A life tiger may go Saturday’s Alabama-LSU sport at the urging of Louisiana Gov. Despite being criticized by animal rights organizations, Jeff Landry has consistently lobbied to reinstate a large cat at the sidelines of the school this time. Who has been caring for an LSU cat has raised more questions about its reintroduction.
The Bengal cat, a one-and-a-half-year-old kid named Omar Bradley, has been under the treatment of Mitchel Kalmanson, who is a goal of national attention for alleged abuse of the wild animals he owns through an insurance company.
Kalmanson was identified as a person who does not adhere to the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act in a five-page record of national quotes published by PETA ( People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ) from 2000 through this past May. The quotations range from serious animal abuse and neglect to inadequate documentation of animals.

According to PETA, “he has been repeatedly cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) for providing veterinary care, failing to give animals enough room to move around, failing to feed them veterinarian-approved diets, and having adequate barriers and attendants present between animals and the public.”
In May, Kalmanson was barred from bringing cats to a auto show in Fayetteville, Ga., hosted by rapper/entrepreneur Rick Ross, as it would have violated a native law.
A representative for LSU did n’t respond to an email seeking comment on Kalmanson’s track record or the controversy surrounding the live tiger’s imminent appearance.
As a tradition, LSU has regularly brought live cats to football matches as a history, where they would watch them play in a video on the sidelines of Tiger Stadium ( and perhaps intimidate visiting teams ) on the sidelines. Nevertheless, that changed in 2015 when Mike VI’s managers had to put him back in the truck due to the annoying sounds and sights he was making during pre-game festivities.
Mike VI attended 33 of LSU’s 58 home activities from 2007 through 2015. He passed away in 2016 from a rare form of cancer.
The university decided to not take Mike VII, a then 8-year-old Bengal cat, to activities when he was adopted as a kid. Since 2017, Mike VII has been LSU’s official emblem and resides in an enclosed area close to the venue.
The first-year Republican governor, Landry, set up an illegal committee to discuss bringing a life lion to a game with LSU’s veterinary school, but it was turned down by the school. Landry stated to reporters that” the opportunity to take our mascot back onto that industry is an amazing opportunity” in an Associated Press report from October 1. Additionally, Lindsay even refuted PETA and other animal welfare-related fears, saying that “everyone who has some worry over this needs to calm down.”