Tigers Don't Belong at Truck Stops Animals Change.org
It gets hot in Grosse Tete, Louisiana, especially during the summer. To see the temperature crack 100 in the August heat and humidity isn't rare. And during those days, there aren't many less pleasant places to be than a truck stop right off the interstate. The heat rising off the asphalt, the oppressive humidity, and, of course, the fumes from dozens of idling diesel engines turn the Tiger Truck Stop into a little slice of hell on Earth. It's brutal. It makes you want to run for the nearest shady spot, away from the stench of gas and boiling blacktop.
Tony is a 12 year old Siberian/Bengal tiger used as a roadside attraction at Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete Louisiana. Tony’s owner, Michael Sandlin bought, sold, bred, and exhibited tigers for over 20 years. In 2003, because of violations Mr. Sandlin and the USDA made an agreement {after Sandlin threatened a lawsuit} where 3 of the 4 tigers he owned, Toby, Khan and Rainbow, were sent to Tiger Haven in Kingston TN. The USDA reduced the fines and allowed Mr. Sandlin to keep one tiger, Tony.
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