Thursday, May 12, 2011

Time to celly-brate! Tony the Tiger is gonna get his dignity back!


Tony the TigerThe fambly kittens are happy to tell you that, on May 6, a Louisiana judge ordered the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to permanently stop renewing the state permit that allows "Tony the Tiger" to be housed at the truck stop.

Thanks to the work done by WSPA partner organizations Animal Legal Defense Fund and Big Cat Rescue - in addition to the 40,000+ supporters who signed their "Free Tony the Tiger" petition last November - Tony will be freed from his roadside cage by December. He has languished in poor conditions for more than ten years, and now can begin a new life of freedom in a sanctuary.

The fambly kittens are so grateful to be able to share this wonderful news with you, as a reminder of what can happen when people stand together on behalf of animals.

7 comments:

Amy & the house of cats said...

Oh that is such wonderful news! Poor Tony - we are so glad that he is finally going to go to a good home where he will be well cared for!

sprinkles said...

^^^Yes, totally agree with Amy and The House of Cats!

♥I am Holly♥ said...

That is wonderful news!! Lots of love, Holly & Mom

Angel, Kirby and Max said...

THat's GREAT! WE are happy for Tony!

meowmeowmans said...

AWESOME! We are so happy for Tony.

Mark's Mews (Marley, Lori, Taz, and Binq) said...

No animal should be in a space where they cant at least run until they are tired!

Anonymous said...

Oh that is such good news for a Monday.