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  • Hector
    el Hombre de Acero
    • May 19, 2003
    • 31852

    Thoughts on the Ohio animal rampage fiasco?

    Courtesy of the owner who let them escape before committing suicide himself...

    Ohio animal rampage exposes lack of US laws - Yahoo! News


    Very sad...the cops had no choice but to shoot them...it was getting dark, and they had little to no tranquilizer guns...

    But the question is why was this man allowed to own all these exotic animals?

    Among the animals killed...18 endangered and rare Bengal tigers...gone...tragic...

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  • Trappy Trek Freak
    House of a thousand Megos
    • Aug 10, 2009
    • 1168

    #2
    That sucks, I was just driving through there on Monday. That sign says Wheeling and Columbus I was right there. There should have been a bunch of Zoo keepers with tranquilizers dispatched to capture these animals, instead Roscoe and Enis get to shoot em.
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    • HumanWolfman
      Type3Toys Has Transformed
      • Oct 5, 2011
      • 1574

      #3
      Originally posted by Trappy Trek Freak
      That sucks, I was just driving through there on Monday. That sign says Wheeling and Columbus I was right there. There should have been a bunch of Zoo keepers with tranquilizers dispatched to capture these animals, instead Roscoe and Enis get to shoot em.
      Like Jack Hanna said, tranquilizer darts at night would have been impossible and extremely dangerous. If you miss, or the aniimal is able to get away before it becomes sleepy, when the drug wares off they will be very aggressive. Anyone even getting in their car to go to work would be at risk.
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      • Hector
        el Hombre de Acero
        • May 19, 2003
        • 31852

        #4
        Originally posted by HumanWolfman
        Like Jack Hanna said, tranquilizer darts at night would have been impossible and extremely dangerous. If you miss, or the aniimal is able to get away before it becomes sleepy, when the drug wares off they will be very aggressive. Anyone even getting in their car to go to work would be at risk.
        Yeah...even he said deadly force had to be done...they had no choice.

        Had this happened during smack in the middle of daylight...it would've been a much different story...I think most would've indeed been tranquilized and contained.
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        • Trappy Trek Freak
          House of a thousand Megos
          • Aug 10, 2009
          • 1168

          #5
          How do they know that was all the dangerous animals? Like could there be a couple Lions or Tigers still out there?
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          • wayne foundation 07
            Time to feed the cat
            • Dec 30, 2007
            • 5705

            #6
            It took place less than an hour and a half south of us.They said on the news the animals were malnurished and in bad shape.They drug it out on the radio longer than what it really took to contain.It was a horrible shame, such rare animals met such a tragic end.On the lighter side of it, you know those Deputys will be telling people for years about the day that shot down lions and tigers and bears.
            Maybe the laws now can be changed to stop this from happening again.

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            • wayne foundation 07
              Time to feed the cat
              • Dec 30, 2007
              • 5705

              #7
              Originally posted by Trappy Trek Freak
              How do they know that was all the dangerous animals? Like could there be a couple Lions or Tigers still out there?
              They had a record of the animals that were at the compound,as of last night just a monkeye remained missing.

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              • wayne foundation 07
                Time to feed the cat
                • Dec 30, 2007
                • 5705

                #8
                Originally posted by Hector
                Had this happened during smack in the middle of daylight...it would've been a much different story...I think most would've indeed been tranquilized and contained.
                I agree with you

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                • toys2cool
                  Ultimate Mego Warrior
                  • Nov 27, 2006
                  • 28605

                  #9
                  that sucked, I felt so bad for the animals...they finally tasted freedom again but for what a few hours?
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                  • jwyblejr
                    galactic yo-yo
                    • Apr 6, 2006
                    • 11147

                    #10
                    Is this the one about the monkey with the STD?

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                    • Toy Talk
                      Old and out of touch
                      • Aug 7, 2009
                      • 948

                      #11
                      I passed a car being driven by a bear on my way home. He had a sign that read, "Jellystone or Bust".
                      "Procrastination is the art of planning for tomorrow."

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                      • Werewolf
                        Inhuman
                        • Jul 14, 2003
                        • 14974

                        #12
                        Very sad and tragic but the officers did what was right under the circumstances.

                        I don't think people should be allowed to have wild and endangered animals as pets. But there are many independant owned and operated wild life sanctuarys in the US that serve a very good purpose. They are generally well funded, maintained, regulated and the animals recieve constant care. Most of the animals come from owners that thought having a wild animal as a pet was a good idea or cast offs from overcrowed zoos. Those animal can't be released back into the wild.
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                        • Nostalgiabuff
                          Muddling through
                          • Oct 4, 2008
                          • 11423

                          #13
                          it's a very tragic event......but as stated, the real question is how this guy was allowed to have all these animals with his criminal record

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                          • Figuremod73
                            That 80's guy
                            • Jul 27, 2011
                            • 3017

                            #14
                            there should have been a law to prevent this to begin with. those animals are to dangerous just for someone to own and collect. makes no sense. those beautiful animals suffer because of human stupidity

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                            • megomania
                              Persistent Member
                              • Jan 2, 2010
                              • 2175

                              #15
                              http://www.bornfreeusa.org/b4a2_exot...ls_summary.php

                              Summary of State Laws Relating to Private Possession of Exotic Animals

                              Ohio
                              Category: NB (until April 6, 2011)

                              Summary of Law: No person may bring into the state a non-domestic animal unless the possessor: obtains an entry permit; health certificate certifying the animal is free of infectious diseases; and a certificate of veterinary inspection. Persons in the state possessing non-domestic animals do not need to obtain a permit.

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