[eastforker]

you are talking about the handlers,not the animals,correct.A tiger can never be domesticated,nor should it.I do love animals but,they are wild,will kill and that is okay as long as they are in thier envirnoment.Don't pet the kitty and don't imprison it in a cage,let it run free,catch it's food,and live another day.

[Billy_bob_bob]

That's not quite correct. In fact it is possible to "domesticate" a tiger, I've seen full grown tigers who worked with their trainers very well. However, they are extremely unpredictable beasts. One might be your best friend for life, another will be just as docile yet one day it turns on you. You just can't tell, they have their own agenda, and you don't know which one will or won't turn on you until the day comes when it does, or it dies of old age.

All in all I think the large cats are best left in the wild.