Roar For Tony & Captive U.S. Tigers On World Animal Day October 4th, 2011

World Animal Day is a special day to commemorate the respect and love we have for animals and also to bring attention to the importance of animals and raise awareness for them. It began in 1931 in Florence at a convention of ecologists as a means to highlight endangered species. Since then it has developed [...]

Sullivan: Free Tony the Tiger

By Diane Sullivan, Holly Vietzke, and Rose Church/Guest columnists Posted Sep 15, 2011 @ 01:57 PM Last update Sep 15, 2011 @ 03:08 PM Parents in Massachusetts bring their children to the zoo to see tigers. Parents in Maine need only bring them to their neighbor’s house, where it is legal to keep a tiger [...]

Tigers Need Us!!

Tigers are not gimmicks, attractions, props or pets. Tony The Truck Stop Tiger represents one of the estimated 5,000* tigers privately owned in the United States whose numbers exceed tigers left in the wild. These captive U.S. tigers suffer in backyards as “pets,” in roadside zoos attractions and circuses, and are bred for profit; tiger cubs [...]

Tigers Like Tony Need Your Help Now!!!

Tony The Truck Stop Tiger represents one of the thousands of privately owned tigers in the United States whose numbers are greater than tigers left in the wild. Captive U.S. tigers languish in roadside zoos and attractions, are exploited and abused in circuses, photo ops and exhibitions, entertainment shows, pseudo-sanctuaries, bred for profit or are [...]

Video: Smugglers stuff tiger cub in suitcase

Video: Smugglers stuff tiger cub in suitcase http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td_cDLpbE8I (Photos below courtesy TRAFFIC http://www.traffic.org/)

Customs officers in Thailand find tiger cub hidden in bag of cuddly toys

Customs officers in Thailand find tiger cub hidden in bag of cuddly toys Discovery made after X-ray reveals animal’s beating heart and other organs inside woman’s luggage at Bangkok airport Jonathan Watts, Asia environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Thursday 26 August 2010 23.31 BST Customs officers at Bangkok airport in Thailand have discovered a drugged tiger cub [...]

The Trouble With Tigers

The Trouble With Tigers by Ravi Somaiya – July 28, 2010 There are twice as many tigers in captivity in the U.S. as are left in the wild. They make deadly pets. So why do Americans love them so much? There are only 3,000 tigers left in the wild. There are at least 7,000 in [...]

Inside America’s Tiger-Breeding Farms

Inside America’s Tiger-Breeding Farms Bred for profit, the animals are often cruelly deformed by inbreeding. by Ravi Somaiya – July 28, 2010 Kenny, a white tiger deformed by inbreeding, was rescued from a tiger farm. Courtesy of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge Almost all of America’s 7,000 tigers are born and raised here. Reports from tiger [...]

Border Patrol agents discover Bengal tiger cub by LCC South

Border Patrol agents discover Bengal tiger cub by LCC South By KGNS News Story Created: Mar 12, 2010 Story Updated: Mar 12, 2010 Sensors went off along the river by LCC South Campus this morning. When agents arrived, nobody was there, but moments later they heard a growling sound; that sound came from a beautiful [...]