<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Queensland zoo has confirmed it won't euthanise an animal after a woman lost her arm </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/darling-downs-zoo-queensland-woman-bitten-by-big-cat/c94d0a80-530c-4ce5-9c41-562caa77a07d" rel="" target="_blank" title='when she was "grabbed" by a big cat yesterday.'><span>when she was "grabbed" by a big cat yesterday.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emergency services were called to Darling Downs Zoo in Pilton, south of Toowoomba, about 8.23am after the woman in her 50s was attacked in an enclosure by one of the animals.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The woman, described by the zoo as a "member of the family", was watching keepers in the enclosure when one of the animals attacked.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-man-killed-struck-by-bus-at-taronga-zoo/a059e633-1a7a-4e4d-a8b4-8e8870a3ff61" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'Extraordinary figure' in motorsport killed in Taronga Zoo bike crash</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The zoo did not say which animal attacked her, however investigators were seen paying close attention to a lion enclosure following the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is home to lions, cheetahs and a tiger, according to its website.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The animal will definitely not be put down or punished in any way," Darling Downs Zoo said in a message shared to Facebook yesterday evening.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/darling-downs-zoo-queensland-update-woman-arm-injured-animal-bite/8e913db2-37d4-44d0-b0a6-2b07dd1b8318" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It also said the animal had not recently had cubs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The zoo confirmed it will remain closed today and plans to reopen tomorrow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nationals leader David Littleproud said the attack would have been an "enormous shock" to fellow zoo staff.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Littleproud said the woman had lost her arm in the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also encouraged locals to continue to attend the much-loved animal park.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I express my sincere condolences to the woman involved in the events that unfolded at Darling Downs Zoo," Littleproud said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is a horrific incident. It is a tragedy and a shock to not just staff at the zoo, but the entire community."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He added: "I encourage locals to continue to visit and enjoy the zoo, which will need support from the community during this difficult time."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The zoo said the woman was a longtime member of the zoo "family".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is something that she has done many, many times over the past 20 years," the zoo said on Facebook.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She is well versed in safety protocols around potentially dangerous animals.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Inexplicably, at this stage, one animal grabbed her by one arm and caused severe damage to it."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9News understands she was saved by the quick actions of an employee who used a belt to tie a tourniquet.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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