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From: MakeIt RightforTony <makeitrightfortony@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 6:42 AM
Subject: **************** VISIT WITH TONY YESTERDAY! NO AC! FAN ON HIM! LOCKED OUT!
To: gsalvadras@ibervilleparish.com, fkimmel@wlf.la.gov, rbarham@wlf.la.gov, bboehringer@wlf.la.gov
Good Morning Louisiana Officials,
This email is being sent to you because we were at Tiger Truck Stop yesterday, Tony the Tiger was locked out of his Den in the 96 degree heat, hence no access to air conditioning, he had a small fan blowing on him. NOW THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS AS THERE WAS NOT ONE PERSON AROUND CLEANING ANYTHING, NOBODY.
The 18 Wheeler trucks were parked right near his cage and this is unacceptable.
The Tiger Truck Stop employees are not qualified to take care of a Tiger. Mr. Sandlin most likely goes there less often than you are led to believe....and giving him a heads up when your coming is not helping Tony's situation.
I suggest you not only go out there unannounced, but you RECONSIDER WHY ON EARTH YOU KEEP POSTPONING HIS EARLY RELEASE...
If Tony dies in that cage all the Louisiana officials are responsible, no one else.
I have been respectful in my requests for over a year now and time is of the essence, please find out why on earth that air conditioner is off.
We have photos arriving shortly as well, once our contact is back from Louisiana in 3 days.
I would like a reply to this email.
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Respectfully,
Cheryl Hindman
Makeitrightfortony@gmail.com
"In fact, if one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but where a lot of people are unkind to animals, especially in the name of commerce, the cruelty is condoned and, once large sums of money are at stake, will be defended to the last by otherwise intelligent people." -- Ruth Harrison
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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