False or misleading statement in an over zealous attempt to hang paper

Often times false statements are made by the uniformed, in an effort at self serving paper, as the individual in Italy did in regards to the difficulty of camel births in zoos and animal farms, yet the circus in Italy achieved the great feat. In an effort at clearing up some of the "historical" mis perceptions of my profession caused by this action, it has been pointed out to me that I should address these misstatements made by a fan named Frank Rosenberg on August 20, 2008 on a circus web site:

I took pictures of "deleted" when she worked the Hawthorn cats at Circus Vargas. "Deleted" is certainly one of the best tiger trainers. She made a bad step and fell on her back and not one of the tigers moved because of her bonding. She could calm the cats down by making a soft schussing sound. "Deleted" suffered a fracture of her ankle when she stepped in a hole. She was forced to stay with the Hawthorn tigers for weeks while the ankle injury healed.
20 Aug 2008 Frank Rosenberg

For Mr. Rosenberg's information the picture at the top, is of Prof. George Keller who had a heart attack in the cage while working, and there was time for his assistant, Bill Horn to get the cat's out before they reacted. The picture below is of Kathleen Olmstead during her first performance, when she was doing a shoulder stand, a behavior where a tiger stands with it's front feet on your shoulders, when she lost her footing. She received not an injury one. And unless you fall on them, and they hurt you in an effort to get away, that's the reality.

I have received over 3 dozen injuries over the years, and I have fallen or slipped at least that many times and none of those injuries occurred because of me falling. With very, very rare exception the animal is not expecting you to fall, and is as surprised as you are when you do, and you are just as quick back on your feet. Have you ever slipped on a patch of ice, and there is nobody around? You tend to lay there for 10 minutes moaning and groaning. Yet if you slip on a very busy walkway, you jump up instantly hoping nobody saw you fall. It's the same deal in the arena, Frank. It has nothing to do with bonding. It has to do with feeling stupid.
Every tiger trainer in the world makes a "shusshing" sound to relax or say good job to a nervous tiger. It is not indicative of talent, it is how a tiger talks.
The person you are referencing told myself and my son's that the broken ankle occurred in the truck as the cages were being unloaded, and I am not aware of any holes in the floor.
As for being "forced" to stay with the Hawthorn tigers for weeks Mr. Rosenberg that is the responsibility of ever animal trainer in the world, if the injury does not result in death. In this case Mr. Rosenberg this individual only supervised the feeding of the animals, and in a unprecedented move Hawthorn and Circus Vargas arranged for a mechanical hospital bed to be moved into the trailer for comfort and arranged for the animals and trainer to stay at a fair grounds and arranged for 24 hour assistance, and then provided drivers so the animals could be "exhibited" months later. Also unprecedented Mr. Rosenberg, this individual was paid full working salary, and Circus Vargas paid Hawthorn full working salary although they had no tiger act for over 2 months. Any other animal trainers out there ever recall receiving the same treatment?
FYI Mr. Rosenberg, in 1983 I broke my ankle the second show of a 4 show day. I had to do two more shows, before I could get to the hospital and have a cast put on. And I was back for the first show the next day. If I hadn't the act would not have been paid, and subsequently I would not have been paid. Animal trainers, isn't that how it works? How many of you in your careers would have liked to have been "forced" into a hospital bed with full salary and 24 hour assistance until you were "back on your feet?"