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Makes no sense except for the fact the cat wasn't trying to hurt his handler initially. Once he bit Roy's arm and Roy reacted the cats prey drive took over. Anyone who has spent any time with exotic cats knows that the worst thing you can do when makes an aggresive move is react in a way that might heighten the cats prey drive. It makes perfect sense if you think about when prey animals panic they make erratic movement and fuck up when they take flight. This is what cats are all about which is what makes them succesful hunters.
The only thing I agree with as I've read about this whole story was the decision not to put the tiger down. He wasn't doing anything except being a tiger. When you take a wild animal and put him in an environment where he will be stressed or distracted these types of scnarios are all but inevitable.
If you ask me, these guys beat the odds for a very long time. Wonder how many cats they went through to get to the one they could actually work with. Usually for every 20-30 cats you will come across one that can be a handled, no tellling how many to get to one you could have in a public setting.
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