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The Guardian reports:
A caged Bengal tiger was wheeled on to the field of Tiger Stadium in Louisiana’s capital of Baton Rouge for the first time in nearly a decade before kick-off of Saturday night’s football game between the state’s flagship university and its Alabama counterpart, fulfilling the wishes of the state’s Republican governor, Jeff Landry. The tiger in question – whose forced participation outraged animal rights activists – was not the one which lives on the Louisiana State University (LSU) campus, Mike VII.
The animal is reportedly owned by a man with a history of citations from the US agriculture department over a lack of proper care for his animals. Following the death of the school’s previous tiger, Mike VI, in 2016, LSU announced that future Mike the Tigers, the school’s mascot, would no longer be brought on to the field. As a workaround, Landry arranged for a tiger to be imported from Florida for the game – much to the chagrin of animal rights activists, who protested outside the stadium.
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Reminder to all those talking about Jeff Landry’s idiotic choice to rent a live tiger for the LSU game, We did this upon ourselves. The turnout to vote for governorship was 36.3%. In 2027, we need to VOTE. HIM. OUT.
Here’s more reason not to like him: https://t.co/8hWNKiZeXP
— F. Andrew Sarhan (@SarhanAndrew) November 8, 2024
Small protest against @LAGovJeffLandry’s live tiger. The group held their signs over their faces and declined interviews, citing a fear of retaliation. #lalege #lagov #LSU pic.twitter.com/NtPsDmCt9e
— Piper Hutchinson (@ByPiperHutch) November 9, 2024
Editorial Board | We stopped bringing Mike the Tiger into #TigerStadium almost a decade ago for a reason. It’s no place for a live tiger; shame on Gov. Jeff Landry and #LSU for letting it happen.https://t.co/EYmUjTC1ov
— The Reveille (@lsureveille) November 11, 2024
Speaking of social media posts, a friend just sent me this screenshot of a paid advertisement on @LAGovJeffLandry’s campaign account touting the tiger that will be at the #LSU game today #lalege #lagov https://t.co/pNvUdEfRKH pic.twitter.com/0HIE24XeYI
— Piper Hutchinson (@ByPiperHutch) November 9, 2024