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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

#1 Europa!

12 comments:

Chic Silber said...: It must have taken just

short of forever to get

them all seated; 12 July, 2017 10:32
Chic Silber said...: Aware they are prone to

gangfights this is scary; 12 July, 2017 10:34
Paul Gutheil said...: At the end of his Act waist high semi circular steel bars were slid in around Capt Schneider and he threw hunks of raw meat to his minions. There must be film somewhere.; 12 July, 2017 10:46
Paul Gutheil said...: At the end of his Act waist high semi circular steel bars were slid in around Capt Schneider and he threw hunks of raw meat to his minions. There must be film somewhere.; 12 July, 2017 10:47
Jim Alexander said...: There's a video of Capt. Schnieder on You-Tube with a bit of his act finishing with the lion feeding. He must have been something the way he just waded through lions like they were goats in a Children's Zoo petting yard.; 12 July, 2017 14:55
Dennis said...: Most probably they were fed before the act. That would cut down on aggression. Still, I would not have been willing to be a 'second' for the Capt. if he was unable to work the act one day :); 12 July, 2017 15:52
Chic Silber said...: If you had ever been around

cats or their trainers you

would know that's the last

thing you should do Dennis

That would make them sleepy

or lothargic & never perform

Hunger has never motivated

the cats to attack a trainer

More often it's jealosy of

another cat or from inherent

fear & a surprising element

(He wouldn't have asked you); 12 July, 2017 16:03
Dennis said...: Never said they would attack the trainer. Each other over a piece of meat if hungry.
Would be nice if you knew my background before commenting also. I've worked a cat act. When have you?; 12 July, 2017 16:36
Chic Silber said...: I can only imagine; 12 July, 2017 16:41
Roger Smith said...: Right, Chic. How many times people have suggested we survive the cage by feeding before showtime. You won't load them up with 10 to 16 pounds of hot meat in their bellies and expect a performance. George Scott and I fed Beatty's cats directly after the matinee act. This brought them out of the arena, down the tunnel, and up into the trucks in high anticipation. I pushed the wheelbarrow and George pointed to the feed I'd fork up for the particular animal. After an hour, we'd come back to bone out, and follow with watering until they stopped drinking. The cats slept until the night show, and came in well along in digestion, and ready for spirited performing.; 12 July, 2017 16:50
Dennis said...: You both miss my point completely. The photo shows a 'pose' of 70 cats. I suggested if the cats had been fed previously, the tendency to be aggressive toward another over a nice piece of meat could be lessened. Where did I say anything about performing a full act on a full belly ? Where did I say anything about danger to the trainer ? I have no patience with folks who like to read what they like into what others say. Come on Chic, I will compare my list of cat acts worked to yours. : ); 12 July, 2017 17:04
Chic Silber said...: Crawl back under your rock

Don't worry yourself any

I won't bother to answer

anything from you again; 12 July, 2017 17:47

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