Tiger Trouble for Michelle Rodriguez  7/6/06

Lost star Michelle Rodriguez has been criticized by animal rights activists for having a scared white tiger cub at a New York party she hosted.

The actress took Skanda, a nine-week-old cub, to the fundraising event to raising money for a nature sanctuary.

But People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) are annoyed the singer took the endangered animal to a nightclub.

PETA spokesman Dan Mathews says, "These are wild animals, not party animals.

"We know Michelle Rodriguez is an animal lover, but I think she is unaware how infant animals need to be around their mother and not a clanging party scene.

"They're not meant to be an ornament at a party, even one that is designed to raise money for animals. It kind of defeats the purpose."