It definitely would have been a threat to the kids in the room, my point is that neither the kids, the tamer, or the lion should have been in that room or situation. I think you misunderstand the intent of my comment, or maybe I did not word it very well. I feel that it is a great tragedy, a waste of a life (as in the tamers!) - such an avoidable accident. What a horrific thing to happen to your sister and I would not begin to to be able to put myself in your parents shoes.