People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (aka PETA) is an animal rights organization urging LSU not to add another "Mike The Tiger" to its family after the recent death of Mike V... It took a while, but LSU's answered PETA's complaint with an official response... In not so many words: LSU has politely told PETA to bug off. Good for them, as you can extrapolate PETA's reasoning about captive tigers to all household pets which is reasoning I simply don't buy given the lengths LSU has gone to accomodate the big cats under their care over the years.
PETA Wants LSU To Hold That Tiger - Sports Blog - The FanHouse