Russell Lala, 10, was left quadriplegic and dependent on a respirator after surviving an attack by both a lion and tiger that severed his spinal cord and left him with a severe brain injury.
Last Wednesday, the boy and his father were visiting Chuck Mock's house, owner of 11 exotic cats and one bear. When Mock opened the cage, the tiger attacked the boy. As Mock was trying to wrestle the animal away, the lion bit the child