Win Justice for Animals This Holiday Season
Posted by Stephen Wells, ALDF's Executive Director on December 6th, 2011
For more than a decade, Tony, a Siberian-Bengal tiger, has spent every day and night at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, Louisiana. He paces on the hard concrete surface of his cage, unable to escape the stench of fuel and the deafening sound of diesel engines.
But Tony’s fate is about to change. Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit to free Tony – and we won! On November 2, East Baton Rouge District Court Judge Michael Caldwell ordered the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to revoke the current permit that allowed Tony to be kept at Tiger Truck Stop, and prohibited the agency from issuing any new permits to the truck stop.
It is because of your voice, your dedication, and your support that Tony will soon be free from the miserable, lonely conditions he’s endured day and night for the past decade. You made Tony’s freedom possible -- and with your support, we can win victories for more exploited, neglected, and abused animals.
We would like nothing more than for Tony to live out his life in the comfort of an accredited sanctuary that is far better equipped to meet his basic needs and to give him the kind of life he deserves. ALDF continues to do everything we can to get Tony out of the truck stop as soon as possible, and make sure Tony’s next home is one where he can live out his life in a peaceful, natural environment, free of the fumes, toxins, and noise that have plagued his life to date.
ALDF is a relentless advocate for our clients like Tony, and we will not rest as long as any animal is being abused, neglected, or exploited. We’re able to do this because you stand by us and because you understand the role the law can play in the fight against animal cruelty.
Your support today will help ALDF win justice for more animals like Tony.
Thank you for all that you do for animals.
Always there for you Tony; Please be released to an accredited sanctuary; Well done ALDF please get Tony outta there xxxx
What the ALDF has already done on Tony's behalf is wonderful. Thank you!!! However it is now being suggested that Tony will be moved to a place with a very poor record where he may be no better off. I hope the ALDF will stand ready to protect this poor tiger again if needed and to actually get for him what you should already have won for him through the courts. The press report about what Sandlin seems to be proposing now is at http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/512882 - please help!
Talk to the great folks at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Fl. Carole Baskin is the Executive Director. They can provide the kind of home you want Tony to have to live out his days. It is a truly awesome place! Thank you for all that you have done to help this poor, magnificent animal live the proper live he deserves.
ALDF is well-aware of the allegations of horrendous conditions at G.W. Exotic Animal Park. Our attorneys are researching various legal strategies for ensuring that Tony goes to a reputable sanctuary, not a roadside zoo.
Thank you for all that you have done to help Tony be released from the horrible truck stop he has lived at for so many sad years. Also thank you for ALL that you do for animals in need.
Thank you for that comment, ALDF....that will ease the pain many of us are feeling at the thought of Tony going to GW's. And thank you so much for your efforts in getting Tony away from that truck stop!!!
Thank You for addressing our inquiries concerning Tony. We truly appreciate ALDF’s dedication to Tony and your continued efforts to ensure Tony has the home, care, life and respect he deserves at a reputable, accredited humane big cat sanctuary.
Thank you again for all you do for all animals the smallest to the greatest especially one beloved tiger named Tony.
please just get him out of that truck stop for Xmas :-( Tony deserves a wonderful Christmas with no truck noises or fumes!
Thank you for the extraordinary work you do for animals. For Tony - Wild Animal Sanctuary, Colorado
what's the best way to keep up with news on Tony and his move? congrats on the win, almost there!
Now maybe we should go after the roadside zoo in Oklahoma since they are under investigation for 20+ tiger cubs dying in their care!