re: How are other live mascots able to take the field but Mike has to stay in his kitty lair?

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Mike VI in water

After Mike V's death, PETA contacted the university and urged it not to replace him with a new tiger.

However, LSU chancellor Sean O'Keefe rejected PETA's request by stating that LSU would acquire a new tiger. O'Keefe further defended LSU's decision by noting that four of the previous five Mikes lived to be at least 17 years, nearly twice the normal 8–10 year lifespan of tigers in the wild

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Yet all you idiots claim bringing Mike out to the games is detrimental to his health. If he he doesn't want to get in the cage, okay, but if he is bring his arse out. That is an awesome display.