Any info? Where was this? When?

I hope that's more than just a mesh/netting divider containing them. I can't imagine having my kids there and seeing that...

Good on them, you cant treat wild animals like that

and why are those kids still there watching, somebody get them out of there

oh my shit, i feel bad for those men to have to go through that. but, i feel happy for the lions. they should be out eating fucking wildebeests in the wild, not this shit.

(0:30) "Its OK, its OK. Close your eyes, close your eyes."
(0:54) "Daa de daa de daa daa!! Daa de daa de daa daa!!"

How about changing the description to "Lions Defend Themselves"

Who in here in their life time has honestly pondered "What would happen if I poked a lion in the face with a rod without any caging in between us."

Apparently these fuckin' clowns... only ones I feel sorry for are the lions and the parents with their kids wondering if their family trip to the circus is about to end up in some kind of blood bath

I'd say the title should be "Lions being Lions and Humans being Humans" >_>
their nature is wild and aggressive not gentle and cute
i was waiting to see something like that happen ... finally!!
unfortunately they wont be freed because they cant be tamed .. they will be hurt even more to learn to obey
awesome ppl! >_<

wtf. where are these violent images i was promised ??

Thank God for water. That was crazy as shit!
Expectet worse

This was at the Ukraine Circus. More info here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/05/lion-attack-trainers-ukraine-circus

this is what you can get if you work with wild animals.

He shouldn't have poked that lion... the lion has "pride"

This is my city, actually.

i hate this shows
poor lions =( taken away from their home

#4 ya lol its ok for the to see the lions rip threw a dead animal on discovery buy oh no its attacking a human now.

I love it deserved using animals like this in a circus is totally unfair and very cruel it should be made illegal , there treated like shit and now i bet these wankers will put the lion down when all it was doing was natural.

first of all the guy deserved it. i mean where were the commands or signals? clapping with a stick to the floor? where the hell did this guy learn that crap from?
And lastly what the hell you expect when you poke the lion in the face? you got a death wish? you got it.
It doesnt matter if it was any animal or human we will all fuck him up good for that crap.

Mum, why did the largest living land predator use its teeth and claws to attack the man with the whip?

well if u want to play with fire...

why do they all leave on the best part of the show?

2 on 2 Nice & fair because he hit him first

Imagine being trapped in a huggee plate. The plate is filled with chicken nuggets, spaghetti, pizza and all kinds of delicious food. Chicken nugget starts poking you with a stick while beef jerky tells u " can't touch this, nanananana...." and pizza is just walking around you, watching like a dork.
Can't blame anybody for trying to touch this walking food
And as a bonus you get a free shower when you touch, so...

Go Lions!

those people should get arrested, they cant control the animals and yet still giving a show?!?!

#18 If you think that a lion is the largest land predator,take a look at the Polar Bear and the Kodiak Bear! 1500 pounds of man-eating savagery and three times the size of a male lion.

Fuckin idiot, what do you expect to happen when you poke a lion in the face with a big stick! The lion should have pulled his fuckin arms off!!

What a bunch of clowns...

Obviously not prepared to face this!

who is the retard singing at 0:55

Someone trying to soothe a child I suppose. Anyway the guy is limping at the beging, lion probably gave him a little backstage love before the show

I hate the circus

they prob needed a shower and knew how to get it..is that bad?

All i saw some the animal trainers treating the animals in a bad way. I wouldnt have been surprised if the teeth/claws were pulled out.

I know you guys dislike the trainer, but man does he have balls of adamantium to be able to keep his cool after beign rushed by 2 mean ass lions

The lions probably will have been killed later, because they can not furthermore be used for those shows.
The video shows, that circus without animal-shows makes sense.
The trainees can be glad, that they are living on without severe handicap as I assume.

I'm bloody glad the lions attacked! They don't want to be in there and they obviously don't have a say. I hate things like this and I love it when the human comes out hurt! Sorry if you disagree with me people.

they condone this cruelty by buying tickets, so the parents should know better.

idiots.

Yup.. circus acts with animals are about as passay as witch-burning rituals or Rodeos and bullfights for that matter.. I'd say computer games, 3d and 4d movies and other such entertainment-purposed technology should've done away with unethical acts such as these by now.. Not to mention that wild animals are a scarcity to say the least these days

you know what lion that was dont you? it was the lion that was having a wash on the streets of iran! i knew one day they will spray those lions with cold water and they will get pissed off..

the water was just there to rinse away the blood so it would look less scary for the audience, failed

#25 true but bears are considered omnivores not carnivores. thats where my statement comes from but you are correct of course as the polar bear is carnivorous.

#40 @ #18 You did not say carnivore , you said predator. The fact that a Kodiak Bear might want a side salad of dandelion leaves while he eats you does not take away from the fact that he is an awesome predator.

" Hey, Bill, Let's get some lions!"
"What are lions, Ted?"
"I think they are like big kittens"
"Cool! What are we going to do with them?"
" I don't know, how about poke them in the face with stuff, and get all shocked when it pisses them off!!"
"Great idea!!"

Listen, I know that all the animal rights activists get up in arms about stuff like this, but lets face the real problem, here. You love to blame the trainers, who have been performing acts like this throughout history. You want to blame the parents for supporting the whole shebang with their patronage. You say things like: good for the lions, haha trainers, I wish you got eaten parents...

I don't care who the fuck you are, when children who are young enough to still be entertained by a circus are present during violence and danger like this... that's the biggest problem.

Also, I noticed that #33 got down rated, but he's right. Imagine what could have happened if that man saved his own skin and didn't continue to control those animals.

lions just dont belong in there. Just imagine how you would feel caged up.