WARNING Ohio! Bring In Your Pets!

[KG4CGC]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/10/18/national/main20122339.shtml

ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Dozens of animals escaped Tuesday from a wild-animal preserve that houses bears, big cats and other beasts, and the owner later was found dead there, said police, who shot several of the animals and urged nearby residents to stay indoors.
As a result of the breakout, several schools near the preserve have canceled classes Wednesday, reports CBS 10-TV.
The fences had been left unsecured at the Muskingum County Animal Farm in Zanesville, in east-central Ohio, and the animals' cages were open, police said. They wouldn't say what animals escaped but said the preserve had lions, wolves, tigers, giraffes, camels and bears. They said bears and wolves were among 25 animals that had been shot and killed and there were multiple sightings of exotic animals along a nearby highway.
"These are wild animals that you would see on TV in Africa," Sheriff Matt Lutz warned at a press conference.
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[NA4BH]

Lions, tigers, and bears.

How would the Sheriff know what they show on TV in Africa? LOL

[KG4CGC]

I would imagine the cats would head south while the bears would just look for woods. Then there were wolves too.

[NA4BH]

The bears gotta poop, you know.

[KG4CGC]

The Pope does too.

[n2ize]

Lions, tigers, and bears.

Oh my !!

[suddenseer]

That is down in Hank's area. Our teapublican majority gave us a new open law that gets the government out of Ohioan's lives. Now, anyone can own any exotic animal. Gone are the licenses that required proof of the ability to care for them, and keep them safely from getting into adjoining properties. Since the government is out of our lives, these stories are almost a weekly event here. The cops around here where i live are now forced to go hunt for panthers, and lions that escaped from city town houses. Teapublicans cannot see beyond their asscrack. They assume there will be plenty of police funds to take on the new role of local game wardens. I guess they think Obamacare will pay for injuries that a wild animal can inflict on a person.

[kb2crk]

All the cages were open and the owner was dead. sound like Peta might be involved? no news on the owner at all except he was found dead. A dead man cant open all the cages.

[KK4AMI]

All the cages were open and the owner was dead. sound like Peta might be involved? no news on the owner at all except he was found dead. A dead man cant open all the cages.

The owner had some felony firearms issues. They think he might have opened the cages then committed suicide. Of course he might have served as a parting snack for the recently released residents.

[N8YX]

We got this covered, though I don't agree with killing the animals outright. Tranq 'em and ship to one of the many wildlife shelters which have been built to deal with the results of irresponsible owners.