Tuesday July 14, 2009, 2:42 pm
This has got to end. Please help tony get to a Big cat refuge.

Tuesday July 14, 2009, 3:04 pm
signed and shared thankyou

Tuesday July 14, 2009, 3:29 pm
done

Tuesday July 14, 2009, 3:31 pm
Signed and noted with thanks Simone.

# 36: 3:29 pm PDT, Jul 14, Joycey Berry, North Carolina
Free Tony. Send him to a sanctuary.

Tuesday July 14, 2009, 4:14 pm
signed... I was #12! :)

Tuesday July 14, 2009, 4:21 pm
Think the time has come for Care.2 to do a petition to the governor of Louisiana. He seems like a person who understand being misplaced after what happened with Katerina... Maybe he not aware of what is going on in the 2 bit little town run by the good ole boys network... It is such a shame that they have allowed this to go on this long. I can not understand a mayor of a town that could look the other way so easy..... Money???? Who know but someone needs to do something , at least Earth Justice, Or Defenders of Wildlife. Lets get the Care.2 hammer swinging and get this done..... I really think we can Why about you simone. Don't you think you could get this started?

Tuesday July 14, 2009, 6:56 pm
signed :)

Tuesday July 14, 2009, 7:31 pm
tony should go to sanctuary and michael sandlin can take his place in the cage. the gawking public can watch sandlin pace and try to keep his sanity while being captive. this whole sordid issue speaks volumes about the horror that is michael sandlin.

Tuesday July 14, 2009, 9:15 pm
SIGNED, AND PASSED ALONG, THANK-YOU SIMONE. THAT POOR BABY NEEDS TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE, ALL ANIMALS SHOULD BE FREE TO BE HOW GOD INTENDED THEM TO BE.

Tuesday July 14, 2009, 10:57 pm
DONE & FORWARDED & THX. SIMONE FOR THE GOOD WORK, LOVE YA.........

Tuesday July 14, 2009, 10:58 pm
Noted and gladly signed. Thank you Simone.

Tuesday July 14, 2009, 11:09 pm
Please there must be something we can do, anything!!

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 2:49 am
Signed, Simone. Johnnie has a point in that the petition(s) should be sent to the Governor of Louisiana and I might say to all the local, regional newspapers as well.

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 3:02 am
Gladly signed and noted.

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 3:07 am
Noted & signed ~ Thanks Simone

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 3:35 am
Signed.
Thanks, Simone

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 5:21 am
The Parish Council are in violation of their own Home Charter Rules Efffective Oct. 1997--- "shall not be inconsistent" is especially thought provoking, and how is allowing a special exception pursuant to "protect(ing) and preserv(ing) the general welfare, safety, health, peace and good order of the parish"? :
Section 1-05. Special Powers.
The Parish Government shall have the right, power and authority to pass all ordinances requisite or
necessary to promote, protect and preserve the general welfare, safety, health, peace and good order of the parish,
including, but not by way of limitation, the right, power and authority to pass ordinances on all subject matters
necessary, requisite or proper for the management and supervision of its affairs, and all other subject matter
without exception, subject only to the limitation that the same shall not be inconsistent with the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana or expressly denied by state general law applicable to Parish Government.

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 6:21 am
Thank you Simone - signed. I agree with everything that Samantha R has to say.

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 6:22 am
Noted and signed,thank you Simone.

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 7:24 am
Noted Signed Thanks Simone!

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 11:55 am
Thank you! You signed at 10:13 PM PDT, Jul 14, 2009 .
Sky is doing all she can. Let's help her out.
Tx dear Simone~

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 12:08 pm
It's the morons that go to see this tiger that are also at fault. What is wrong with these people? Why do they want to see this magnificent animal caged in this way? Just makes me so desperately sad.

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 12:21 pm
noted,signed and passed it around!

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 12:47 pm
gladly signed, thanks Simone

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 1:05 pm
Signed earlier and forwarded.
Thanks Simone

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 1:11 pm
Thanks, Simone, for bringing this horrible situation to the forefront again!
Johnnie, you are absolutely right ... a petition should go to the top of that State's Government and all of the major networks as well!

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 1:24 pm
Noted and signed. They were all born free and they want and have to stay this way.
Thanks for the story Simone.

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 1:53 pm
Signed,but the petition owner should post the target in the headlines !!!

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 2:00 pm
Noted & signed. If Tony had committed a crime he would be released from the hell hole at sometime but he is innocent of anything!

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 2:08 pm
This is so cruuel , signed

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 2:45 pm
Signed with great concern for Tony's welfare. I cannot imagine how he is suffering through this heat, little tiny pool or no pool. This just isn't right!!!! I hope someone is checking on him frequently at this time. Daily in fact!!!!!

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 4:40 pm
This cannot be justified,in anyway..Sandlin has a greedy,tiny brain,that cannot understand nature..Could at least a tiny number of those who would otherwise visit the truck stop, be encouraged to boycott this atrocity? Profit is the language that this Sandlin understands.I agree also that The Parish is acting illegaly.

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 4:58 pm
Done, Thanks Simone.

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 6:24 pm
Signed, noted, and Xposted. Thank you, Simone!

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 7:26 pm
Gladly signed.

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 8:41 pm
Signed please.

Thursday July 16, 2009, 12:04 am

I signed for Tony. However, someone please message the petition author and ask her to change the target to the organization or person/s who has the power to make this change. It's not us, animal lovers. This small change in the petition will gain credibility and attract more signatures.

Sorry, I dont have enough time to keep writing to petition authors... I covered this previously.

Thanks, Simone!

Thursday July 16, 2009, 2:35 am
Come on people there must be more than 345 people that care about Tony

Thursday July 16, 2009, 4:15 am
Signed: # 376: 4:07 am PDT, Jul 16, Apolonia Pi, Poland

Thursday July 16, 2009, 8:36 am
Noted & signed #413.

Thursday July 16, 2009, 8:57 am
Grrrrrrr! I hope that Tony gets out and takes his revenge on his captors in traditional tiger style, with tooth and claw >.>

Thursday July 16, 2009, 10:42 am
Posted this on facebook and twitter

Monday July 20, 2009, 1:07 am
Thank you everybody!!!

Update On Tony The Truck Stop Tiger

Michael Sandlin has been issued a permit from the “parish” to keep Tony. He is now working on obtaining his Louisiana state license. The revised ordinance is at the this post. Tony has suffered for 8 years at the truck stop. He can have a wonderful home at Big Cat Rescue. We need to continue to fight for Tony and be his voice. Please write, e-mail, fax, and call the following contacts and voice your support AGAINST Sandlin receiving a state license.

Maria Davidson
Large Carnivore Program Manager
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
2000 Quail Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Phone: (225) 765-2800
e-mail: mdavidson@wlf.louisiana.gov

I was told that Ms. Davidson can also be contacted at:

Maria Davidson
Large Carnivore Program Manager
Louisiana Department Wildlife and Fisheries
5652 Highway 182
Opelousas LA 70570

Phone: (337)948-0255
Fax: (337)948.0213
e-mail: mdavidson@wlf.louisiana.gov

Robert J. Barham, Secretary
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
P.O. Box 98000
Baton Rouge, LA 70898

Phone: (225) 765-2623
Fax: (225) 765-2607
e-mail: Chendrick@wlf.louisiana.gov