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'This visitor's death by mauling really does not deserve any sympathy,' one user on microblogging site Weibo wrote, according to the BBC. Many on Chinese social media protested the tiger's killing and condemned the man for entering the enclosure.

'Attacks by captive big cats on people - which occur with staggering regularity - illustrate the profound level of stress, anxiety and agitation these animals experience every day of their lives,' said vice president of international campaigns, Jason Baker. The incident drew criticism from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which said it reflected the problems of keeping tigers and other large cats in captivity. Incident draws ire of PETA, social media users One tiger was shot dead by local police, state television reported, and three others nearby were dispersed using firecrackers. Photos and video shared on social media appeared to show Zhang lying on the ground as tigers circled him. The statement said Zhang's wife and two children, and his friend's wife, bought tickets to enter the zoo.īut Zhang allegedly passed through a wire netting and eventually climbed a wall to enter the tiger enclosure while his friend stayed back, the statement said.Ī tiger attacked him inside the enclosure, as visitors to the park apparently watched from a distance. The attack was captured on camera and shared on social media, with one video showing a tiger gnawing on the man's body as people screamed.Ī local government statement said the victim, identified only by his surname of Zhang, climbed a fence with a friend instead of buying tickets, at a resort in Zhejiang province on Saturday. A tiger has been shot dead after a man who climbed a fence into the tiger enclosure to avoid paying for a ticket was mauled to death at a zoo in eastern China.

Tiger has gone home from hospital