BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A state judge has refused to order the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to remove an 11-year-old tiger from a truck stop in Grosse Tete (grohs tet).
Judge Michael Caldwell ruled Thursday that he cannot order the executive branch to do that. He also ruled that the Animal Legal Defense Fund and two plaintiffs don’t have legal standing to bring up the question.
In November, Caldwell ordered the department to revoke the permit for a tiger at Tiger Truck Stop.
ALDF sued last month, saying the department refused to confiscate the animal from the truck stop and owner, Michael Sandlin.
The group also wants to intervene in Sandlin’s lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s ban on private ownership of big cats. Judge Janice Clark has scheduled a hearing Monday on that question.
 
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