The Grosse Tete Truck Stop Inc. located about 30 miles west of Baton Rouge 
has a “tiger by the tail” so to speak, according to the Associated Press and other news media.
A lawsuit filed in District Court in Baton Rouge is the latest by an animal rights group involving a Siberian-Bengal tiger mix named Tony, a popular attraction for motorists traveling Interstate 10 near Baton Rouge.
The Animal Defense Fund claims the truck stop is exhibiting the animal without a valid permit, and a judge has issued a temporary order against removal of the beast, according to Louisiana wildlife officials.
The truck stop has had tiger’s at its facility off and on for over two decades and houses Tony in an area eight times the space that Louisiana State University used to hold its mascot, Mike the Tiger.
Meanwhile, while Tony continues to live at the truck stop, with the only winners so far seeming to be the lawyers — what’s new?