Tony the truck stop tiger euthanized after 17 years as Grosse Tete attraction

admin · 10-17-2017, 11:30 AM

Tony ? a 17 year-old Siberian Bengal tiger ? has died, after living his life as a Grosse Tete truck stop attraction at the center of a controversial legal battle over his ownership and life in Louisiana.

According to a statement from the Tiger Truck Stop website, Tony was euthanized Oct. 16 after exhibiting "typical*signs that death was imminent" to "prevent*Tony from*suffering." The statement says Tony will be "preserved through taxidermy" following an autopsy.

Tony had lived at the truck stop since January 2001, when the tiger was six months old.?

10-17-2017, 11:30 AM	#1
admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	Tony the truck stop tiger euthanized after 17 years as Grosse Tete attraction Tony ? a 17 year-old Siberian Bengal tiger ? has died, after living his life as a Grosse Tete truck stop attraction at the center of a controversial legal battle over his ownership and life in Louisiana. According to a statement from the Tiger Truck Stop website, Tony was euthanized Oct. 16 after exhibiting "typicalsigns that death was imminent" to "preventTony from*suffering." The statement says Tony will be "preserved through taxidermy" following an autopsy. Tony had lived at the truck stop since January 2001, when the tiger was six months old.?