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  • Ooo another mac user :D


     


    On this subject, this is SICK, sick sick!!!!!!


    This makes me so angry and upset. These poor cats! these humans are so selfish! this is all for THEM, all about THEM, and all about MONEY and FAME


     


    Disgusting, this man WILL get bitten or eaten one day and I will feel sorry for the cat, because no doubt he will be put down and killed for doing what is his natural wild instinct.


     


    Human error, always human error, and a poor 17 year old had to die and still these people dont heed the warning.


    I am spending this weekend to sign petitions, write letters and emails, and even though I am in the UK it makes no difference, I think a few hours out of the weekend to save these beautiful animals is worth so much when you can help make a difference however small your part in that might be.


     


     


     

    Mizzie, 7 months ago | Flag
  • Unbelievable!!!!

    lizzwithadblzz, 7 months ago | Flag

  • Lizzwithadblzz: You are correct he mistakenly thinks it is okay.  His backwoods attitude is unreal.  I personally filmed and photographed those two tigers in Dick Stephens' backyard.  Very very sad.  Both cats are intact and the male is extremely cross-eyed.  The door does not even have a lock on it.  It is just a 'pen' dropped into a hasp.  That pen bounces up everytime the female jumps up on the door.  When she jumps a couple times in a row the pen bouces higher and higher, nearly bouncing out.  THAT I HAVE ON FILM.  News stations in Springfield, MO would not even consider running the footage!!  In the county where those two tigers are located, it was a struggle to even get the sherrif's office to understand MO Statute 578.023 which requires the animals be listed with their office.  They denied it was a law.  They told me the Mo Conservation Dept was over them, I had to prove they were not.  They then tried telling me the USDA was over them.  Again, after proving to them the USDA is NOT over those two tigers they finally accepted it.  However, ONLY ONE deputy saw any 'problem' with this issue.  That ONE deputy 'tried' to force the man to put a lock on the door but Mr. Stephens knew they couldn't force him to and told them so.  Those two tigers are in a small cage in a three sided 'barn' like building. They have NO outside yard at all.  Their water was black, and the cage was barren.  What a life...


    Please, KEEP visiting www.CatLaws.com and do everyting you can to help get new laws.


    BigCatChat, 7 months ago | Flag
  • Im just wondering about that old dude keeping these animals in cages the way he does and hes so cocky that he looks as if it okay for this. Oh well I could ramble on about this for days!!!

    lizzwithadblzz, 7 months ago | Flag
  • I cant believe we dont have any laws to protect these animals. Are people really that stupid??? They are wild animals with wild needs!!! And when they hurt someone, its sad because the poor animals have to pay for our stupidity!!!The news caster even says..his mistake. But the law would not have seen it that way if his arm had been taken off, the poor animal would have had to been put down. How in the world can we fix these laws...Its getting so bad now, we have huge snakes running around eating small pets and some small children. And that is all because some idiots want to look cool with a snake around their neck. Well the novelty has run out and worn out now what!????? geeeessshhhhh people!!!

    lizzwithadblzz, 7 months ago | Flag
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Description: Danger of big cats in wrong hands 10:52 PM CST on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- Twice this year at two separate locations in Missouri, workers almost lost their lives in tiger attacks. The terrifying incidents prompted News 4 to examine the exotic animal trade business and the potential danger of having big cats in the wrong hands. Watch News 4 coverage > Larger player Camels, zebras, spider monkeys, ostriches, sloths, even a baboon are all for sale at Lolli Bros. livestock auction in central Missouri. (KMOV.com Extra: News 4 Investigates: Exotic Animal Trade) An undercover News 4 camera also recorded a rare white lion cub, born in a small family-owned West Virginia zoo. She'll be sold at auction to the highest bidder. The auction, which is legal, will sell hundreds of exotic species, but there is growing concern that because of auctions and backyard breeders, the big cats are winding up with people who may not appreciate the danger. Dick Stephens bought his tigers from a backyard breeder when they were cubs. Now he keeps the full-grown tigers in an outdoor cage at his home just north of Springfield. Stephens downplays the danger, but a tiger lunged at News 4's Craig Cheatham when he got too close to the cage. Three years ago, Ronda Good's 17-year old daughter Haley was supposed to be posing for a picture with a tiger cub at a Kansas sanctuary, but the cub wasn't available, so Haley stood next to a full grown tiger hooked to a chain. Haley turned to run, and the tiger attacked. Despite the obvious danger connected with owning big cats and other exotic animals, the Lolli Bros. auction has attracted a remarkable following. During News 4's visit, vehicles with license plates from thirty states and Mexico were seen in the parking lot. Julie Leicht is the executive director of the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation, a group trying to strengthen the state's exotic animal laws, which she believes are among the weakest in the country. Leicht says dangerous exotic animals like tigers, lions and bears should be microchipped and registered so the state can easily track them. She said the owners should have to pay registration fees, should not be allowed to let anyone touch the animals and should be required to get insurance. Leicht said neighboring states of Illinois, Iowa and Kansas all have stronger laws than Missouri. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration admits it has no idea how many lions and tigers are in America, but several animal welfare groups believe there could be thousands of them. For now the fate of some potentially deadly, sometimes unregulated animals are in the hands of people who may not recognize the danger. http://www.kmov.com/localnews/4investigates/stories/kmov-stlouis-081105-tigers-investigate.184d54e2f.html Watch the video there. You can thank Big Cat Rescuer, La Wanna, for making this undercover story happen.

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