Police Hunt for Lions, Bears & Cheetahs After Mass Escape From an Ohio Farm
- Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:14am by
Billy Hallowell
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio (The Blaze/AP) — Schools closed and motorists were warned to stay in their vehicles as officers with assault rifles patrolled a rural area in eastern Ohio Wednesday, a day after police killed dozens of escaped animals from a wild-animal preserve, where the owner was found dead.
As authorities warned that more animals still were on the loose, three school districts in the region and some private and special schools canceled classes as the remaining bears, big cats and other beasts from the Muskingum County Animal Farm were hunted down.
Flashing signs along area highways told motorists, “Caution exotic animals” and “Stay in vehicle.”
Authorities wouldn‘t say how the farm’s owner Terry Thompson died, but said it wasn’t suspicious.* However, several aggressive animals were near his body when deputies arrived and had to be shot. Thompson, who lived on the property, had orangutans and chimps in his home, but those were still in their cages.
The bizarre situation unfolded due to the fact that the animals‘ cages had been opened and the farm’s fences had been left unsecured, police said. A sheriff says new, overnight animal sightings have not been confirmed in rural eastern Ohio, where police have killed dozens of the escaped animals.
Muskingum County Sheriff Sheriff Matt Lutz (lootz) told ABC’s “Good Morning America” before dawn on Wednesday that he believed up to 35 of the 48 animals were accounted for. He says daylight will allow officers to get a more accurate count.
“These are wild animals that you would see on TV in Africa,” Lutz said at a press conference. He told residents to stay indoors and sent updates to them via Twitter. There were no reports of injuries to the public. Here are some of the most recent tweets:
The preserve had lions, tigers, cheetahs, wolves, giraffes, camels and bears. Police said bears and wolves were among the escaped animals that were killed and there were multiple sightings of exotic animals along a nearby highway.
Lutz called the animals “mature, very big, aggressive” but said a caretaker told authorities the animals had been fed on Monday.
Tuesday night, more than 50 law enforcement officials – including sheriff’s deputies, highway patrol officers, police officers and officers from the state Division of Wildlife – patrolled the 40-acre farm and the surrounding areas in cars and trucks, often in rainy downpours. Lutz said they were concerned about big cats and bears hiding in the dark and in trees.
Neighbor Danielle White, whose father’s property abuts the animal preserve, said she didn’t see loose animals this time but did in 2006, when a lion escaped.
“It’s always been a fear of mine knowing (the preserve’s owner) had all those animals,” she said. “I have kids. I’ve heard a male lion roar all night.”
“This is a bad situation,” Lutz said. “It’s been a situation for a long time.”
Lutz said his office started getting phone calls at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday that wild animals were loose just west of Zanesville on a road that runs under Interstate 70.
He said four deputies with assault rifles in a pickup truck went to the animal farm, where they found the owner Thompson dead and all the animal cage doors open.
The deputies, who saw many other animals standing outside their cages and others that had escaped past the fencing surrounding the property, began shooting them on sight.
Staffers from the Columbus Zoo went to the scene, hoping to tranquilize and capture the animals.
Lutz said his main concern was protecting the public in the rural area, where homes sit on large lots of sometimes 10 acres.
White, the preserve’s neighbor, said Thompson had been in legal trouble, and police said he had gotten out of jail recently.
“He was in hot water because of the animals, because of permits, and (the animals) escaping all the time,” White said. A few weeks ago, she said, she had to avoid some camels which were grazing on the side of a freeway.
At a nearby Moose Lodge, Bill Weiser remembered Thompson as an interesting character who flew planes, raced boats and owned a custom motorcycle shop that also sold guns.
“He was pretty unique,” Weiser said. “He had a different slant on things. I never knew him to hurt anybody, and he took good care of the animals.”
Weiser said he regretted that the escaped animals had to be killed. “It’s breaking my heart, them shooting those animals,” he said.
Bailey Hartman, 20, a night manager at McDonalds, also said it saddened her that the animals were being shot. But, she said, “I was kind of scared coming in to work.”
Hartman said Thompson’s wife, who no longer lives with him, was her teacher in middle school and used to bring small animals such as a monkeys, snakes and owls to school. “It was a once-a-year type of thing, and everyone would always get excited,” she recalled.
This morning, famed zookeeper Jack Hanna appeared on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” where he gave advice and discussed the situation. Hanna was live at the scene in Ohio:
Ohio has some of the nation’s weakest restrictions on exotic pets and among the highest number of injuries and deaths caused by them.
*UPDATE:
CBS News is now reporting that the local mayor is saying he was told the animals’ owner shot himself and then let them loose:
According to Zanesville Mayor Howard Zwelling, the owner is believed to have taken his own life. However, before he died, he let all the animals loose.
“I did get a call from my safety director and he told me that the owner had turned them loose and had shot himself,” Mayor Zwelling said.
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Comments (143)
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 10:12amTake your racism somewhere else, Adolf.
Report Post »Rob
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 10:01amLucky cops! Getting to shoot lions and bears, etc…. a once in a lifetime thing, and all in one day!
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 11:26amFinally, some decent bush meat.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 12:16pmPeople never cease to amaze me. People think they are “Man” just because they are human. I wonder what it is about the term “Mankind” that people do not understand?
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 12:22pmDo you know why it says in the Bible that hopefully when “The people” have to flee that it “Won’t be during the Sabbath?” Because during the God‘s Sabbath God gives the land it’s Sabbath. And if men try to prevent this Sabbath, then what happens when the Father comes back to check of his fields?
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 12:26pmAnd a waste of taxpayer dollars. I can guarantee that it would be far more effective, efficient, and it would actually would be financially rewarding to stop using police for this and to have local hunters get the opportunity to shoot one of these animals and pay a $200 tag after the kill. Figuring 30 animals killed so far, that would have provided the city with $6,000 in revenue and the hunters would have gotten a nice trophy and the hunters would have used a cartridge more suited to killing large game than a fmj .223 that is no doubt what the officers used in their “assault rifles” (may I just say that the term assault rifle is a fiction and does not say anything about the lethality or usefulness of the gun in question.).
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 12:37pmIt’s amazing to me just how upside-down people really are. You have everything backwards. You think that the devil is currently engaged at trying to disrupt the world. No, the devil is currently engaged in trying to save his creation wicked creation that the devil has been creating for many many many decades, and God the Father is setting things right.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 12:40pmLook in the Books of Moses. What is God’s take on the captivity of the beasts of the field on the Sabbath?
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 12:47pmMoreover, you are battling against the Father the Almighty, and men can only lose.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:06pmHere this song will help you feel better:
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl7aM3nCqC0
motonutt
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:54pm@ELIASIM………Did you forget your medication this morning? What the heck are you talking about?
Report Post »This is a story about wild animals getting loose, Are you posting to the right story? Then you link to a John Denver (R.I.P.) song ?????? Lay off the caffine, and take your meds.
teamarcheson
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 3:45pmIs This The PETA Terrorist Organization’s Modus Operandi, Could PETA Have Done This?
This is how PETA operated in the past. They would kill a scientist and open up his animal cages letting out the test animals. They would break into a drug company and sake its laboratories. PETA, think!
Report Post »teamarcheson
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 3:49pmAll Zoos Like This One Should Be Alerted.
What if this was a job of the terrorist PETA organization.
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 3:57pmI don’t know what eliasim is talking about, he either forgot his meds or took too many. As to SGTB that would be a great idea, I know my hubby would be 1st in line for that job but I don’t think they had the time. They just wanted to get the situation under control as quickly as possible. I know having small children this is one thing I’m not worried about my tax $ paying for!
Also they said they tried to tranquilize and capture them but as it got dark they worried the animals might get tranquilized and run off to hide and they would lose them. I say sucks the animals had to die and tax $ had to be spent but they did the right thing to protect the people and keep the situation from getting much much worse.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 5:06pmI know, I know you still don’t understand the hand of God and how the light is divided. You don’t know the scriptures, and that is why. You don’t see how some people only absorb certain portions of the Commandments instead of all the Commandments. You don’t see how PETA only absorbs the Commandment about the animals on the Sabbath, and you don’t see how people against the death penalty really partake in the “Thou shall not kill” commandment, and on and on.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 5:20pmAnd once you realize how the light is divided, then you begin to realize the Real genius behind the Founding Father’s of these United States. Then you appreciate what it was they were attempting to do. To make a nation without walls so you wouldn’t be divided or at least you could go to a state which was your idea of the light.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 5:25pmAnd if I’m “Off my meds” and seeing this country for what it is, then damn you all for taking drugs.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 6:26pmSo then you may understand the misery you put people like me through.
Report Post »cassie1655
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 6:41pmWhat a heartless comment! These were animals used to human contact and fed by humans. At the very least, the people involved should have done everything in their power to rescue all of them instead of killing them!
Report Post »lemondrop
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 1:33pmWhere are all the organizations that “protect & save” endangered species, like National Geographic’s Cause an Uproar, when you need them? Shouldn’t they be “protecting and saving” the lions and tigers and cheetahs”? ……Mmmm……. I wonder……
Report Post »lemondrop
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 9:49amPeta “protecs & saves” the endanger little lizzard, why aren’t they “protecting & saving” this wonderful aminals?
Report Post »PuzzlePiece
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:57amOhio is calling for EMERGENCY ORDER to pass Exotic Animal Ban. Even celebrity Jack Hanna is involved (kinda like the celebrities at Occupy Wallstreet). By the way, a couple years ago in Cleveland, other exotic animals were threatening the community. Like this owner, that owner was also found dead…TIED TO HIS BED. Weird. On another note, I was reading just this a.m. about Greece passing EMERGENCY ORDER to clean trash off streets. More emergencies coming to a city near YOU! The MOTTO…Never let a crisis go to waste.
Report Post »p.s. Talk to Terry at Captive Born about what they did with his snakes.
Sirfoldallot
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 10:06amShoot 1st ask question later , WTH is wrong here?
Report Post »motonutt
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 10:43amI think this is so cool for the hunters of OH. You can now go out and hunt that big cat or bear and you don’t have the expence of going to africa to do it……all kidding aside, I pray they are all killed or rounded up prior to someone getting killed. Remember this happend iin Idaho a few years ago, some sheep herder was standing out there watching his flock and an african lion jumped out and grabbed one of his sheep…..a little suprising!
Report Post »John 3:16
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:53amWhy couldn’t they have released these hungry little fur balls at OWS or better yet the white house? Maybe Dingus Joe Biden could feed them.
Report Post »motonutt
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 11:21am@JOHN……I must admit, I to had this thought…..but I thought it was a little sick, so I didn’t say anything……..
Report Post »mullet
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:43pm@ John 3:16…You have read that verse right?
Report Post »Vic Tory
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 3:48pmThat would have been funny to see. A bunch of freak anti-gun, anti-American, anti-anything sensible people running away yelling “Shoot them, shoot them!”
Report Post »Broncobuster
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:46amThese animals were raised in captivity and would not survive on their own in the wild.They have lost their fear of man and would be quick to take down a child or adult as a food source. The only way was to eliminate as many as possible as quick as possible to prevent them from escaping the property. It would be possible to tranquilize perhaps a treed bear or an animal that is cornered in a controlled area but chances are that won’t happen.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:53amHis death wasn’t suspious..huh well who opened all the cages and set the animals free…someone did that much is certain…..And the unsuspious dead man didn’t.
Report Post »mtcountrygrl
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 2:58pmI’m with Smith, there is an animal rights person behind this somewhere.
Report Post »schmite123oh
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 3:44pmI like how the officer was like “SHOOT TO KILL” then said ya we got 3 or 4 Wooofs, , LOL, he said Woooofs not Wolves, cracked me up, but SHOOT TO KILL Baby!
Report Post »jessieH
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:34amIt’s a good thing WE have guns to protect our families! Other countries would be in danger.
Report Post »MOLLYPITCHER
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:31amThis is what happens when you take an aggressive animal out of it’s natural habitat. It doesn’t take a genius to figure that out.
Report Post »Darla_K
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:26amI wish they could of darted these animals and had zoos take some of them and maybe set some loose in the wild. It is not the animals fault that a human decided to keep them caged up for his own reasons. I am wondering if the animals were so vicious that there was a need to kill them.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:05pmthey tried that and the cats went into a frenzy; and were subsequently put down with rifles.
Report Post »Bum thrower
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 2:58pmI agree; what a waste; Shouold not be allowed to be a zoo keeper with out a license, and insurance…lots of it.
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 4:03pmThey also said as it got dark out they feared a tranquilized animal may run and hide and they would be unable to find it. I agree it’s a shame so many had to die but it was necessary to keep people safe.
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:14amGuess they are unfamiliar with tranquilizers in Ohio unless, of course, they come in a bottle and require a prescription.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 10:16amWe’re not a state chock full of predators, why would we have tranquilizers on hand? The most threatening there here may be the stray bear here and there in the northern part of Ohio, otherwise the most dangerous thing you’re going to find here is a whitetail deer in rutting season, which is easily taken care of with a 12 gauge slug and then served on a nice platter with a side of mashed potatoes.
Report Post »Notsureishoulddothis
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 11:25amDid you read the article? The Columbus zoo was there for that very reason. Read before you make your snarky comment next time, ok?
Report Post »pennsy.357
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:08pmA tranquilizer takes several minutes while the animal is scared and running. Where as a head shot with a lethal round would take it right down.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 3:30pm@Ghost
Report Post »We have bears, wildcats, and rarely, mountain lions down here in SW Ohio, too, especially more towards the hilly east (Daniel Boone National Forest area).
SONOFNANYE-HI
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 12:58pmGhostofJefferson, I agree. Don’t forget we Ohioans like gravy also.
Report Post »DanWesson455
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:07amLIONS< BEARS and CHEETAHS: Oh my!
Report Post »DanWesson455
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:13amDuplicate post – sorry. Someone beat me to it.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:24amLOL – that’s the first thing I thought of
Report Post »Seriously, a frightening and dangerous situation. Hate to see all the animals killed but a tidal wave of wild animals running around is not a good thing.
moodtd01
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:07amIt was not in the news but, 2 years ago my In-laws had all of their animals let out too. We all live in Northeast Indiana, they don’t have nearly as exotic animals as this guy but, all the animals they did have were let out of their fences. In one fence there were 2 cows, 1 horse, a Redbone Coonhound named Dan, the chickens were let out of their enclosure, and finally the Reindeer were let out of theirs. My In-laws are the official town Santa and Ms. Claus in the nearby town, the reindeer are used to pull their slay in the Christmas parade and are kept in a pen while they do their Santa duties. They are also very well taken care of, in fact, they take better care of their animals than they did their children years ago. Anyway, I am pretty sure some animal nuts let the animals loose, this does not seem like a prank as the teenagers in this area know how dangerous it would be to let all of these animals run loose, not to mention they would get their pick-up trucks and shotguns taken away and probably their butts whipped. While people should be free to keep whatever animals they want within reason, if they get loose they should get only one chance, then they should lose custody of said animals. Putting the public in danger so someone can exercise their freedom to own so many dangerous animals that have had a habit of escaping is taking away the freedoms of that persons neighbors to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Report Post »Vikingmaniac
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:55amI live nearby, this guy has a well known past. This is just a guess but I’m thinking he opened the cages and then took his own life. He had also recently gotten out of jail. It’s to bad for the animals but when there are so many and in public, non enclosed areas, you must shoot to kill.
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:15amThe African kids deal with this kind of stuff on a daily basis. Also, the bears are already present in the States and a few extra shouldn’t be an issue. OH, and wolves and lions (cougars) are also indiginous to the area as well. African lions and indian tigers are obviously not indiginous and should be taken care of, but the rest will probably disappear into the farm country and woods.
And if you really wan to deal with the threat of lions and tigers you should stop wasting gov’t funded police and animal control officers and start an open season on free roaming exotic cats. Just think how many hunters would love to bag a pre-season African lion. I bet they’d pay for the opportunity to do it too! And they’d probably be a better shot than any animal control officer to boot. So the state can make money, a person can get a trophy, and the animal will have a more humane death. That’s a win, win, win and I still haven’t even added the increase to your local economy as big game hunters from nearby communities would all want a piece of that action and would buy food, gas, and lodging from your town.
In the meantime, just walk your kids to the bus stop with a rifle in tow and protect them and yourself if need be. There is no reason in the world that a parent should not be allowed to carry a rifle to protect their children any day of the year. In fact, every person should carry a gun every day for the protection of themselves and others.
Report Post »USAF2003
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:52amI live here in eastern ohio and to me it’s the guys right to have whatever animals he wants, but if they get loose its my right to kill them to protect myself and family. Use you rights and arm yourselves. Never know when/what may happen and you need a gun, whether its for animals, thieves, terrorist, etc.
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:49amthis is very sad. A man is dead, we don’t know why, and innocent animals are being killed. Can’t anyone find a tranquilizer gun anywhere in Ohio? Sounds like he let them out to get back at the judge for sentencing him, and maybe killed himself. The judge should have put him in jail and have the humane society take care of the animals. Too late now.
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:21amSure, I’ll let you have the tranq-gun if you’re the one who shoots the 600 pound wild cat with it before the sedative has taken 10 minutes to set in, if it even works.
Best solution is to start an open season on exotic cat species that are non-native to Ohio and make it a $200 tag that you only have to pay if you take the animal. This will bring in a little revenue for the city and it will make someone a great trophy while ensuring that the animal dies humanely as opposed to getting shot by a peace officer or animal control officer whose aim is often a point of contention. A decent hunter is by far a better and more humane killer than a decent cop is.
Report Post »billybe123
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:28amYea, right, I am sure the Humane society could just step up to lions. I love for you to be there and walk up to the poor little lion and pet him. He must be so scared. And you be his first Meal.
Report Post »BelindaB
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:46amThis facility should of been closed down long ago, if they have had problems many times before!!! The ONLY thing to do, is shoot the animals. AND, all people with CHLs SHOULD BE CARRYING. It is mind boggleing that these Private little zoos are even able to do this at All!!! They should ALL be outlawed across the ENTIRE United States!!! Everybody liscensed…..GET YOUR GUNS OUT!
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:14amAgree with the CHL/gun comment, disagree with “ban private zoos!”
Free men do not need the permission of government to keep any ol’ animal they wish, as long as they do so safely. I do agree that if somebody is being unsafe with any animal, he bears the full brunt of responsibility. However, think of this. A person has a dog. The dog gets out of the house and bites somebody. Is the problem the fact that the owner let the dog out of the house, or the fact that people can own dogs?
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:46amBush did it.
Report Post »TeaPartyDragon
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:42amNow That’s Funny!!! :)
Report Post »OUTRIDER WRITER
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:45amJust my opinion that wild animal rescues, personal interest, or pay-per-view habitats ought not exist if they are not well funded and operate under a board of directors, some of whom have success at getting grant money. At some point, many “home owned” wild animal facilities fall into disrepair, leaving the animals free to be shot, as this one apparently did.
Report Post »Moody4u
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:44amKeep your dogs and cats inside!
Report Post »truckinwife
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 6:33pmJust go outside and call ” here kitty, kitty” I am sure a cat will come… just one question what type of cat,
Report Post »JQCitizen
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:39amSo maybe he had a heart attack.
But no HEART ATTACK opened those cages. I smell a RAT!
Report Post »Drakkhanlord
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:37amOwner dead , Animals Loose…
“” The bizarre situation unfolded due to the fact that the animals‘ cages had been opened and the farm’s fences had been left unsecured, police said. A sheriff says new, overnight animal sightings have not been confirmed in rural eastern Ohio, where police have killed dozens of the escaped animals…”
“” Lutz said his main concern was protecting the public in the rural area, where homes sit on large lots of sometimes 10 acres. “”
“” White, the preserve’s neighbor, said Thompson had been in legal trouble, and police said he had gotten out of jail recently.”"
“He was in hot water because of the animals, because of permits, and (the animals) escaping all the time,” White said. A few weeks ago, she said, she had to avoid some camels which were grazing on the side of a freeway.”
” At a nearby Moose Lodge, Bill Weiser remembered Thompson as an interesting character who flew planes, raced boats and owned a custom motorcycle shop that also sold guns.”"….
Why are they trying to blame the Corpse…?
I see many potential criminals …
Report Post »Forward
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:37amTwo thoughts:
1. Release animals, commit suicide due to legal and financial troubles.
2. Nutcase, violent animal rights attack.
Couldn’t be “accident” as the cages were open.
Report Post »Forward
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:48amSorry, I just reread the article and the AP release on which it is based. The owner’s death was “not suspicious”, looks like it is #1. Sadly, our own biases came out too soon. No PETA or other nutcase involvement. Too bad for the animals though. Wish he had the common sense and care to call the zoo first.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 10:18amQuestion: How does one commit suicide by having a heart attack?
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 10:51amOoops, no heart attack, shooting. No idea what was on my mind when I posted that, sorry, my bad.
Report Post »thegodfather
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:36amPETA parachuting members into Ohio right now to act as human shields
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:29am.
Can you see some Doughnut bellied cop being chased by a Cheeta? LMAO
1 Adam 12, 1 Adam 12 see the man……………….
Report Post »JohhnyB
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:38am..KMG 365… (hah – I still remember that to this day as well!)
Report Post »CHDZ
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 10:30amlol lol lol!!! ;-D
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:23amI smell PETA..
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:33am“The bizarre situation unfolded due to the fact that the animals‘ cages had been opened and the farm’s fences had been left unsecured, police said.”
Yep, all the cages don’t open themselves magically like this. I’d give it 2:1 odds that it was a PETA or another related type of eco-terrorist at work here. The reason I’m not 100% certain is that I do not know how this gentleman has his feeding routine setup, though I strongly doubt it includes things like “open all the cages at the same time and walk away” at any point in the routine.
And of course we can practically hear the sirens gearing up from the fear mongers screamnig that nobody should have any animal except a dog or a cat, that’s guaranteed, and probably the aim of the PETA type people if they’re responsible for this.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:41amYou may be right and because of their actions the animals will be destroyed, brilliant.
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:52amI agree!
Report Post »shirelover
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:17am“Lions, cheetas and bears, Oh My!”
come on now, you know you all thought it when you read the headline
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:37amNo, but now it’s in my head.. :) thanks. I sure hope it wasn’t one of those stupid Green Peace or PETA groups that pulled this. I wonder if the police know what happened? I don’t think they said how the man died yet.
Report Post »OUTRIDER WRITER
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:40amYep, my first thought too, but I read on to determine what the heck cheetas meant! Enjoyed your post!
Report Post »Dalady
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:56amMy first thought was someone let them go hoping they would head east to PA, hunt down Bite-me and put him out of our misery.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:12amHi Peppa,
I’m open to any reasonable explanation on how all of the cages of all of the animals magically opened, and stayed open, at the same time unbeknownst to the owner of said animals. What do you have to offer me by way of explaining that?
Interestingly this is the first time I’ve seen your handle on this forum.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:25amGhostOfJefferson,
I thought of PETA too but this morning, I heard that they were looking at the possibility that he let the animals out and committed suicide.
Yeah, the similarity between “PEPPA” and “PETA” is interesting.
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:36am@GhostOfJefferson & qpwillie Click on Peppa’s handle and read past posts… ‘Nuff said
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 10:13am@QP
That’s a possibility, I’ll grant. Need to see how this plays out.
What I do know is that the cages all didn’t magically open themselves at the same time without human intervention causing it to happen on purpose.
Report Post »littlefox
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 6:19pm@stuckinca yep.
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