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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is reportedly pressuring Louisiana State University (LSU) to revive a cruel school legacy by forcing a tiger named Mike VII to endure the intense stress of being crammed into a transport cage and surrounded by a stadium full of fans at football games. Tigers are naturally solitary 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, in part due to adverse reactions a tiger named Mike VI had to the barrage of disorienting lights and noise. He reportedly even “became resistant to getting into a trailer cage to attend the game.” According to this 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 inherently stressful and could have severe implications for his health.
Urge Landry to abandon his bid to see a tiger tormented at football games.