For Tony the Tiger, life in Louisiana is anything but “Grrrrrrrrrreat”!
Tony is a tiger being held captive at the Tiger Truck Stop in Louisiana. He lives in a tiny chain link and concrete cell and has lived there for 10 years. This cell is no larger than a couple of parking spaces and is next to gas pumps where truckers pump fuel around the clock. Tony is exposed to harassment as people (tourists) surround his cell and taunt him daily. He never gets to escape the noise, the flood lights, the noxious fumes and the boredom as he paces around in circles.
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| Tigers are magnificent animals! |
There is an alternative. A peaceful sanctuary, Big Cat Rescue of Tampa, Florida, has offered Tony a place to live out the rest of his life - enjoying the grass, the ponds, relishing enrichment, the best that can be offered for a captive tiger….but his owner refuses to do what is truly best for him and has stated that he will not give Tony up!
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| Tony deserves grass under his feet, not concrete! |
Though Tony’s current existence may be technically legal, it is absolutely not right! Tony needs our voices to help him escape this prison!
Please help by letting the USDA, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and the US Fish and Wildlife Service know that you believe that Tony lives in inhumane conditions. Please TAKE ACTION NOW by signing and sending a letter to let Louisiana know that you "believe" they will do the right thing and deny a renewal of the permit that keeps Tony locked up!
You can find this information as well as additional information and sample letters at the following sites:
You can also follow @freetonytiger on Twitter as well as on Facebook!
Let's join together to make the rest of Tony the Tiger's life "grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat"!!!
Thank you for caring about Tony and your "grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat"!!! post for him. It's so important to network Tony's story and gain more support for him. Hopefully with the support of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Big Cat Rescue of Tampa FL and people all over the world voicing their concern for Tony, he will have the home, care, life and respect he deserves.
ReplyDeletefank u so much fur sharing Tony's story!
ReplyDeleteTony the Tiger's owner is a Frosted Flake and shouldn't be allowed to renew his "permit" to keep a tiger! I hope we can make a difference!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this with us - I've already signed up to follow through Twitter, now heading over for those letters.
ReplyDeletePoor Tony, this is an abomination!
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ReplyDeleteHow do you make sense of one State like Louisiana. A State that for Ten years, thinks it is ok to keep an Endangered Tiger in Captivity. Not only in Captivity which is bad enough on it's own. In Captivity in a Small Concrete Cage used as a Gimmick.. as a Roadside Attraction at a Truckstop. This beautiful and soon to be a Rare Species is being used as a Humerous Sideshow..
ReplyDeleteHow rotten has the Human Species become when they can get away with such behavior? Can this Tiger be more humiliated then this? Can this Tiger be more disrespected then this do you think?
Think about this for one Minute. How do you think Tony's legs and joints feel after walking on Concrete for Ten years? How do you think his lungs are after breathing in toxins and fuel and diesel for Ten years? After Ten Years of being locked up in this small cage, with no enrichment, no stimulation, no pool, no Reg. Medical Care, no vitamins and minerals that are needed for captive cats. Not the proper nourishment...How do you think Tony the Tiger is really? Besides the obvious that shows the DRASTIC drop in Weight. How broken do you think his spirit is? Mentally, how healthy do you think this Tiger is?
Sooooooooo many Countries around the World are very Worried about Tony~ physically, mentally and spiritually.
....and Yet this State called Louisiana could give a damn about him, could give a damn about what they have done to An Endangered Precious Tiger and it's life. This State, this State's Government and it's infamous Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries....have forgotten to care about Tony the Truckstop Tiger.
They also forgot about another very Important thing....THE WORLD DOES CARE!!! THE WORLD DOES GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THIS ONE FORGOTTEN TIGER!!! THE REST OF THE WORLD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN AND WILL NEVER FORGET THAT THEY PUT TONY IN PRISON AND THREW AWAY THE KEY!!!
Please JOIN HIS FIGHT. Please help us ROAR FOR THIS FORGOTTEN TIGER. PLEASE NEVER GIVE UP ON TONY XO
This is so sad...
ReplyDeleteIt's very sad when people put their own wants ahead of the animal's needs. I hope Tony's owner sees sense soon.
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