Christian with the Bengal tigers during another performance
Taming the beast: Christian Walliser, with the tigers in an undated file photo. The tiger tamer is fighting for his life after being mauled by tigers during a dinner show on Tuesday night
Christian Walliser, 28, was attacked by the big cats as 170 horrified diners at at Pagel’s Dinner Circus looked on.
Three of the five tigers mauled the trainer when he lost his footing.
Within seconds the animals had shredded Mr Walliser's left hand and inflicted serious injuries to his head and upper body.
Circus employees rushed to restrain the tigers using fire extinguishers and Mr Walliser was dragged to safety.
He was airlifted to hospital where he is now fighting for his life.
About 20 spectators were treated for shock at the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg.
'He didn't stand a chance,' said one of the guests. 'They were on him in an instant.'
Circus chief Stefan Pagels insisted the tigers attacked Mr Walliser in a 'playful' manner and said they would not be destroyed.
He added: 'First of all, the tigers did nothing wrong. Secondly, we never punish our animals, we only ever reward them.
'Punishing them would serve no purpose and there is no reason to put them to sleep.
'What you sometimes hear about animals getting a taste for human blood is complete and utter rubbish. As soon as Mr Walliser is back, and we hope that will be soon, he will look after the animals again.
'There is a one-in-a-million chance that something will go wrong and it happened. We have a saying in the circus business that says "The show must go on." We are sure that Mr. Walliser wants us to go on.'
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