
well one can argue even under the best circumstances those exotic animals are abused by just being part of a show like that.
But i won't judge anybody as an animal abuser without more information.
RIP
People think they're dead, because Roy got mauled on stage by a tiger and it left him permanently paralyzed and they never performed again. many people remember the mauling and that it ended their show, and thus assume he was killed in the attack.
RIP. Of course they were animal abusers, but at least they have the lame but somewhat valid excuse that they started their gig in a time when society didn't think in those categories.
They were never as big here in Germany as they were in the US, they were more celebrated for becoming big stars in the US than for their actual craft.
It would be interesting if somebody did a history of the phenomenon of exotic animal ownership in the US because I would love to know if and how their success helped pave the way for those antics.
They were never as big here in Germany as they were in the US, they were more celebrated for becoming big stars in the US than for their actual craft.
It would be interesting if somebody did a history of the phenomenon of exotic animal ownership in the US because I would love to know if and how their success helped pave the way for those antics.