Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Lions, Tigers, Bears Loose in Ohio

A dead lion near Zanesville, OH
This is horrific. How does a man who was just released from federal prison last month end up owning dozens of exotic critters and housing them on his "animal farm"?

The man, Terry Thompson, has committed suicide, but before doing so, he released all the animals including 18 tigers, 17 lions, and 8 bears, into the Ohio countryside. The animals had to be hunted and killed by authorities.

A wolf and monkey are still at large. Go, little monkey, go!
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  1. AnonymousOctober 19, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    I feel bad all the animals had to be killed but I understand why it was done. I don't know what the hell is wrong with the Ohio legislature in that they never enacted stricter laws on owning exotic animals. No one needs an exotic pet. Hopefully Jack Hanna can talk some sense into those elected officials.

    Jenny W

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  2. Jeff McKownOctober 19, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Agree Jenny. It's not the animals who were at fault, but they did ultimately have to pay the price for the stupidity of others.

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