Should Altai the tiger be euthanized? Hardly the cheeriest way to start, I know, but since he mauled a man to death at Yorkshire Wildlife Park last Saturday, here at The Spectator we have been debating the fate of the Doncaster-based big cat.

Why the man chose to enter Altai’s enclosure remains unclear. But as tragic as his death is, the park’s decision to spare Altai is surely the right one. Altai was only acting according to his instincts; there is no justice delivered or example set by killing him, only the sorry loss of a beautiful young animal.

Zoos have stringent safety requirements to make these incidents as rare as possible. But earlier this year, a toddler was attacked by a crocodile at a Cambridgeshire animal park after being thrown into the enclosure by a man later assessed as being unfit for police........

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