Posted on 08/20/2002 5:26:29 PM PDT by Las Vegas Dave
It's a catfight in Tiger Town. An animal rights group has criticized the use of a tiger cub mascot by the high school team in football-crazy Massillon.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wrote Massillon City Schools Superintendent Al Hennon Monday. They asked that the district stop using tiger cubs from a show farm as mascots.
Hennon rejected the idea and said the mascot is treated well. This year's mascot is a 12-week-old female tiger cub. She will bunk at the homes of three Massillon boosters during the season.
PETA says public appearances are stressful for exotic animals. PETA also says it has no problems with the use of a live bulldog mascot by rival Canton McKinley, saying, "companion animals probably enjoy the attention".
A small telephone crank generator could be wired to the PETAfreak's nether regions and cranked athletically when the home team scores.
"Two bits, four bits, six bits a dollar! All for Massillon stand up and holler!"
They were stressful for Elvis, too.
LOL!
Yes...
But it's a good kinda hurt...
A !Pain Purifies! kinda hurt...
Oooohhhhhh...
Oh yeah... That's the ticket!
Ha! They may go after those high school cubs, but I bet they don't get very far with big ol' swettie Tom, mascot of the University of Memphis Tiger teams. Of course, he was a little cub once, back when the schiool was still called Memphis State....
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