Hardy Pyle Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 $2.5M for tiger mauling at game park Last Updated Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:26:11 EST CBC News HAMILTON - Two people who were mauled by tigers at a wild game park nine years ago won more than $2.5 million in an Ontario court on Thursday. David Belac and his former girlfriend Jennifer-Ann Cowles convinced Madam Justice Jean MacFarland that they had not ignored posted warnings to keep their car windows closed as they drove through the African Lion Safari park near Hamilton on April 19, 1996. In a ruling issued on Thursday in Hamilton, the judge said the park should be held "strictly liable for damages resulting from such display" of wild predators like Bengal tigers. She awarded Belac $1.7 million and Cowles $813,000. The couple argued that their windows were closed prior to the attack. They were opened, they said, when a tiger bumped the car, startling Belac and causing him to accidentally hit the switches for the automatic windows. One 113-kilogram tiger reached in a window and mauled both Belac and Cowles. Two others tried to climb in while the couple struggled with the first. Belac, an accomplished accordion player, was bitten on both arms, his right arm suffering muscle, tendon and nerve damage. Cowles was an exotic dancer at the time, and argued the injuries she suffered and the scars they left ended her career as a "feature" dancer and curtailed her ability to make money as a stripper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerjamhead Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 bad-boys.com has a cool clip of some lion hunters getting charged by a wounded male. It's nothing like you would see in Faces of Death or anything, but it's worth a look. They show it once in full speed and once in slow-mo. I reccommend it if you're bored on a riday like I am. Disclaimer - there is no blood or shredded body parts, but it will get your heart pumping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Cowles was an exotic dancer at the time, and argued the injuries she suffered and the scars they left ended her career as a "feature" dancer and curtailed her ability to make money as a stripper. 221610[/snapback] I guess that's why the recently resigned Immigration Minister Judy Srgo wanted to bring in more exotic dancers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Glad to see that this kind of crap doesn't just happen here. Of course if it had been in the USA the couple would have gotten much much more money. At least 10 million. The window opened when a tiger startled them? Please. An accomplished accordion player and and exotic dancer should never be allowed in the same car. That's just asking for trouble if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac17 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 "African Lion Safari" - can't get the song out of my head. sounds a little fishy though - just so happened to open the window enough to let a lions head inside the car? Could happen I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Glad to see that this kind of crap doesn't just happen here. Of course if it had been in the USA the couple would have gotten much much more money. At least 10 million. The window opened when a tiger startled them? Please. An accomplished accordion player and and exotic dancer should never be allowed in the same car. That's just asking for trouble if you ask me. 221635[/snapback] What about an accomplished bagpiper and an exotic dancer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 $2.5M for tiger mauling at game parkLast Updated Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:26:11 EST CBC News HAMILTON - Two people who were mauled by tigers at a wild game park nine years ago won more than $2.5 million in an Ontario court on Thursday. David Belac and his former girlfriend Jennifer-Ann Cowles convinced Madam Justice Jean MacFarland that they had not ignored posted warnings to keep their car windows closed as they drove through the African Lion Safari park near Hamilton on April 19, 1996. In a ruling issued on Thursday in Hamilton, the judge said the park should be held "strictly liable for damages resulting from such display" of wild predators like Bengal tigers. She awarded Belac $1.7 million and Cowles $813,000. The couple argued that their windows were closed prior to the attack. They were opened, they said, when a tiger bumped the car, startling Belac and causing him to accidentally hit the switches for the automatic windows. One 113-kilogram tiger reached in a window and mauled both Belac and Cowles. Two others tried to climb in while the couple struggled with the first. Belac, an accomplished accordion player, was bitten on both arms, his right arm suffering muscle, tendon and nerve damage. Cowles was an exotic dancer at the time, and argued the injuries she suffered and the scars they left ended her career as a "feature" dancer and curtailed her ability to make money as a stripper. 221610[/snapback] An "accomplished" accordion player and a stripper? Doesn't that sound like the premise for a bad UPN sitcom? And what the hell is an "accomplished" accordion player? Is that an accordion player who successfully transitions to a real instrument? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 stop me if you heard this one: an accordion player and a hooker walk into African Lion Safari... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch19079 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 didnt the tiger know you cant touch the stripers..... how is it the parks fault if THEY ROLLED DOWN THEIR WINDOWS!! after signes were posted not to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 didnt the tiger know you cant touch the stripers..... Hey, it's Canada. Anything goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col_forbin Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 stop me if you heard this one: an accordion player and a hooker walk into African Lion Safari... 221663[/snapback] LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 What about an accomplished bagpiper and an exotic dancer? 221645[/snapback] Nope, still won't work. What you have to find is an accomplished glockenspiel player. Team up a hooke...errrrrr...exotic dancer and an accomplished glockenspielerist and now you have something exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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