"Tiger handler Ryan Easley was killed Saturday after he was fatally mauled by a tiger that he had trained for years at Growler Pines Tiger Preserve in Hugo, Oklahoma. Few details on the attack are available so far, but ABC's World News Tonight had a brief report on Easley's death on Sunday evening. An exact cause has not been released, but sources tell ABC News [that Easley was performing an educational demonstration with a tiger he's trained since he was a cub"
"This tragedy is a painful reminder of both the beauty and unpredictability of the natural world, the preserve said on its Facebook account. Ryan understood those risks not out of recklessness but out of love. The animals under his care were not just animals to him, but beings he formed a connection with one rooted in respect, daily care and love."
Ryan Easley, a long-time tiger handler and trainer, was fatally mauled by a tiger he had trained for years at Growler Pines Tiger Preserve in Hugo, Oklahoma. Few details have been released; sources report he was performing an educational demonstration with a tiger he'd raised since a cub when the animal turned on him. The preserve announced his death and described his bond with the animals as rooted in respect, daily care and love. Growler Pines canceled all tours and animal encounters after the incident. Easley founded ShowMe Tigers in 2015 and began training tigers as an apprentice circus trainer at age 21.
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