Sunday December 14, 2008, 7:06 pm
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/tony-at-tiger-truck-stop Please sign.

Sunday December 14, 2008, 7:20 pm
Thank You Simone. Noted, signed petition, and your letter it on its way to the Iberville Parish Council. Thank you for taking the time to write.

Sunday December 14, 2008, 7:21 pm
Thank you Gran.

Sunday December 14, 2008, 7:59 pm
You csn watch Tony here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg4GFewIycM

Sunday December 14, 2008, 8:49 pm
Actions taken, thank you Simone.

Sunday December 14, 2008, 9:11 pm
Noted and signed..Thanks Simone..

Monday December 15, 2008, 1:35 am
Noted and signed and forwarded. Thanks. Simone.

Monday December 15, 2008, 3:28 am
Already signed petition.
Thank you! You signed at 8:14 AM PDT, Oct 31, 2008

Message sent.
Confirmation

Your letter it on its way to the Iberville Parish Council. Thank you for taking the time to write.

Noted with thanks Simone.

Monday December 15, 2008, 4:47 am
already signed. Thanks Simone

Monday December 15, 2008, 6:00 am
Noted and message on it's way.

Monday December 15, 2008, 6:06 am
Noted - signed and sent.

Monday December 15, 2008, 6:45 am
Your letter it on its way to the Iberville Parish Council. Thank you for taking the time to write.
Thankyou

Monday December 15, 2008, 7:03 am
done thank-you

Monday December 15, 2008, 7:13 am
Thank you, Simone! Yes, the Iberville Parish Council meets on December 16, so please sign right away. Also please check to see what the laws are where you live for keeping big cats in captivity -- it's legal more places than you know! If you're in the U.S., go to http://www.catlaws.com. In Canada, go to http://www.zoocheck.com

Monday December 15, 2008, 7:36 am
As always, thank you Simone. You are the truest of animal lovers. Signed and noted.

Monday December 15, 2008, 7:39 am
Noted and signed..

Monday December 15, 2008, 8:54 am
Action already taken.

Monday December 15, 2008, 10:45 am
Noted and petition signed gladly. Thanks, Simone.

Monday December 15, 2008, 1:10 pm
Mail sent.

Monday December 15, 2008, 3:45 pm
I volunteer at Big Cat Rescue. It's a wonderful place that gives these beautiful animals the best life they can have in captivity!

Monday December 15, 2008, 4:08 pm
Thank you! You signed at 11:28 AM PST, Nov 6, 2008
Noted and petition signed gladly. Thanks, Simone

Monday December 15, 2008, 8:17 pm
Noted..tis done & I emailed as well...*S*

Monday December 15, 2008, 9:34 pm
signed #1178 - thanks

Monday December 15, 2008, 9:35 pm
LOL-NICE COPY JOB ON THIS ONE: 1 day ago - capwiz.com -BUT EASY TO COPY USING TINYURL. EVEN GOT MY (PLZ TAKE ACTION) DOWN RIGHT!
http://www.care2.com/news/member/363754298/985135

Monday December 15, 2008, 10:52 pm
Thank you everybody.

Tuesday December 16, 2008, 12:48 am
As supporters of Big Cat Rescue, we need your help to ensure that Tony is allowed to come to our sanctuary. Please take a moment to send the following letter, and if you are able, follow up with a phone call or fax to the Iberville Parish Council. The Council meets on Tuesday, December 16th, so time is of the essence.

The Iberville Parish Council meets Tuesday, December 16th at 6:00 p.m. at the Iberville Parish Courthouse, 2ND Floor, 58050 Meriam Street, Plaquemine, LA
Phone: 225-687-3257
Fax: (225) 687-5250

Tuesday December 16, 2008, 12:53 am
Tiger Truck Stop owner Michael Sandlin filed a lawsuit in district court Monday to block state and local officials from forcing him to remove a 550-pound Siberian-Bengal tiger he displays as a roadside attraction.

Tuesday December 16, 2008, 1:17 am
From Sky's share - Late this afternoon Michael Sandlin filed a injunction to keep Tony at the Tiger Truck Stop. More then ever your support is needed.

There is a council meeting tomorrow at the Iberville Parish Courthouse at 6pm

2ND Floor

58050 Meriam Street Plaquemine LA 225-687-3257

Council Clerk Betty Barber parishcouncil@eatel.net

Please send council a letter.

1993 Ordinance Article 5 Sec. 3-91 "Display of Wild or Exotic Animals Prohibited".

Thank you for having the foresight to enact an ordinance* that prohibits private ownership of wild, exotic, animals for exhibition. Please support the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries' decision to remove Tony the tiger from the inappropriate truck stop location so that he can be sent to an accredited sanctuary. This action will end the decades of complaints lodged by so many who have witnessed this disgraceful display.

Please also send a letter to Maria Davidson at Wildlife and Fisheries mdavidson@wlf.louisiana.gov

Please also send a letter to the parish president J. Mitchell Ourso Esongy@ibervilleparish.com OR JBurleigh@ibervilleparish.com

Tuesday December 16, 2008, 1:29 am
Hi, yes i have sent a message encouraging that the tiger be allowed to go to Big Cat Rescue and as soon as possible. This is cruel to keep this majestic animal in a cage and in these conditions.I urge everyone to donate to BCR to help and assist them to rescue tigers like TONY now.

Tuesday December 16, 2008, 6:15 am
A new share from Sky: http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/987128

EMERGENCY Alert: Tiger Truck Stop EMERGENCY Tony NEEDS HELP!

Judge J. Robin Free 18TH Judicial District

Secretary Charlene Hebert charlene@18thjdcd.com

AND

Law Clerk Nina Joiner nina@18thjdcd.com

Judge J. Robin Free (Division
850 8th Street
Port Allen, LA 70767
(225) 336-2419 or
(225) 336-2420
Fax: (225) 336-2409

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/36213344.html?index=1&c=y

Tuesday December 16, 2008, 10:13 am
signed and sent letter. also my husband. I cannot believe another human is more concerned about the publicty and money earned from an abused animal rather than the welfare of the animal. Humans are so selfish and money hungry. I pray this tiger is sent to a sancturay.

Tuesday December 16, 2008, 11:24 am
Judge issues order in tiger case

By GREG GARLAND
Advocate Westside bureau
Published: Dec 16, 2008 - UPDATED: 11:23 a.m.
Comments (0)


PLAQUEMINE – A district court judge signed a temporary restraining order today that blocks state wildlife officials from seizing a 550-pound Siberian-Bengal tiger from a Gross Tete truck stop pending a hearing Dec. 29.

The ruling by 18th Judicial District Judge J. Robin Free was in response to a lawsuit that Tiger Truck Stop owner Michael Sandlin filed against the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Iberville Parish officials.

State wildlife officials had given Sandlin a deadline of today to move “Tony” from his cage at the Gross Tete truck stop.

The temporary restraining order means Sandlin will be able to keep the tiger at the truck stop until a hearing Dec. 29 on Sandlin’s request for a permanent injunction.

Sandlin is trying to buy time to get changes made to an Iberville Parish ordinance on exotic animals, which would allow him to keep the tiger.

“A large portion of the business at Tiger Truck Stop comes from customers stopping to view the tiger exhibit,” his suit states.

“Mr. Sandlin will suffer irreparable harm if he is required to relocate his tiger according to the Dec. 16, 2008 deadline,” the suit states. “If he is forced to relocate the tiger or if the tiger is seized then he will most likely be prevented from bringing it back to the State of Louisiana.”

Sandlin has long been under fire from animal welfare advocates who say the tiger does not belong in a barred cage with a concrete floor and cement block “den” as a roadside attraction.

Sky Williamson, an animal rights advocate who has campaigned to move the tiger, said she is disappointed Sandlin filed the suit.

“It makes me sad to see that Tony will remain at the truck stop through the holidays, when he could be in a humane sanctuary and, for once in his life, be taken care of properly,” Williamson said.

Sandlin’s attorney, Joseph B. Dupont Jr., had asked state wildlife officials to extend the Dec. 16 deadline for removing the tiger. The request was rejected in a letter dated Monday.

Sandlin plans to ask the Iberville Parish Council to amend a 1993 ordinance that prevents him from getting a state permit needed to keep the tiger, Dupont said.

The 1993 parish law prohibits an individual from keeping any “wild, exotic, vicious animal or reptile for display or for exhibition purposes.”

The local rule went unnoticed until Sandlin tried to apply for the state permit. The permit requires him to comply with all local ordinances and regulations.

“It is clearly impossible for Mr. Sandlin to comply with Wildlife and Fisheries regulations … as written,” the lawsuit states.

It says further that Sandlin has exhibited tigers at the truck stop for 20 years without escapes or injuries to humans.

Dupont said Sandlin should be “grandfathered” out of the 1993 parish ordinance dealing with exotic animals.

Tuesday December 16, 2008, 12:08 pm
Very disappointing news. We can only hope that the Judge will rule in favor of Tony on Dec. 29th rather than in favor of his captives.

Tuesday December 16, 2008, 1:02 pm
Yes, very disappointing news. But we need to keep working to get Tony out of there. Somehow Mr Sandlin's contention rings hollow. He implies that he faces financial ruin if he loses Tony. His truck stop has a store, a cafe, and video poker. Does he sound like such a bad businessman that he'd lose everything if he didn't have a tiger? How do all the other truck stops manage to stay afloat financially without exhbiting tigers?!

Tuesday December 16, 2008, 7:22 pm
noted and signed

Tuesday December 16, 2008, 7:43 pm
Agree Patricia, we will keep fighting to get Tony out into Big Cat Rescue.

Wednesday December 17, 2008, 3:41 am
You can contact the Judge's office and ask them to DENY Sandlin's request for an injunction.

Judge J. Robin Free 18TH Judicial District Secretary Charlene Hebert charlene@18thjdcd.com
AND
Law Clerk Nina Joiner nina@18thjdcd.com
Judge J. Robin Free (Division
850 8Th Street
Port Allen, LA 70767
(225) 336-2419 or
(225) 336-2420
Fax: (225) 336-2409

Wednesday December 17, 2008, 9:51 am
Council Meeting Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RtlMxgDlJY&feature=channel_page

Wednesday December 17, 2008, 12:56 pm
Mail sent.