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About this Petition Petition Letter

A student union president is advocating that Missouri University, "Mizzou", at Columbia, Missouri, obtain a real tiger to replace their old mascot of a man in a suit. He claims to have done some research and thinks it is such a good idea. Please sign the petition below and make sure college officials and others know the truth about tiger ownership, and what it could mean for this college.

"the Maneater" is this college's student newspaper.

Kris Koukola is a faculty member and an advocate for not getting a real tiger there, heading up the group "Missouri Tigers 4 TIgers.

The student who started and is promoting this idea is Timothy J. Noce.

 

This petition is editable and you are encouraged to add whatever you like to it.

 

Be sure to also email the following:

tigers4tigers@missouri.edu

TJNoce@mizzou.edu

and use this page to spread the message to local media :

http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/25/1417

 

 

Recent Signatures

Live tiger mascot

Greetings,

Please consider all of the facts before deciding to obtain a live tiger for a mascot. Your team has done well and will continue to do so without a live tiger. It is the players, the coaches, and the fans that make up the team- not the mascot's species. A man in a suit is an interactive experience that is a lot of fun, as opposed to a scared animal in a cage. LSU has to drug their tiger, Mike, before taking him out onto the field. Do you want to have to drug a great cat with Prozac as well?

Please see this link about the unexpected costs of owning a big cat:
http://www.bigcatrescue.org/buy_a_big_cat.htm

Next consider the social cost of becoming a lightening rod for animal rights activists, the immorality of keeping a wild animal, and the sheer boredom of its jailed life.

Thanks for reading,

[Your name]

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