Mission: Urge Louisiana Governor to Leave Tigers out of Football Games

Posted by Calvin on October 17, 2024

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is reportedly pressuring Louisiana State University (LSU) to bring back a cruel school tradition: forcing a tiger to be crammed into a transport cage and surrounded by a stadium full of fans at football games. 🐯😰 Tigers naturally chill by themselves and shun human contact, and to deny them their nature by treating them like a sideline spectacle is the epitome of speciesism––a human-supremacist worldview.

Nearly a decade ago, LSU ditched this tradition of tiger torment—partly bc of negative reactions a tiger named Mike VI had to being blasted with disorienting lights and noise. He reportedly even “became resistant to getting into a trailer cage to attend the game.” According to the same report, LSU’s own veterinarians and state Rep. Wayne McMahen––also a veterinarian––expressed to Landry that forcing another tiger into that situation would be fundamentally stressful and could have a serious impact on his health. 😟

Help Make a Change

Sports games featuring human mascots are already exciting af—there’s no need to put an animal through the intense stress of being a spectacle at games. Follow these steps to help ensure that a tiger won’t be traumatized at LSU and earn 15 peta2 points in our Rewards Program:

1. Comment on one of Landry’s IG posts or e-mail him at [email protected] urging him to stop pushing for tiger torment at LSU football games. 🛑

2. Take a screenshot of your comment and submit it for 15 peta2 points. (Heads-up: You’ll only get points once for taking this action.)

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