Laaloo Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Police hunt monkey, last of 50 exotic animals loose in Ohio ZANESVILLE, Ohio Sheriff's deputies shot nearly 50 lions, tigers and other wild animals after the owner of a private farm released dozens of animals from their cages then shot and killed himself. Officials continued to search for one macaque monkey still roaming the area on Wednesday after shooting 49 animals and taking another six to the zoo. Among the animals killed: 18 Bengal tigers, 17 lions, six black bears, one baboon, two grizzly bears, three mountain lions and two wolves. The bizarre scene unfolded Tuesday when Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz said his office started getting phone calls at about 5:30 p.m. that wild animals were loose just west of Zanesville on a road that runs under Interstate 70. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-10-18/exotic-animals-loose-ohio/50821092/1 Summary: The retard owner was warned 30 ***ING TIMES but no one stopped him. Bunch of ***gots. The guy releases all the animals and then commits suicide. As of now, 49 of the 56 animals ( some of them endangered) have been killed.
Rajiv Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Since morning, I was going to create a thread..what a fracking tragedy..poor animals have to pay the price..one of the dumb-ass reporters asking abt tranquilizing, the cops says "Mam, this is a 300 lb bengal tiger, not a house pet cat ". I mean this beast can take 2 cops down in 1 swipe ..and surprised to see Ohio of all states to have liberal laws for exotic animals This guy never featured in National Geographic's Fatal Attraction ( Big Cats ) episode
coffee_rules Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Heard the town sherrif on NPR, says they need to get closer to lions and tigers to shoot the tranqs, one of them was shot and before it takes affect it attacked the cops and it had to put down. Sad to hear that, what a freak ! How can the state allow him to keep the animals? Probably one of those that slipped thru the cracks.
Desi Cartman Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Even zoos dont have as many tigers and lions as this guy did. Its kinda weird that there were 35 of these tigers and lions
Rajiv Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 ^^ I know..very few left - such beatiful beasts are being shot. For what?, man's pleasure and then killed to avoid attacking a man Wonder if animals believe in god?
Laaloo Posted October 19, 2011 Author Posted October 19, 2011 18 fkng tigers and 17 lions :omg: The bastards could have released them back into the wild :mad:
Laaloo Posted October 19, 2011 Author Posted October 19, 2011 ZANESVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - The collector who freed his bears, tigers and dozens of exotic animals in Ohio before killing himself, kept them in poor conditions and fed his lions meat from malnourished horses, an animal welfare expert who knew him said on Wednesday. "When he was charged with animal neglect, there were complaints that he wasn't feeding his horses enough, and then when they would die he would feed them to the lions," said Larry Hostetler, executive director of the Muskingum County Animal Shelter. "We've been trying to get him shut down since 2003," Hostetler said, adding that authorities had made several visits to Terry Thompson's farm since 2004 and found underfed animals with open sores. Thompson was found dead at the farm on Tuesday from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Muskingum County sheriff said 49 of the 56 lions, tigers, bears and other big animals set loose from their pens were killed. Still at large was a macaque monkey, which may be infected with the herpes B virus and will be put down if found. Thompson, 62, was released on September 30 after spending a year in federal prison on a firearms conviction. Agents raided his farm in June 2008 and found 133 guns. He told an informant he dealt guns illegally after giving up his dealing license five years earlier, court documents showed. His wife, Marian, cared for the animals during his absence, but she left the farm when he returned, Hostetler said. Jack Hanna, director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo, said in an interview he believed Thompson returned from prison and found the animals in bad shape. "His wife's not there. He has all these animals living in filth," said Hanna, a frequent guest on television shows discussing the habits of exotic animals. Veterinarians said conditions on the farm were deplorable. Thompson, who Hostetler said lived off inherited money, kept the animals he collected at his 73-acre (30-hectare) farm, an inventory that at various points included camels, a giraffe, lions, tigers and panthers, Hostetler said. He never entertained visitors or schoolchildren. "The more exotic, the more he was interested in them," Hostetler said. In 2007, Hostetler noticed that Thompson and a few of his tiger cubs participated in a photo shoot with model Heidi Klum. Hostetler called Klum's managers and suggested they be more careful about animal trainers they use. 'VERY SAD' Thompson had been ejected several times from annual pet fairs in Zanesville because he would bring cuddly looking bear cubs that would snarl and growl at visitors, Hostetler said. Thompson bred animals on the farm. "These animals were not socialized, and they were not tame enough to be around the public and he had to be removed from the property," he said. "He has hired people off and on, but they usually didn't last very long. The animals were not fed properly, they didn't receive proper medical care, their pens were less than desired, I guess you could say. It was enough to be within the law," he said. "It's very sad," he added. Hanna said lax laws allowed collectors to keep animals in marginal conditions. There is also no refuge or repository to place large, dangerous animals that are confiscated. "The problem is the dealers. You have to figure out where people are buying these animals," many of which are endangered species, he said. Hanna said authorities did the right thing in killing the freed animals on the loose because they were dangerous. http://news.yahoo.com/ohio-farm-owner-mistreated-animals-animal-welfare-221103624.html
rahulrulezz Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 hows that fault of the animals... 2nd pic in the OP kinda got my heart sinking :(
Rajiv Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 18 fkng tigers and 17 lions :omg: The bastards could have released them back into the wild :mad: How? they started running everywhere and 911 cops are not equipped to deal with such situation + it was getting dark. They were considering calling SWAT and they need rifles with proper aim - these lions dont die with a pistol -hCFKiqjL2E
Laaloo Posted October 19, 2011 Author Posted October 19, 2011 How? they started running everywhere and 911 cops are not equipped to deal with such situation + it was getting dark. They were considering calling SWAT and they need rifles with proper aim - these lions dont die with a pistol Yeah, that's true. Americans freak out at anything. But, the idiots in the OHIO government could have did this soon before instead of giving him like 30 fking chances. He was in jail for a year and his wife was taking care of the farm for him.
yoda Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 what a tragedy. didn't know private feckers can keep such animals.
Clarke Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Don't freak out over a minor incident, govt has no business telling people what to have as a pet. Liberty & freedom are guaranteed by the constitution, lets not forget that. Vote for Ron Paul 2012.
kabira Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Humans are most dangerous animals :hmmm::hmmm:
zombiePotato Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 sad...they should have used heavy tranquilizers. death to human race :hitler:
achilles Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Distasteful and disgraceful. After incidents like these, we lose the right to complain when the animals come knocking.
ganeshran Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 ^ :dito: They could have used tranquilizer darts. Why kill lions and tigers when they are already an endangered species
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