WHAT ARE THEIR LIES???



Lies about Tony the tiger and his owner Mike Sandlin have reached a fever pitch. Here are their claims:



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Tony is a fine healthy animal that needs to be left where he is. It's the right thing to do. He can never know the freedom of the open range - he was raised in captivity and lacks the two years of training mother tigers give their cubs in hunting and survival - he did hot have the life lessons that would enable him to survive.

He is as domesticated as a tiger can be, and will be happy there.

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LIE: Tony is hit by diesel fuel 24 hours a day.



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Here is the truth. Tony is not hit by diesel fuel 24 hours a day. Tony has never been touched by any kind of fuel or liquid other than water. His exhibit is hundreds of feet from any gas or diesel pump. Look at the large grassy enclosure he has! This is his home - four time the size approved of.

LIE: Tony lives on a concrete slab



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Tony lives in a habitat specially built for him. The truth is that Tony's habitat is four times the size recommended for such an animal. The exhibit is dry unless it has just been given its daily cleaning or it has rained.





LIE: Tony has no privacy



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Tony has privacy day and night if he wants. Tony can go into his air conditioned house and be away from people at any time. He is never locked out.



LIE: Tony is hit by lights 24 hours a day



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Tony not hit by lights 24 hours a day. There are no spotlights on Tony, and he can get in the dark any time day or night inside his exhibit. Here he is at full daylight, resting in the dark.



LIE: Fumes are choking Tony the tiger



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Fumes are not choking Tony the tiger

Tony has fresh air on all sides, and diesel trucks and cars park away from the exhibit. Trucks portrayed in the activist's film are parked two city blocks from the exhibit. Trucks are not allowed to park next to the exhibit. Tigers in city zoos and exhibits have worse air quality than Tony.



LIE: Tony is suffering in 100 degree heat



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Tony is not suffering when temperatures reach 100 degrees. He has an air conditioned, darkened enclosure.



But tigers naturally live in temperature ranges that can vary from minus 22 degrees to plus 122 degrees.



Grosse Tete has never had a temperature above 103 degrees Fahrenheit. 19 degrees less than their natural extreme. The coldest has been 9 degrees. Well above their lowest natural range of Minus 22!



He also has a large pool of clean water to play in.



LIE: Tony has no natural habitat



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Tony has natural habitat The truth is Tony has a large grass playground with a pool and toys. He also has an air conditioned house with privacy and a covered top to escape the rains. He is a solitary animal. He has claws and they cannot be removed at this age. He will kill any other animals he's penned with, unless they too have claws. Most captive tigers are declawed.



LIE: Tony is unloved



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Tony is well loved Tony was hand raised by Michael Sandlin from the age of eight months. There are many pictures of him as a cub frolicking about the truck stop and at home playing with Michael.

LIE: Tony is neglected



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Tony is not neglected Tony has a top veterinarian caring for him at all times. Tony has the best medicines and foods, and his handlers work with him every day.





LIE: Tony is sick



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Tony is not sick. some activists tried to poison Tony, to make him sick and to try to get him away from Michael. They were not successful.



LIE: Tony paces all day long on concrete



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Tony does not pace all day long on concrete. Tony can walk or play in a large grassy field in his exhibit. Or he can play in his pool.

LIE: Tony is stressed



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Tony is not stressed. Tony does not like animal activists that bang on the cage and flash cameras in his face. Michael and the truck stop crew have observed this several times, while they activists film Tony. Now he hates anyone with a camera tripod and growls violently at them.



Tony is normally a calm peaceful animal that likes to sit on the top of his house and watch people. There are many he knows, and regular customers can get Tony to give them an affectionate rub on the bars.

LIE: Tony is going to die soon



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Tony is not going to die soon. Cats in captivity live longer than animals in the wild, and Tony is healthier than any animal in the wild.

LIE: Tony has atrophied legs



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Tony does not have atrophied legs. Tony's legs are fine, but a photo taken from just the right angle makes it look like he is ill. He is not. He is not sick, and veterinarians in other states should not say so for the few dollars they are being given to make judgements about Tony based on old photos.

LIE: Tony has no escape from noise



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Tony can escape from noise. The truth is the truck stop is very quiet at night, much quieter than the 100 decibel noise level recorded in jungle habitats. Jungles are very noisy places. Truckers do not drive at night - they sleep. After ten P.M. the truck stop slows down to a crawl.