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re: Place we got Mike from closed down?
Posted on 7/23/12 at 7:21 pm to The Future
Posted on 7/23/12 at 7:21 pm to The Future
damn that sucks
I remember the owner came on here asking for donations because they were low on money for the Tigers
sucks for them
I remember the owner came on here asking for donations because they were low on money for the Tigers
sucks for them
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Posted on 7/23/12 at 9:34 pm to udtiger
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I fear that the current Mike may well be the last one. Can't see where we're going to get another one because I am certain PETA will be all over every possible source as soon as we start looking.
Uhhh... can't the BR Zoo just buy a tiger and lease it to LSU as part of a zoological research program? Nobody can argue that Mike V and Mike VI are treated as well as (or better) any great cat in the United States.
(ETA: Can't an institution as large as LSU just start its own zoo?)
This post was edited on 7/23/12 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 7/23/12 at 9:53 pm to udtiger
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I fear that the current Mike may well be the last one. Can't see where we're going to get another one because I am certain PETA will be all over every possible source as soon as we start looking.
PETA can suck it. Mike gets treated better than a lot of human beings
Posted on 7/23/12 at 9:54 pm to Ace Midnight
"What do Tigers dream of?" Female Tigers and kicking that Bama arse.
Posted on 7/23/12 at 11:23 pm to LSUDonMCO
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A tiger cub running out of the tunnel on leash with the fball team would be outstanding!
Posted on 7/23/12 at 11:56 pm to DocBugbear
My wife is from an hour from where it was located. We visited it once on a trip home for her. Place was a shithole! Not surprised it's gone.
Posted on 7/24/12 at 12:05 am to panama city tigerfan
There's a pretty nice facility here in north Alabama called Tigers for Tomorrow. Lots of big cats (not just tigers, but many of them as well). Shouldnt be too hard to locate one when needed.
Posted on 7/24/12 at 12:14 am to STEVED00
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A tiger cub running out of the tunnel on leash with the fball team would be outstanding!
I remember the '88 (I think) basketball game when they introduce Mike V. They brought him onto the court with a leash.
ETA: it was '90, don't remember who we played though. I was 9/10 years old, so I don't remember the specifics.
This post was edited on 7/24/12 at 12:16 am
Posted on 7/24/12 at 12:20 am to Ace Midnight
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(ETA: Can't an institution as large as LSU just start its own zoo?)
Not after $42 million budget cuts
Posted on 7/24/12 at 12:27 am to Tiger1242
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Mike V was considered to have the best personality of all the tigers
Wiki
I remember going to his old cage with my brother after a basketball game. He was in the northern part of his old cage walking around when he stopped to smell a pile of crap he had made earlier. He smelled it, looked up at us and made a face like we would when smelling something horrid. Then smelled it again, and made the same face.
Posted on 7/24/12 at 7:33 am to SouthOfSouth
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We didn't build that palace for just 1 mike. I can promise you that.
I agree. With LSU's power, influence, and money, they would be able to get another Tiger. Somewhere. Somehow.
Posted on 7/24/12 at 10:08 am to pngtiger
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He smelled it, looked up at us and made a face like we would when smelling something horrid. Then smelled it again, and made the same face.
He strongly identified with humans - I was talking to him 1 day and he was completely nonplussed by foot traffic. He suddenly perked up - his fur was raised and he was tense, but not scared. He didn't stand up, but he craned his neck and sniffed the air - I looked where he was focused and a couple of stray dogs were crossing the Tiger Stadium parking lot, about 300 yards away. He would totally have killed those dogs if he could have, but was not aggressive (other than playfully) around people that I observed.
Posted on 7/24/12 at 10:17 am to biglego
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PETA can't even get the dickwad truck stop owner to take care of his tiger. Lsu will be fine.
exactly. next time they picket mike the tiger, we will all picket them for not picketing tiger stop across the river
Posted on 7/24/12 at 10:58 am to Jumbeauxlaya
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and start our own tiger breeding program.
We do this with our kids, why not the Tiger?
Posted on 7/24/12 at 11:08 am to Shalimar Sid
I'm not real fond of new Mike. I brought my kids to see him once and he backs up to the fence and fricking sprays me. Cat spray smells like shite but this was like 3 gallons of Tiger spray. I had to disrobe and drove home in my underwear.
Posted on 7/24/12 at 11:10 am to bamabayoubengal
There is also a place in Paradise, Texas (north of Ft. Worth) that has quite a number of big cats (tigers, lions, etc.). I'm sure LSU could buy one from them.
Posted on 7/24/12 at 11:11 am to Tigress
might explain why Mike is so scared to get in his cage.
Posted on 7/24/12 at 11:15 am to udtiger
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I am certain PETA will be all over every possible source as soon as we start looking.
why??? where we keep mike is nicer than some zoos.
Posted on 7/24/12 at 11:20 am to Jumbeauxlaya
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We should get Mike a girlfriend and start our own tiger breeding program.
Mike has plenty of ho's
Tiger Ho's
Posted on 7/24/12 at 2:48 pm to 10888bge
Maybe we'll get a liger
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