Conversation so far:
What kind of controversies was Steve Irwin involved with?
After questions arose in 2003 about Irwin being paid $175,000 worth of taxpayers' money to appear in a television advertisement and his possible political ties
Did Steve Irwin do anything else that was controversial involving his children?
Irwin carried his one-month-old son, Robert, in his arm while hand-feeding a chicken carcass to Murray, a 3.8-metre (12 ft 6 in) saltwater crocodile

Question: Why is Steve Irwin considered to be controversial?
Self-contained rewrite: Why is Steve Irwin considered to be controversial?