Here’s a report from Gina Miller, IFAW’s legal policy analyst, about a captive tiger in Louisiana:
Laws that govern the private ownership of big cats vary widely from one state to another but they do have one thing in common—they’re not enough to protect big cats in private hands. Some 10,000 to 20,000 big cats are kept captive by private owners in the U.S., and they aren’t in zoos but in backyards, basements, garages, sheds and even truck stops.
Yes, you read that correctly: It is legal to keep a tiger at a truck stop.