Letters: Good reporting revealed how live tiger's origins brought shame at LSU

A tiger is lead out of the stadium in a special trailer after being presented on the field before LSU’s game against Alabama on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I'd like to thank staff writer Andrea Gallo for the Nov. 9 article on the man who brought a tiger to LSU's football game against Alabama, who has a history of citations from the U.

S. Department of Agriculture. The article noted that the department has cited Mitchel Kalmanson numerous times for not feeding animals properly, leading to at least two deaths.



Citations were given for ants in food, flies, maggots and excrement in enclosures. It also said that since 2014, Kalmanson has been flagged 13 times. Gov.

Jeff Landry appeared on Fox News, saying, "Our hope is that we can get this tiger to roar a couple of times, and that'll indicate how many touchdowns we will have." So, we contributed to this business for our entertainment? Shame on us! CYNTHIA A. LITZ Baton Rouge.