Thailand is well-known for its tiger sanctuaries. They're essentially tiger zoos that allow you to interact with the animals. It's something that has been on my Thailand Bucket List, things to do before I leave the country. I had the chance to visit the Tiger Temple when I was visiting Kanchanaburi in October 2011. However, there's controversy over whether the tigers at this facility are drugged (to make them docile enough to be around humans without eating them). After doing some research, we concluded it probably wasn't very ethical, and decided to hold off.
I recently got my second chance while in Chiang Mai for the Christmas marathon. Chiang Mai is home to the Tiger Kingdom. Tiger Kingdom is humane in its training and treatment of the tigers and there are far less complaints about it, at least that we could find. I only have a few months left in Thailand so this would be my last chance to wrestle a tiger!
