October 9, 2001/La.: The USDA cited Tiger Truck Stop for failure to correct a previously identified violation of mishandling tigers. The inspector wrote, "[The c]aretaker informed me [that the two tiger cubs] were removed a week ago for declawing. The first evening at the veterinarian's, the male cub died."

     Tiger Truck Stop was cited for failure to maintain facilities. The inspector wrote, "There has been no progress in repairing and/or repainting metal bars. This total neglect is resulting in rapid deterioration of [the] structural soundness of [the] entire facility and may result in future escapes."

     The USDA also cited Tiger Truck Stop for failure to have a sufficient number of adequately trained employees. The inspector wrote, "Over the past several inspections, I have dealt with different employees whose primary function was not animal care. [The] [m]anagement of this facility does not seem to place great store [in] or adequately reward caretakers. ... [J]udg[ing] by the state of disrepair of the facility, more outside help É is required. There is also some question as to the expertise of the employee caring for the cubs, [one of whom] died."

August 28, 2001/Texas: The USDA cited Tiger Travel Plaza for failure to provide adequate veterinary care to a tiger cub who was thin and underweight. Tiger Travel Plaza was also cited for failure to maintain caging to protect the animal from injury, contain the animal, and protect the animal from public contact and for improper food storage.

July 24, 2001/La.: The USDA cited Tiger Truck Stop for failure to have a program of veterinary care, for mishandling animals, for failure to maintain cages, and for improper food storage. The inspector wrote, 'Two 3-week-old cubs [are] being bottle raised in [the] truck stop office. They are loose in [the] manager's office and are being shown to customers. For their own safety and health, these cubs must be moved to a designated area which is in compliance and off limits to customers. They must also be contained to prevent [their] being walked on or otherwise injured. - By virtue of being loose, they have extreme potential of ingesting harmful agents."

January 29, 2001/Texas: The USDA cited Tiger Travel Plaza for unsanitary feeding practices and failure to clean and sanitize a tiger cage made of plywood and carpet that smelled of urine.

November 28, 2000/Texas: The USDA cited Tiger Travel Plaza for failure to correct previously identified violations of not providing records of veterinary care and mishandling tigers. The inspector wrote, "The three young tigers are walked outside on a leash and still used for pictures. The two white tigers [weigh] at least 60 lbs. [each] and should no longer be used in direct public contact."

     Tiger Travel Plaza was cited for failure to provide minimum space. The inspector wrote, "The two white tigers are housed inside in light-gauge chain-link dog runs (approximately 5'x5'). Tony is tied behind the counter in the store by a dog collar and leash." Tiger Travel Plaza was also cited for failure to provide a veterinarian-approved diet.

August 21, 2000/Texas: The USDA cited Tiger Travel Plaza for failure to have a responsible and knowledgeable attendant present during periods of public contact and failure to provide a safety barrier. The inspector wrote, "Baby tigers are housed in [a] cage behind the counter inside the store. - A barrier must be in place to prevent public contact. - The baby tigers are being used for pictures."

     The inspector also noted that records of veterinary visits must be available for review.

August 24, 1999/Texas: The USDA cited Tiger Travel Plaza for failure to provide veterinary care and failure to provide wholesome and palatable food.

August 23, 1999/La.: The USDA cited Tiger Truck Stop for unsanitary feeding practices, failure to clean water receptacles with algae growth, and poor housekeeping.

September 23, 1998/Texas: The USDA cited Tiger Travel Plaza for failure to provide drinking water and failure to maintain records of acquisition and disposition.

November 5, 1997/La.: The USDA cited Tiger Truck Stop for failure to provide shelter from inclement weather.

September 12, 1997/La.: According to The Baton Rouge Advocate, Tiger Truck Stop sold two tiger cubs for $2,500 to a couple passing through on a camping trip. One of the cubs suffered from fluid collection around the joints in her front legs, a condition linked to living on concrete.

August 9, 1996/La.: According to The Baton Rouge Advocate, hazardous materials workers from several agencies, wearing protective gear, worked to control a leak of a hazardous and corrosive chemical called formic acid from a box trailer parked at the Tiger Truck Stop.

December 14, 1993/La.: According to The New Orleans Times-Picayune, Tiger Truck Stop was evacuated for five hours after a tanker truck ruptured, spilling 400 gallons of highly flammable aviation fuel at the truck stop.

September 14, 1993/La.: According to The Baton Rouge Advocate, Tiger Truck Stop, another truck stop, and 60 homes were evacuated after a driver reported that his trailer was smoking. The trailer was packed with drums of highly toxic sodium cyanide.

November 6, 1989: According to the Houston Chronicle, Tiger Truck Stop was raffling off an 11-month-old, 350-pound Bengal tiger named Gloria who was living in a 16'x7'x7' cage attached to a flatbed trailer. The entry forms, which released Tiger Truck Stop from liability, informed potential winners that they could "donate [her] to a zoo, sell [her], or give [her] to a friend" in the event that the winner did not want to keep the cub.