bigcatawareness:

They aren’t domesticated.  At all.  They are more docile than most of the cat species, yes.  But it still does not justify trying to keep one as a pet.  This what if scenario is so unlikely, but yes it is still unethical because it still furthers that idea that we can just keep whatever we want despite the implications.  It would still fuel a pet trade, it would still detract from their conservation, and it would still harm the public perception of what wild animals really are.

Everything said above, also, they’re endangered. Spreading the misconception that they can be tamed/domesticated just hurts conservation efforts. I see people petting cheetahs and getting them as pets because they’re more “docile” than other large exotic cats, but they’re still wild and cannot be domesticated. I cringe so hard when people use the excuse that they’re docile lol