Lions, Tigers, and Bears.. OH MY!

October 20th, 2011

In Zanesville, Ohio last Wednesday 56 wild animals were set loose from a wild-animal preserve. 49 out of the 56 animals have been killed by police officers and wild life expert Jack Hanna. Ohio schools were shut down, and everyone was ordered to stay indoors until the area had been checked. The owner Terry Thompson left his nature preserve un-secure and all the animal cages open. He then shot himself, and was found by authorities in his driveway. There is still a monkey missing that is believed to have Herpes B disease.

I picked this story not only because it is bizzare, but it is all over the world news. This is due to the fact that Ohio is being persecuted on having lax wild animal laws. Ohio has some of the weakest laws and this resulted in high numbers of exotic animal killings. This story can be found all over the web and on well-known sites.

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One Response to “Lions, Tigers, and Bears.. OH MY!”

  1. fuglsang on October 25, 2011 5:49 pm

    And it may have led to changes in the Ohio laws for owning exotic pets. It does fall into that bizarre category, but most people like animals, so maybe it’s human interest as well.

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