Endangered tiger named Tony at "Tiger Truck Stop" in Grosse Tete Louisiana needs your help

6:15 pm PDT, Apr 29, Jennifer Carson, California
It is time for us humans to step up to the plate and protect nature god gave us..we all talk about saving our envirement, well..hello, animals play a huge roll in the cycle of life..Treat animals with the respect they deserve, I believe if we are going to keep species alive we need to keep them in a envirement that they would have lived in the wild, to keep healthy animals they need the resources they were designed for by God ..and steel cages are not one of them..Free this Tiger!

12:26 pm PDT, Apr 29, Ashley Russell, Virginia

6:26 am PDT, Apr 29, Jan Bedenbaugh, Virginia
Please release Tony into the sancuary so that he can have the care and some what freedom that he needs and deserves!

5:23 am PDT, Apr 29, Vila Fleming, Texas
How can this be? A tiger kept in a small cage by people who could care less about his safety and well being. Please have compassion and release this tiger to an animal sanctuary where he can live out his days in peace.

3:58 am PDT, Apr 29, Netteke Koster, Netherlands
How can any self-respecting person working in town council let this happen in this day? Appaling! Would be reason for me to NOT visit this town.

5:03 pm PDT, Apr 28, Name not displayed, Florida
This is unacceptable, please allow Tony to have a better life.

4:48 pm PDT, Apr 28, Name not displayed, Virginia
Dear Decision Makers: I really felt bad about hearing and seeing this story. This is a horrible type of confinement for a large animal. One could easily make a case for this being almost a form of torture. And for what? All types of people nowadays are against animal torture -including truckers, so to speak. So please get Tony to the sanctuary so he can stil have a life. And please show some faith and courage about "dealing" with so-called "truckers." Sincerely, Bettina Kanitz Alexandria, VA

6:20 am PDT, Apr 28, Billie Jo Pollock, Nevada

8:47 pm PDT, Apr 27, Wendy Wyatt, Nevada

8:17 pm PDT, Apr 27, Nathan Thomas, Nevada

7:44 pm PDT, Apr 27, Donna Licano, New Mexico
Please release this suffering animals which has no reason to be a part of our cruel intentions and inhumane amusement.

4:59 pm PDT, Apr 27, Melissa Ochoa, Nevada
Please release Tony to a sanctuary immediately. This is the 21st century not 500 AD. When will we stop allowing situations like these to continue presenting themselves? We are all creatures of God put here to live together in harmony not to exploit one another for one's own greed. As people of this country we should set a better example to the rest of the world instead of following the wrong of others. Please help release this animal from the horrid conditions it is living in. Let him live out the rest of his days in peace and I'm sure the lord will look upon us and smile.

10:10 am PDT, Apr 27, Name not displayed, California

9:18 am PDT, Apr 25, John Hughes, California
Please ask yourself this question. Why am I treating Tony this way when he could have a better life? Tony has not tried to take your money or your life. Humans will if they can but are not denied a chance for a better life. Give Tony the chance he desirves.

8:43 am PDT, Apr 25, Kim Mooneyham, Illinois
Please be humane and release this wild animal into a habitat that he belongs in. Stop being selfish and let him go. It would be your greatest act of compassion.

11:04 pm PDT, Apr 24, Heather Hughes, California
This animal is a sentient being that can feel pain and experience anguish. He deserves to live the remainder of his life in peace. Please release him and let him go to a sanctuary.

2:30 pm PDT, Apr 24, Donna Johnson, Ohio

9:33 am PDT, Apr 22, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
This is utterly disgusting and the "owner" should be thoroughly ashamed of himself.

7:20 am PDT, Apr 21, Juliet Fountain, Maryland
It is entirely unacceptable for this tiger to live this way. How would any judge, truck driver, patron, or rock thrower feel about living in these conditions? It is unreasonable to know any animal at all and think that animals do not have feelings as well.

11:18 pm PDT, Apr 20, Colleen Kennedy, Canada
very sad lets speak for those who can not speak for themselves

7:44 pm PDT, Apr 20, Kelvin Santiago, Massachusetts

10:50 am PDT, Apr 20, Caroline Kipps, Virginia
Americans can do better than this; please demand that Tony be released to a humane sanctuary where he can live with dignity. Thank you.

1:33 am PDT, Apr 20, Kelley Franck, California
Im completely outrage by this, who is this guy thinking he can do this. How would he feel if someone left him in these horrifying conditions. I bet he wouldn't like. People looking at him, breathing in that black smoke from the semi-trucks on a daily basis. Ecotic animals should be living in their natual habit, not this crap. Where is your common sense? jerk

7:07 am PDT, Apr 19, Dawne Howes, Massachusetts

4:06 pm PDT, Apr 17, Lisa LeDuc, Canada

9:59 am PDT, Apr 17, Melanie Francisco, Florida
Large cats need to feel the sun on their face and grass beneath their feet. No animal should spend their life in a cage especially as a roadside attraction! Please consider giving this animal a better option.

6:23 am PDT, Apr 17, Heather Gainer, Massachusetts
This is absolutely disgusting. The days of animals as your income are over. This is sickening, and you wonder why people from the south are frequently deemed stupid.

2:10 pm PDT, Apr 15, Name not displayed, Michigan

2:04 pm PDT, Apr 15, Name not displayed, Michigan

1:24 pm PDT, Apr 15, Leigh Cooper, New York
Seeing the videos of Tony at the truck stop disturbed me. Living in a conrete cage and waking in circles your whole life is abuse. Last time I checked wild animals were not meants to live on concrete at a truck stop. Anyone with common knowledge knows this. So why do we need a petition to tell someone that Tony should not be there when the people we are telling can clearly see this is abuse. Or is it not abuse because Tony can't talk? If it was a child that couldnt talk, would that child still be there? Do you own a dog? Would you to see Rover or Spike confined in a concrete cage with nothing more than that walking in circles day after day for 8 years? So why do you think Tony would. No contact with other tigers, no grass to roll in, no natural envirment for him to enjoy, I am shocked and appaled that in the good old United States of America this is happening and nothing has been done. If over 3000 people have signed this petition, then where is the petition of more than 3000 that think its fine? I don't see it. So don't our signatures outweight the rest? Doesnt human decency outweight the rest without the signatures? Where is the compassion? I cant believe this. I can't believe...I am outraged. As soon as I can find the appropriate newscast I'll pass this story on and wont stop until Tony is taken from a life of hell. More disgusting is that we have animal rights in this country and anti- abuse laws but nobody in the little "local" area is enforceing them. How unlawful and dispicable is that. I really cant see any excuse for this. Well now I will be sitting here forwarding this story to whomever cares from Peta to your local news to my local news here in N.Y Let's see what can be done. Don't worry Tony there are people out here who care and we are trying sweety.

9:11 am PDT, Apr 14, Wanda Jackson, North Carolina
I was totally heartbroken to see this beautiful animal in these conditions,in pain from concrete,can't breath for fumes,no cool grass for a nap or water to swim.How long hes has endured this?

10:57 am PDT, Apr 13, Kelle Watts, Georgia
It's sickening and disgraceful that a local government in the United States allows this to continue. It shows how far we have fallen as a country that we allow a wild animal to be held like this...to make a few bucks.

10:28 am PDT, Apr 13, John T, Texas
i saw this guy two years ago on my way to florida, at first i was excited to see the exhibit but when i saw this poor animal pacing back and forth with no toys nothing soft to lay on it sickened me. I do not consider myself an animal activist i hunt and fish every year. release this tiger!

5:07 pm PDT, Apr 11, Teri Peters-Sheldon, New Hampshire
No tiger should spend his entire life in caged isolation! Please release Tony to a tiger sanctuary so that he may have some joy, living his days as a tiger is meant to.

8:09 pm PDT, Apr 10, Alisha Keith, California

8:57 am PDT, Apr 9, Jennifer Wells, Alabama
I was traveling through this area yesterday for work and stopped when I saw a sign on the highway promoting a "live tiger exhibit". I can not comprehend how this is possibly legal. The conditions are appalling. His cage is extremely small and he has minimal water. Very inhumane and essentially explioting this beautiful endangered tiger to sell more gas.