The incident occurred on Friday (23/9) afternoon in a tiger cage in Thai Binh Duong Company in a Small Town Di An, Tuoi Tre newspaper said Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh (HCM City Youth), as quoted by Xinhua on Saturday (24 / 9). The victim was identified as Luong Van Hai from Thai Binh province in northern Vietnam.
"Hai care for the tigers for 20 years, and the tigress is over the age of 10 years," said the representative of the company named Luong Thien Dan, who is also a relative of the victim.
The company currently maintains 16 tiger. The incident is being investigated.
In Binh Duong, there are three agencies are allowed to care for the tigers with a trial basis --Thai Binh Duong Company, tourist resorts and Than Canh Dai Nam Theme Park. In 2009, a tiger at the Dai Nam park jump over a three-meter-high fence, and attacked a zoo staff to death.
