Stay Strong Tony / Recent Pics of Tony

Photo Used With Permission From & © Sarah Zaunbrecher 2011

We are very appreciative of the recent decision on November 2, 2011 by Judge R. Michael Caldwell who ordered the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to revoke the current permit and prohibited them from issuing any new permits to the Tiger Truck Stop.

While we wait for updates, Tony still remains at the truck stop – and it is important for us to maintain our advocacy on his behalf for his release to an accredited, reputable and humane big cat sanctuary and to keep his story highly visible.

How You Can Help Tony

• Please continue to share the recent posts from The Animal Legal Defense Fund on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter:

Victory For Tony!! http://aldf.org/article.php?id=1859

What Is Best For Tony? http://www.aldf.org/article.php?id=1861

• Voice your concerns for Tony to The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for his release to a reputable, established, humane accredited big cat sanctuary that will meet all of his needs.
  

It’s very important that all correspondence for Tony be done in a respectable focused manner. While we are all very passionate and concerned about Tony, his health and welfare, please remember polite and focused letters have a better chance of being addressed and our concerns taken seriously. When you advocate for Tony, you are representing him – he deserves the utmost respect as do the individual(s) we are writing to.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Maria Davidson
Large Carnivore Program Manager
Louisiana Department Wildlife and Fisheries
5652 Highway 182
Opelousas LA 70570
Phone: (337) 948-0255
Fax: (337) 948-0213

e-mail: mdavidson@wlf.la.gov

Fred Kimmel (Ms. Davidson’s supervisor)
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
2000 Quail Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: (225) 765-2355

e-mail: fkimmel@wlf.la.gov

Bo Boehringer
LDWF Press Secretary
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
2000 Quail Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: 225- 765-5115

e-mail: bboehringer@wlf.la.gov

Robert J. Barham, Secretary
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
P.O. Box 98000
Baton Rouge, LA 70898
Phone: (225) 765-2623
Fax: (225) 765-2607

e-mail: rbarham@wlf.la.gov

e-mail: sfalcon@wlf.la.gov

web e-mail form: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/contact

• Care2 Petition For Tony Is Still Open (44,000+ Signatures)

Please sign if you haven’t and continue to share. Petitions are a good way to keep people supportive, involved and continue to let people know Tony is still at the truck stop. Link: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/129/272/008/

Sincere Thanks to The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the attorneys of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Louisiana residents who spoke out for Tony, Big Cat Rescue of Tampa FL, The Wildcat Sanctuary of Sandstone MN, change.org, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kristin Bauer, Ian Somerhalder, Care2, and to ALL of Tony’s friends around the world for caring and never giving up on him. Please continue to be a voice for Tony until he has the home, care and life he deserves. Thank You.

Pictures in this post are used with permission from and are © Sarah Zaunbrecher 2011. Thank you Sarah for sharing your pictures of Tony and allowing them to be posted here.