Exotic animals on the loose in Ohio

[SevereUpInHere]

While not commenting specifically on what animals had escaped, police said the animal farm does usually contain lions, wolves, cheetahs, tigers, giraffes, camels and bears. Oh My!

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/breaking-news/exotic-animals-on-the-loose-in-ohio-after-park-owner-found-dead/story-e6frg12u-1226170685194

Anyone in Ohio at the moment see any animals roaming?

[RedBlackAttack]

While not commenting specifically on what animals had escaped, police said the animal farm does usually contain lions, wolves, cheetahs, tigers, giraffes, camels and bears. Oh My!

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/breaking-news/exotic-animals-on-the-loose-in-ohio-after-park-owner-found-dead/story-e6frg12u-1226170685194

Anyone in Ohio at the moment see any animals roaming?
It happened in Zanesville, which is about 45 minutes outside of Columbus.

How long does it take a camel to get from Columbus to Cleveland? Because I want to capture one and keep it as my pet.

[Black Joker]

my facebook feed has been all about this lol

[LilBTheBasedGod]

Kids still have to go to school tomorrow.

[tomtucker]

police have allready killed half of the 48 animals..........FUKKING BASTARDS :mad:

[magic chiongson]

i guess brad miller might be going to the cavs

[lil_watz]

I live in zanesville about 5 miles from this property. The local schools closed, due to kids having to stand at the bus stop. Pretty interesting seeing all this happen so close. I was awaken about 5 this morning by a helicopter flying over, said to be using thermal imaging.

[JohnnySic]

This reminds me of:

http://people.emich.edu/gfisher/animal%20farm.jpg

[JohnnySic]

police have allready killed half of the 48 animals..........FUKKING BASTARDS
Yeah, why cant the suckasses tranquilize the animals and capture them live?

[ClutchBucketz]

This reminds me of:

http://people.emich.edu/gfisher/animal%20farm.jpg

That book bored the absolute shit out of me.. I know it had a similar plot to historical events and all but i seriously couldn't get into that:oldlol:

[lil_watz]

The sheriff claimed they didnt want to tranquilize them after dark because it takes a few minutes for them to be sedated. It seems they are being over the top as far as no human getting hurt so they are just firing at will. Jack Hanna came in today with The Wilds and The Columbus Zoo to try and capture as many alive as possible.

[ErhnamDjinn]

That book bored the absolute shit out of me.. I know it had a similar plot to historical events and all but i seriously couldn't get into that:oldlol:
its a satire about the russian revolution

[ClutchBucketz]

its a satire about the russian revolution

Yeah i learnt that much.. :cheers:

[Bladers]

she said. "I have kids. I've heard a male lion roar all night."

:roll: :roll:

[tomtucker]

The sheriff claimed they didnt want to tranquilize them after dark because it takes a few minutes for them to be sedated. It seems they are being over the top as far as no human getting hurt so they are just firing at will. Jack Hanna came in today with The Wilds and The Columbus Zoo to try and capture as many alive as possible.
fukking gun happy police kunts..........:mad:

[InspiredLebowski]

It's certainly unfortunate so many animals got put down, but think about the logistics of getting that many tranquilizer guns/ammo to capture 50 wild animals on a chilly rainy night in the middle of an urban environment. It's terrible and sad, but just not all that realistic.

[Rake2204]

I haven't been following this story very closely but I thought I heard some law-enforcement officials had to use their sidearms at close range in order to take some of the animals down. I'm wondering how legit any of these captures and chasedowns really were. Ideally, I was picturing a Jurassic Park situation.

[GOBB]

So a human being has exotic animals as pets. Decides before offing himself to release them. Now all of the exotic animals must be put down thanks to some d!ckhead. Gotta love humans.

[DuMa]

they found a pic of the hunter....

http://content.hollywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/picture-611.png

[LilBTheBasedGod]

:roll: :roll:

Go away GODDAMNIT

[$LakerGold]

they found a pic of the hunter....

http://content.hollywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/picture-611.png

JUMANJI!!!

[Wile E. Coyote]

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/561/wileecoyotecopy2.jpg

[Styles p]

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/561/wileecoyotecopy2.jpg
:roll: best gimmick in ish history.

[B-Low]

the animal farm does usually contain lions, wolves, cheetahs, tigers, giraffes, camels and bears.

Damn those poor camels must've been paranoid as hell all day every day

[Butters]

Why the hell couldn't this have happend near me:banghead:

[bada bing]

it really sux that they had to go out and kill all those animals. thats just awful. but i do understand why they went ahead and did what they did. they should have tried to atleast capture them.

[B-Low]

I just heard on the news that one of the monkeys got killed by the tiger immediately after they were set free :oldlol:

[Clippersfan86]

So a human being has exotic animals as pets. Decides before offing himself to release them. Now all of the exotic animals must be put down thanks to some d!ckhead. Gotta love humans.

Exactly. He was a POS and I wish the animals started eating him after (or before!) he died, too bad they didn't. Unfortunately though shooting the animals is what must be done. Even Jack Hanna (passionate animal researcher like Steve Irwin) endorsed the shootings. He said you can't possibly expect these officers to find and tranquilize these animals in the dark. They had to be kill shots because the risk of a lion attacking your kid on the way to school etc was too great.

[Clippersfan86]

I just heard on the news that one of the monkeys got killed by the tiger immediately after they were set free :oldlol:

Serious??? :roll:

[B-Low]

Tiger probably had his eye on that monkey for months lol

edit: Oops it was a lion not a tiger :oldlol:


Though it’s not every day that untamed large animals roam the streets of an American city, that happens to be the fate that befell Zanesville, Ohio, yesterday, when the owner of a local preserve liberated his exotic charges. The released animals, according to the New York Times, included lions, wolves, bears, and “at least one tiger.” One of the lions killed one of the monkeys; an unidentified animal was hit by a car; but that bloodshed would pale in comparison to the measures taken by the local authorities in the name of protecting the human populace

[SevereUpInHere]

I just heard on the radio that there is still a Wolf on the loose and a Monkey infected with Herpes :oldlol:

Can anyone confirm this?

[InspiredLebowski]

I just heard on the radio that there is still a Wolf on the loose and a Monkey infected with Herpes :oldlol:

Can anyone confirm this?That's why my newspaper said, well I dunno about the herpes.

[B-Low]

Apparently according to MSNBC the herpes monkey was the last thing that was still out there, then they found out the lion had eaten it


At an Wednesday afternoon news conference, Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz said most of the danger had passed: 48 animals had been gunned down, and six captured alive and taken to the Columbus Zoo, authorities said. The animals killed included 18 rare Bengal tigers, 17 lions, eight bears, three mountain lions, a baboon and a wolf, he said.
That left just two animals at large: a wolf and the monkey.

By midafternoon, the second wolf was reported shot dead. The last animal, a monkey infected with herpes B virus, was found to have been eaten by one of the large cats

[PowerGlove]

my facebook feed has been all about this lol
+1.

[GOBB]

Awesome, rare Bengal Tigers. Those are in abundance in the world. :rolleyes:

Gotta love humans man. Who needs Bengal Tigers anyway? F*ck em.

[Patrick Chewing]

Just getting in to comment on this. Absolutely disgusting what happened in Ohio. Rare, wild animals just senselessly slaughtered. Not one or two, but 49. I don't know the details other than the owner just wanted to let them go free before he offed himself, but as a chief of police or city mayor, there is no way I want this blood on my hands.

I saw Jack Hanna on the news earlier on CNN and he was at a loss for words.

[B-Low]

Awesome, rare Bengal Tigers. Those are in abundance in the world. :rolleyes:

Gotta love humans man. Who needs Bengal Tigers anyway? F*ck em.

right. My question is how the hell did a guy in Zanesville Ohio end up with 18 out of 2300 bengal tigers left in the world

license or not, endangered animals shouldn't be allowed to be kept as pets. None of them should be IMO, but especially ones on the brink of extinction

[Balla_Status]

300 lb bengal tigers dude...wtf. Too bad it had to be put down.

[Balla_Status]

I just heard on the news that one of the monkeys got killed by the tiger immediately after they were set free :oldlol:

He had probably been planning that for years.

[ace23]

Just getting in to comment on this. Absolutely disgusting what happened in Ohio. Rare, wild animals just senselessly slaughtered. Not one or two, but 49. I don't know the details other than the owner just wanted to let them go free before he offed himself, but as a chief of police or city mayor, there is no way I want this blood on my hands.

I saw Jack Hanna on the news earlier on CNN and he was at a loss for words.
Human lives are more important than animal lives. It was reported that a tranquilizer used on one of the tigers just made it angry, so that's out of the question.

What else can they do?

[InspiredLebowski]

Human lives are more important than animal lives. It was reported that a tranquilizer used on one of the tigers just made it angry, so that's out of the question.

What else can they do?The town's population could just move and make it a federally funded animal sanctuary. Duh.

[Patrick Chewing]

Human lives are more important than animal lives.



I know this may be kinda far-fetched and a little out there, but we are no more important than the beasts that roam this Earth. Without them, there is no us. We are the most wretched of them all, so therefore I think we matter the least.

[B-Low]

Human lives are more important than animal lives. It was reported that a tranquilizer used on one of the tigers just made it angry, so that's out of the question.

What else can they do?

I think he, and everyone else, was saying it's disgusting that it had to happen in the first place. Not the authorities for shooting them, but the guy who held them as pets then let them go free without thinking about what would happen to them

[ace23]

I know this may be kinda far-fetched and a little out there, but we are no more important than the beasts that roam this Earth. Without them, there is no us. We are the most wretched of them all, so therefore I think we matter the least.
No white text?

[Patrick Chewing]

No white text?

Nah brother, no white text. I see that outline of Africa on your shirt, so I know deep down you know what I'm talking about. I just hope you're not wearing that shirt just for the hell of it.

This is a shitty situation all around, and while I'm no member of PETA or will never stand on a corner in protest of something cause I got better things to do, I do involve myself as best I can in overall conservation efforts of endangered animals. I don't know if you have seen the picture yet of all these animals lined up after being killed, but it's crazy. A few bears, wolves and these beautiful tigers just piled up right next to one another. I mean, f*ck.

[Sarcastic]

http://cdn2.diggstatic.com/story/ohio_police_kills_48_lions_bears_cheetahs_exotic_a nimals_escaped/o.png

:cry:

[B-Low]

fckin horrible...

[PowerGlove]

http://cdn2.diggstatic.com/story/ohio_police_kills_48_lions_bears_cheetahs_exotic_a nimals_escaped/o.png

:cry:

I just saw this shit on my news feed:(

[$LakerGold]

Wow bro........... This is so horrible ................

[B-Low]

They just showed on the news that to dispose of the animals they just dragged their carcasses by a rope on the back of a tractor. Some of the most powerful and majestic animals on earth getting dragged by a tractor and thrown away like trash...

[Patrick Chewing]

They just showed on the news that to dispose of the animals they just dragged their carcasses by a rope on the back of a tractor. Some of the most powerful and majestic animals on earth getting dragged by a tractor and thrown away like trash...


It's disgusting man. I fail to see the need to eliminate nearly all of the animals that escaped. Some of them, reportedly were even still close to the farm they were being housed at.

Authorities had plenty of time to organize something to where they can bring all of these animals down with tranquilizers. I hear some of you saying tranquilizers don't work, or only make them angry. No, you have zoo's all across the country and Animal Control authorities that have the necessary equipment for animals such as these. This was just senseless plain and simple. Disgusting.

[$LakerGold]

"One animal, a macaque monkey, is still missing and Lutz said it is "highly likely" that it is infected with herpes B virus.

Herpes B isn't dangerous to monkeys, but "it's very dangerous for humans," said Dr. Barb Wolfe, Director of Conservation Medicine at Ohio wildlife conservatory The Wilds.

When passed to humans the rare disease can lead to deadly brain infections, according to the National Primate Research Center in Wisconsin."


So does that mean ZOMBIES?!?! :rant

[Noob Saibot]

http://cdn2.diggstatic.com/story/ohio_police_kills_48_lions_bears_cheetahs_exotic_a nimals_escaped/o.png
For once Noob Saibot dislikes once being a human. :cry:

[Draz]

Wtf. This is horrible. Is something going to be done about this? Why? Why would they just kill them? Why not put them to sleep & put them where they belong? I see a lot of shit that's going to go down because of this..

[Bosnian Sajo]

http://cdn2.diggstatic.com/story/ohio_police_kills_48_lions_bears_cheetahs_exotic_a nimals_escaped/o.png

:cry:

Damn I wanna get my hands on one of them rugs, quality ish.

[Draz]

I bet if this all happened to dogs, "mans best friend" the media would go WILD.

[Cangri]

Dam, did they catch any of the animals alive or did they just killed them all?

I thought the tigers were a protected species...how sad.

[$LakerGold]

Yeah I thought Mountain Lions are like close to extinction..

[PowerGlove]

Damn I wanna get my hands on one of them rugs, quality ish.
:oldlol: :oldlol:

I never even thought about that.

[Meticode]

While it's sad this happened, it had to be done. Wild animals roaming around, police had no time to get tranquilizers ready, etc. 1400 Bengal Tigers left in the world and like 14 of them die to police in Ohio? WTF!

[Bosnian Sajo]

Well it was a little sad this happened. Usually, Bengals in Ohio just go to jail.

:oldlol: Well done :cheers:

[Clippersfan86]

I know this may be kinda far-fetched and a little out there, but we are no more important than the beasts that roam this Earth. Without them, there is no us. We are the most wretched of them all, so therefore I think we matter the least.

I'm all for treating animals with respect and dignity but be logical. If you were in the Savannah and Lions saw you.. You'd be attacked and killed instantly because of the potential threat to their pride. No different than what we did. Predatory animals will show you zero mercy dude. Blame the idiot who owned these animals. He's responsible for the carnage. Can't expect cops with zero notice to tranq and catch these apex predators at night. They had to act quickly and did a great job preventing any human deaths or injuries.

[Draz]

Well it was a little sad this happened. Usually, Bengals in Ohio just go to jail.

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[B-Low]

Well it was a little sad this happened. Usually, Bengals in Ohio just go to jail.

*clap...clap....clap*

touche sir...touche. future repped

[Meticode]

That is so true. Adam Jones is coming back soon. :oldlol:

[tomtucker]

I just heard on the radio that there is still a Wolf on the loose and a Monkey infected with Herpes :oldlol:

Can anyone confirm this?
But i thought Lebron left Ohio and went to Miami ...?...:confusedshrug:

[monkeypox]

Someone needs to convince a whorehouse operator to do this.

[vinsane01]

http://cdn2.diggstatic.com/story/ohio_police_kills_48_lions_bears_cheetahs_exotic_a nimals_escaped/o.png

:cry:

:( :cry: I understand why they have to put down the carnivores, the bears, lions, cheetahs and tigers; but what about the zebra? Or did the lion ate the zebra? :D If only they had tranquilizers...Sad very sad.

I expect PETA to investigate this.

[bdreason]

Be sure to save all the humans, because we don't have enough of those!

am i rite?!?

[JohnnySic]

Bunch of rednecks being rednecks, simple as that. They saw a chance to have a safari hunt, and took it.

[JohnnySic]

I know this may be kinda far-fetched and a little out there, but we are no more important than the beasts that roam this Earth. Without them, there is no us. We are the most wretched of them all, so therefore I think we matter the least.
+1,000,000

[picc84]

They had to do what they had to do to ensure no people were hurt, and they had to do it as fast as possible. Unfortunately, that apparently meant using bullets. The risk of taking the time to get the amount of tranq's required and shooting one of the carnivores with it not taking, then attacking someone, isn't worth it. These things weren't in enclosed spaces, they were in public areas. The fastest option to get the job done is the best one.

Don't blame the police or be mad at them, their #1 job is protecting the populace. Blame the guy who let them out knowing this would happen. This is his fault.

[JohnnySic]

^Oh BS. It would have taken one day during the daytime to round up the animals (and per reports, many never even left the property and where shot regardless). Why couldn't peope just stay indoors for 1 day? What happens when there's a hurricane (a situation far more dangerous than this)? People evacuate. Inconvenient, but that's life.

No, this was just rednecks being rednecks. If this happened where I live, I can pretty much guarantee you it would have been handled differently.

[pauk]

Its all Lebrons fault!

[Meticode]

:( :cry: I understand why they have to put down the carnivores, the bears, lions, cheetahs and tigers; but what about the zebra? Or did the lion ate the zebra? :D If only they had tranquilizers...Sad very sad.

I expect PETA to investigate this.
There was zebras? Are you sure you're not confusing those with the white lions?

[ace23]

I bet if this all happened to dogs, "mans best friend" the media would go WILD.
This is true, but what is your point? Man values dogs more than he does safari animals.

[ace23]

Well it was a little sad this happened. Usually, Bengals in Ohio just go to jail.
Repped:roll:

[JohnnySic]

This is true, but what is your point? Man values dogs more than he does safari animals.
What "man" would that be? Many wild animals are more important because they are endangered, and they play a role in the environment.

OTOH, there are too many dogs, they get put down in kennels every day because there is an over-supply. And personally, I think dogs are the most overrated animal there is.

[ace23]

What "man" would that be? Many wild animals are more important because they are endangered, and they play a role in the environment.

OTOH, there are too many dogs, they get put down in kennels every day because there is an over-supply. And personally, I think dogs are the most overrated animal there is.
Sentimentally speaking, humans value the lives of dogs more than they do the lives of zebras, etc.

[brandonislegend]

Its all Lebrons fault!
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[RRR3]

Did anyone else read the thread title as "Erotic animals on the loose in Ohio"? :lol

[RRR3]

Its all Lebrons fault!
:roll: :roll: :roll:

[GOBB]

Humans are always f*cking up this world. Its going to be a sad day when wild animals no longer exist. I'm pretty sure it'll be some humans defending how thats not a big deal when that day comes either. Making it even more sadder. :facepalm

[DuMa]

poor animals. they just wanted to take their talents to south beach :(

[Clippersfan86]

This is true, but what is your point? Man values dogs more than he does safari animals.

They should too. Dogs psychologically are closer to humans than feral animals. Dogs were breed and tamed for the sole purposes of being companions and servants of man. Studies have shown that a dog will choose it's owner (human) over the companionship of other dogs/animals. Also studies have shown that emotionally dogs are more in tune with us than they are with wolves and other relative species.

This doesn't even delve into the fact that dogs have served in every single war with us in some capacity, usually including combat and work in nursing homes with our grandparents, hospitals with our children, law enforcement and many more things.

Dogs deserve to be treated as well as we treat each other pretty much. As I said in the other post you guys crying about the lions and bears need to understand something. If you were in a bears or lions territory roaming around (even by accident) you would most likely be killed and or eaten if you came into contact.

The reason for this is apex predators have to eliminate any competition for food or land and protect their young. No different than cops gunning them down to prevent attacks on our children. If you didn't get killed it would be a miracle and would have to do with them not being hungry or them being too lazy etc. If you crossed paths.. you're offed on sight.

It's devastating and sad that so many animals died because of a human's stupidity and negligence but the people saying it would of been easy for cops to tranq and capture them need to wake the fu** up. You try catching a lion in the middle of the night with a tranq that takes 10+ minutes to kick in.

[JaskoX1]

Apparently we don't have tranq's here in Ohio, and killing them all was the only option? I don't believe that.

[Clippersfan86]

Apparently we don't have tranq's here in Ohio, and killing them all was the only option? I don't believe that.

Next time you hear about loose Tigers, Lions and Bears in Ohio.... go ahead and load up a rifle with tranqs and try to get just one of them without being killed. Make sure you're filming it and have a note remaining telling someone to upload the video and post it on ISH.

[JohnnySic]

They should too. Dogs psychologically are closer to humans than feral animals. Dogs were breed and tamed for the sole purposes of being companions and servants of man. Studies have shown that a dog will choose it's owner (human) over the companionship of other dogs/animals. Also studies have shown that emotionally dogs are more in tune with us than they are with wolves and other relative species.

This doesn't even delve into the fact that dogs have served in every single war with us in some capacity, usually including combat and work in nursing homes with our grandparents, hospitals with our children, law enforcement and many more things.

Dogs deserve to be treated as well as we treat each other pretty much. As I said in the other post you guys crying about the lions and bears need to understand something. If you were in a bears or lions territory roaming around (even by accident) you would most likely be killed and or eaten if you came into contact.



Yeah well, not everyone sees things in a human-centric way. I honestly dont care that dogs are more "useful" to humans, I'm thinking of the bigger picture of the biodiversity of the planet. Not just what's "good" for people.

Dogs (and other domesticated animals) are basically just human accessories. They play no role in the environment whatsoever and are therefore less important than wild animals in the grand scheme (unless you're talking about wild/feral dogs, but you're not).

I would help a wild animal over a domesticated animal ten times out of ten. Domistacated animals aren't doing badly and aren't endangered. Hell something like 5 million dogs are put down every year in the US because they are expendable/surpluss and no one wants them.

[brandonislegend]

Apparently we don't have tranq's here in Ohio, and killing them all was the only option? I don't believe that.

+1

[Clippersfan86]

Yeah well, not everyone sees things in a human-centric way. I honestly dont care that dogs are more "useful" to humans, I'm thinking of the bigger picture of the biodiversity of the planet. Not just what's "good" for people.

Dogs (and other domesticated animals) are basically just human accessories. They play no role in the environment whatsoever and are therefore less important than wild animals in the grand scheme (unless you're talking about wild/feral dogs, but you're not).

I would help a wild animal over a domesticated animal ten times out of ten. Domistacated animals aren't doing badly and aren't endangered. Hell something like 5 million dogs are put down every year in the US because they are expendable/surpluss and no one wants them.

So much false material in here. Dude the reason dogs are put down and neglected is because of shi*ty owners who have no business owning a dog. Has nothing to do with their value to the average person. Remember the dog has the name "Man's best friend" a mantra that has been around for decades.

I understand killing a few Tigers and Lions is bad for their numbers but it's all about survival of the fittest in nature. Try begging from your life when a male lion is trying to attack and eat you and see what happens.

[Clippersfan86]

Zoological society, Humane society AND even PETA didn't lash out at these officers and even supported their actions. Why? Because even though it's absolutely tragic it had to be done given the circumstances. Think about this from the perspective of a police officer... or a parent. You guys claiming you'd be hero's and tranq these animals at night etc are full of sh**.

[lil_watz]

Everyone here that is complaining or saying they shouldn't have been killed would crap their pants if they were face to face with a grizzly or lion. Like I mentioned earlier this happened only five miles from my house. I am happy that our Sheriff decided to act as he did. If one person had been hurt by these animals you would be complaining about that too. If you would have read some you would have realized they tried to tranq one of the tigers but it only made it more angry and charge. People need to quit complaining and be thankful no one was hurt.

[JaskoX1]

Next time you hear about loose Tigers, Lions and Bears in Ohio.... go ahead and load up a rifle with tranqs and try to get just one of them without being killed. Make sure you're filming it and have a note remaining telling someone to upload the video and post it on ISH.
When I heard this on the news, my first thought was "Well neat, maybe I'll see something that isn't a deer for once."

But screw the guy for putting human lives in danger by releasing them.

[Clippersfan86]

Everyone here that is complaining or saying they shouldn't have been killed would crap their pants if they were face to face with a grizzly or lion. Like I mentioned earlier this happened only five miles from my house. I am happy that our Sheriff decided to act as he did. If one person had been hurt by these animals you would be complaining about that too. If you would have read some you would have realized they tried to tranq one of the tigers but it only made it more angry and charge. People need to quit complaining and be thankful no one was hurt.

:applause:

[Balla_Status]

Apparently we don't have tranq's here in Ohio, and killing them all was the only option? I don't believe that.

Yeah, since everyone is so prepared for a ****ing exotic zoo outbreak.

[JaskoX1]

Yeah, since everyone is so prepared for a ****ing exotic zoo outbreak.
Would be cool if the animals bred wildly and Ohio becomes the starting point of a kick ass lion, tiger, cheetah, bear, wolf revival.

[enayes]

The animals shouldn't have been killed until they showed aggressive behavior towards humans. It should have been relatively easy to acquire tranquilizer guns, did they even try to locate any?

[Balla_Status]

The animals shouldn't have been killed until they showed aggressive behavior towards humans. It should have been relatively easy to acquire tranquilizer guns, did they even try to locate any?

How do you know it's relatively easy?

[Patrick Chewing]

How do you know it's relatively easy?

Every animal control center and local zoo has one, in fact, several.

[JaskoX1]

How do you know it's relatively easy?
The local Walmart has tranqs.

[Clippersfan86]

Every animal control center and local zoo has one, in fact, several.

Well you can check into how many zoos are open at night. Or how many officers are available in Ohio for Animal Control for the evening hours. When you find out let me know. You also may want to research how common the dose of tranq required to take down an adult lion is in Ohio. You honestly think the local shelter is going to have large enough doses for lions and tigers readily available to animals that normally would never roam the streets?

If let's say they had a no kill order.... you have to realize it would take a good 6+ hours maybe a couple days to capture those animals. They run off and hide when you shoot them. Cops aren't trained to pursue lions. The risk that in those couple days a predator on the loose could kill a human is VERY great.

[PowerGlove]

cops did the right thing. stop the foolishness.

[Patrick Chewing]

Well you can check into how many zoos are open at night. Or how many officers are available in Ohio for Animal Control for the evening hours. When you find out let me know. You also may want to research how common the dose of tranq required to take down an adult lion is in Ohio. You honestly think the local shelter is going to have large enough doses for lions and tigers readily available to animals that normally would never roam the streets?

If let's say they had a no kill order.... you have to realize it would take a good 6+ hours maybe a couple days to capture those animals. They run off and hide when you shoot them. Cops aren't trained to pursue lions. The risk that in those couple days a predator on the loose could kill a human is VERY great.


You see, we can't get into hypotheticals and what if's in a story like this. Wild animals have been on the loose before, and a majority of them get tranquilized. Now we're talking about what places are open late at night?? This was a hunt, and was never about trying to corral these beasts. You have to ask yourself, these are rare, nationally protected animals, there had to have been other alternatives.

While animals like these roaming about town is dangerous, I find it senseless to kill a whopping 49 of them.

[Balla_Status]

You see, we can't get into hypotheticals and what if's in a story like this. Wild animals have been on the loose before, and a majority of them get tranquilized. Now we're talking about what places are open late at night?? This was a hunt, and was never about trying to corral these beasts. You have to ask yourself, these are rare, nationally protected animals, there had to have been other alternatives.

While animals like these roaming about town is dangerous, I find it senseless to kill a whopping 49 of them.

Hindsight. It's 20/20.

[Clippersfan86]

You see, we can't get into hypotheticals and what if's in a story like this. Wild animals have been on the loose before, and a majority of them get tranquilized. Now we're talking about what places are open late at night?? This was a hunt, and was never about trying to corral these beasts. You have to ask yourself, these are rare, nationally protected animals, there had to have been other alternatives.

While animals like these roaming about town is dangerous, I find it senseless to kill a whopping 49 of them.

Find me another story where 10-15 Lions, Cheetahs, Bears and Tigers escaped from captivity when it was dark... in a small town. I'll be happy to discuss this in detail if you can find me something. I have NEVER heard of something like this. Had it been 1 or 2 animals of course they would have been tranquilized. Reality is..... they didn't have the manpower to deal with this kind of operation and obviously had no reason to expect and prepare for this.

Sometimes you have to make tough decisions. I doubt they did this lightly and WANTED to do it. It was more what HAD to be done given the circumstances.

[GOBB]

Ohio is retarded for not having strict laws when it comes to owning exotic animals. What made them think it was cool for people to not only sell but have as house pets? Then I come across an article where some kid was killed by his grandmothers mountain lion. Mountain lions arent kitty cats. What is wrong with people? Humans are so stupid.

Cops go to the property and do nothing to the guy. Fast forward to now and they are there guns blazing dropping animals. Perhaps had they done something earlier maybe things could have been different. Who knows.

How did he even feed these things? 300lb Tiger doesnt eat dry or canned food. He had a bunch of beasts that required food. Maybe thats why he was cited for animal cruelty? Tragic story.

[Clippersfan86]

Ohio is retarded for not having strict laws when it comes to owning exotic animals. What made them think it was cool for people to not only sell but have as house pets? Then I come across an article where some kid was killed by his grandmothers mountain lion. Mountain lions arent kitty cats. What is wrong with people? Humans are so stupid.

Cops go to the property and do nothing to the guy. Fast forward to now and they are there guns blazing dropping animals. Perhaps had they done something earlier maybe things could have been different. Who knows.

How did he even feed these things? 300lb Tiger doesnt eat dry or canned food. He had a bunch of beasts that required food. Maybe thats why he was cited for animal cruelty? Tragic story.

The average cost to feed a single male lion per week is 800-1000 dollars. We are talking about 15-20 pounds of meat a day. So I can't imagine what he was spending. Imagine him feeding 10 tigers and lions? 10,000 a week on the big cats alone.

edit: I changed the numbers because I realized I did the math wrong.

[JaskoX1]

ugh, just saw this pic. :(

http://www.clevescene.com/binary/b5ab/1319052190-exotic-animals-ohio.jpg

Pretty convenient that they were walking down that dirt road at the time.

I think they were gathering to protest Wall Street.

[Clippersfan86]

ugh, just saw this pic. :(

http://www.clevescene.com/binary/b5ab/1319052190-exotic-animals-ohio.jpg

Pretty convenient that they were walking down that dirt road at the time.

I think they were gathering to protest Wall Street.

Lol man. They were all rounded up and counted... NOT all shot there.

[J-Futuristic]

http://www.clevescene.com/binary/b5ab/1319052190-exotic-animals-ohio.jpg

That looks fun, wish I was invited.

[N0Skillz]

http://www.clevescene.com/binary/b5ab/1319052190-exotic-animals-ohio.jpg

That looks fun, wish I was invited.


You fckning ****

[RRR3]

You fckning ****
This. Humans too often delude themselves into thinking they have more right to live than other animals because of our created sense of "godliness".

[JaskoX1]

Lol man. They were all rounded up and counted... NOT all shot there.
Yeah, joshing. Thats how we do it in Ohio. But srsly, I hope they at least spare the non-insanely dangerous animals like say....the monkeys? At least catch those little guys safely :/

[yellowmelo]

50 animals on the loose if u count me

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Well you can check into how many zoos are open at night. Or how many officers are available in Ohio for Animal Control for the evening hours. When you find out let me know. You also may want to research how common the dose of tranq required to take down an adult lion is in Ohio. You honestly think the local shelter is going to have large enough doses for lions and tigers readily available to animals that normally would never roam the streets?

If let's say they had a no kill order.... you have to realize it would take a good 6+ hours maybe a couple days to capture those animals. They run off and hide when you shoot them. Cops aren't trained to pursue lions. The risk that in those couple days a predator on the loose could kill a human is VERY great.
You can't possible be as dumb as you are making it seem.

[Draz]

ugh, just saw this pic. :(

http://www.clevescene.com/binary/b5ab/1319052190-exotic-animals-ohio.jpg

Pretty convenient that they were walking down that dirt road at the time.

I think they were gathering to protest Wall Street.

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Clippersfan86]

You can't possible be as dumb as you are making it seem.

It's dumb to imply that a zoo is fully operational in the middle of the night with tranq guns available :facepalm . Before you try to criticize my intelligence you should do some research bud. I was a Zoology major, I've worked around the field.

If there is something you know that I don't tell me but don't just go around calling people names and acting like a dipsh*t.