A BIRTHDAY WISH FROM MIKE VI

Hello Tiger Fans! It's my birthday!

Mike here. Really. Actually I was named Roscoe at birth and that’s the name that will perk up my ears. But if getting a new name gets me this incredibly sweet crib, expert care and all of this human adulation, I’ll take that trade! Any tiger would kill to take my place. Well, most of them kill anyway to eat, but you know what I mean.

I don’t post much because of my clumsy paws on this tiny notebook that I snatched from one of my trainers and hid behind a bush when she wasn’t looking. I kinda feel bad but it was an LSU computer and I figure I deserve it, since I'm kinda "staff" too and especially since it’s the only way for me to keep in touch with my family.

That’s actually why I am writing. It’s my birthday and I often hear people at the cage wonder what else they could do special for me. Folks, I now have everything a tiger could dream of having – except maybe a ladyfriend tiger, but I digress- but if you REALLY want to do something for me, please consider making a donation to help out Great Cats of Indiana, where I was born and where my family still lives. Rob, Laura and an incredible group of workers and volunteers are the most caring and giving people in the world. They have transformed their farm in Idaville, Indiana into a sanctuary for rescued big cats and other assorted orphans. It’s not fancy but they keep it as clean as possible and provide the best tender loving care. Here's a picture of Rob feeding my Dad Tigger a tasty chicken treat with mom waiting for her turn.


My dad, mom, sibs, and other family are among the nearly dozen tigers that live there, and they also house a panther, a few lions, bobcats as well as some wolves, foxes, horses and a loud mouthed mule. Chickens and pigs, well, let's just say the Circle of Life is absolutely delicious. Hakuna Matada.

Great Cats is too small to attract any big foundation grants and must survive on donations of food from area farmers and businesses, guided tour admissions, and monitary donations from humans like you. Rob and Laura mean the world to me for the care and love they have given me and my family.

If you want to make Roscoe, er, Mike chuff with happiness, please consider sending any kind of donation to Great Cats of Indiana. Here's a link to GREAT CATS OF INDIANA web page with the whole story about how I became Mike VI. Read it and then click on the Donate button. Make sure to tell them you are an LSU fan and it’s in honor of my birthday. I hope LSU fans never forget what Great Cats has done for Tiger fans and in the spirit of tigers everywhere. And, if you ever get near Indiana, you must make the pilgrimage to visit. LSU visitors get the royal treatment.

Thanks, Happy Birthday to Me!!!

Roscoe a/k/a Mike VI a/k/a RosGeaux


(ADMINS, CAN I GET A "STICKY" FOR MY MESSAGE? TIA!