Question Hi, I read in one of your past answers that you think its dangerous for people to own Tigers. Well Mike Tyson who owned a pet Lion and a few Tigers said he used to spar with his Tigers all the time ? The only reason he gave them up was because they grew strong enough to bite off more than "ears" how could a meat head like Mike Tyson own a Tiger and not have his head bitten off if they are as dangerous as you claim they are. He also had a Lion but it was too aggressive to be out of a cage unlike this Tigers...
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Answer Hi, Carl
Because of one curious little thing that some people seem to have in greater amounts than others; luck.
But I assure you, if you spend ALL your time with tigers or lions, or any wild predator, it is likely that, at the end, you will be killed or seriously injured by them. It's just like riding a motorcycle ALL the time; the longer you use it, the greater the chances of suffering an accident. Just because it has not happened, it doesnīt mean that riding the motorcycle isnīt dangerous.
Now, I'm no one to judge that Mike guy, but it is my opinion as a wildlife expert that no one in his right mind should own anything more dangerous than a German shepherd. I know many people who claimed to perfectly control their wild animals, and certainly, they did for many years... until their luck ran out.
