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Zanesville Ohio.
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Animal killed.
The woman’s voice sounded a little annoyed. “There’s a bear and a lion out,” she told the 911 operator. “Right up behind us.”
Come again, the operator said. “Yeah,” the caller replied. “They’re chasing Terry’s horses.”
Both the woman and the operator was quiet surprising, given that in the end, not only bears and lions, but the 56 exotic creature - a wild animal with the wolves, monkeys and 18 Bengal tigers, a species endangered species whose numbers total less than 3,000 in nature, to escape from their cages in 73 acres of private reserve. Friends described the couple who run a number of animal lovers, but also have a history of brushes with the law.
On the night of Wednesday, authorities in central Ohio city of 25,000 that were killed or captured, but all the animals. Who have escaped from exile in reserve, a few miles west of the city of Zanesville, after one of the owners seem to open the wire cage or open the door and then fatally shot.
Trigger the release of animals a day watching search tense, frantic and the media in the midst of a rain-soaked hillside along Interstate 70, about an hour's drive east of Columbus.
Terry Thompson, 62, told officials that the animals developed a unique collection with the woman of his creatures, by state, largely of his love for wild animals, friends said. But there is a problem in their lives: Mr. Thompson was released from federal prison three weeks ago, after serving for one year for having an illegal firearm, and his friends said he and his wife divorced.
However, it was not clear exactly why Wednesday released the beast and take his own life.
The creatures were finally hunted down and killed by members of the Muskingum County Sheriff and other officials of law enforcement - in the beginning with handguns, but assault rifles and then - as the company of animals to walk the property or surrounding forest.
At least 49 of the
creatures killed by Wednesday afternoon, most of them in his yard 500 yards, including 17 lions and animals at least one being described as one of the big cats that have been hit by a car when attempting to cross the street. He then shot.
Six other animals - three leopards, brown bears and two monkeys - Cupid shot in palliative care and sent to Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, where they were quarantined. And several species of monkeys, who is living in her home in Thompson's house, also safe.
A single monkey, the last flight, still on the loose.
Mr. Thompson's wife, Marian, come to the property on Wednesday and pleaded with officers not to kill the beast.
Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus
Columbus Zoo and a frequent guest on national television programs, helping the authorities to the scene and Ms. Thompson said they begged, "Please do not take my baby", and that monitoring of wild creatures.
Animal rights advocates criticized the exotic Homicide Muskingum County Sheriff many animals, but the Sheriff Matt Lutz struggled on Wednesday to describe the risk of using lethal force in such circumstances.
He said the veterinarian tried to shoot the
Bengal tiger escaped with tranquilizer arrows, but the answer insane or just a 300 pound animal. "I just go crazy," said Sheriff Lutz. "We have to put it down."
Sheriff said some of the animals die as a "mature, very large and aggressive" to "high potential" for dangerous people. "We can not let animals loose in this country," he said. "We do not have."
Although there are several sightings of wild animals on farmland in and around
Zanesville, Ohio, there are reports that these people were attacked.
