Why is animal life not valued like human life? I swear, some humans are so stupid, it's not hard for me to side with the animals in almost every case. This story was especially upsetting to me because Tigers hold a special place in my heart - that's the LSU mascot, and that's where I got my BA. We have a live tiger mascot - Mike V - he is treated so well - they're building him a huge sanctuary - he has his own pond, waterfall, air-conditioned room, play area right now, but it's going to be so much better for him - so much land to roam. I became even more aware of Tigers and their personalities and their endangerment statistics when I was attending school at LSU.

I just don't understand why they didn't tranquilize the poor tiger and transport it to a sanctuary where it can be properly released?!? Tigers are an endangered species! Why kill such beautiful animals? No one was hurt - no need to kill it. I can't believe some people believe the biggest cats can be pets - the person who was responsible for that cat should be held liable.