Rare White Tiger Kills Zookeeper in Japan, Family Speaks Out

A White Tiger (Panthera tigris) walks in the Zoological Gardens in Sri Lanka on March 2, 2010. Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A rare white tiger mauled a zookeeper to death in Japan, but the zookeeper’s family doesn’t want the tiger killed.

Akira Furusho, 40, was found by colleagues bleeding from the neck in the tiger’s cage at a zoo in Kagoshima after he had gone inside to clean the cage.

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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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