Have ambition, Ohio (AP)-sheriff shooting near 50 wild animals-including 18 rare Bengal tigers and lions-17 a series of hunting the whole country rural an exotic animal the owner of the park on Wednesday, after throwing their cage open, and in what may have been committed to suicide, one of the neighbors, and despite the last act of the police.
Because homeowners nervously stay indoors, high power rifle and shoot to kill the orders through the fields and woods scattered to 56 has refused to in a loose animal hunting militants massey Beijing root county animal farm boss terry before Thompson, he shot himself to death day (Tuesday).
After a night of hunting, expanded to Wednesday afternoon, 48 animals were killed. -three snow leopard, brown bear and two monkeys-six people were arrested, and take the Columbus zoo. Later found that the Wolf died, leaving the only animal monkey still loose.
The destruction to include six black bear, Memphis's two, a baboons and three mountain lion. Officials say, Thompson's farm was buried dead animals.
"It's like Noah's ark went down in Ohio have ambition to, the exclamation," jack Hanna, television personality and Columbus zoo director before.
Hannah sheriff defense decided to kill the animal, but said the death of the Bengal tiger, especially tragic. He said, stay in the world endangered cat only about 1400 animals.
"When I heard about 18 years old, I still don't believe," he said. "In the world's most spectacular animal, the tiger."
Because the hunting drag downsview has a population of 25000, the school closed in the farm and widely distributed homes Columbus, 55 miles east of the mostly rural areas. Parents warned, make children and pets indoor. Along the road signs of flashing tell drivers, "the attention of rare animals" and "stay in car."
Officials were ordered to kill animals, not to try to make them worry about those darts hit in the darkness will escape before they give up, will later recovered consciousness of a sedative.
Sheriff matt Lou watts said: "these animals in mobile, they show the aggressive behavior,". "As soon as night falls, we hit the most concern is the animals roaming."
Sheriff won't guess why Thompson killed himself and his why leave open and fence cages, in his 73 acres of reserves, destined to he seems to love so many animals.
Thompson, 62 years of age, and have been DuoCi and law and his neighbors quarrel. Lou watts said, sheriff's office since 2004, has received many complaints about animal fled to neighboring property. Sheriff's office also says, DuoNian Thompson to was charged with cruelty to animals, animal neglect and let animals roaming.
He has already been federal prison past a month without registration HouCang have guns a year of service.
John Ellenberger, neighbors, speculation, Thompson of neighbors and the police release animals. "No one was looking after him," Ellenberger said.
Angie McElfresh, living in an apartment near the farm, squat down in her family in fear, he said: "it may have been a" F-" he the people around him were ".
Thompson had in his protection rescued some animals, and bought many people, Columbus zoo spokeswoman Patty Peters said.
Still, it is not clear, how to Thompson management, to support the maintenance and operation, what is the purpose of it, for it is not open to the public. But Thompson had appeared in 2008, as a guest of the zoologist animal processing program "Rachel ray exhibition", show spokesman lauren's silver said.
Sheriff's office began to call on Tuesday evening, wild animal is loose once downsview on the west side. Deputy to the National People's Congress to animal protection, found that Thompson death, all the cage open. Several aggression near his body and animals being shot, sharif said.
The sheriff's deputy Jonathan romantic were the first response Tuesday. He said, he was shooting a number of animals, including gray wolves and black bear. He said, the bear accused him of and his fired his pistol, killing a shot, as it is about 7 feet distance.
"All these animals can in a second one out the length of the, said:" romantic, claims to be an animal lover, but he says he knows he is in order to protect society.
"A tragedy," said barb wolff, veterinary wilderness, a zoo near of the wild animals keep. She said she sedated darts tiger, but animal was charged for her, and then turned around and began to go away from drugs before to take effect, and representatives of the shooting big cats.
In an afternoon news conference, sharif said that danger has passed, and people can wander about again, but the monkey may be shot, because it is considered to be carrying herpes disease.
"It's like a war zone and all shooting and animals, etc, Kopchak" said Sam, outside on Tuesday afternoon, when he saw the horse up Thompson. Kopchak said, he turned away a look, a lie prone on the other side of the fence of lions.
"The fence is not a fence, will hold the African lions, Kopchak said."
Dani mohamed Berkheimer said she was nervous, because she drove home late on Tuesday, can't let her two dogs in the courtyard.
"When it's 300-pound cat, this is terrible," she said. She said, has an odd number of Tuesday night saw no one around town, stay in their car sign warning drivers "surreal".
Some of the villagers death grieved. WeiZe near elk hut, bill said: "this is broken my heart, they were filming these animals."
Ohio has the most of some countries weak exotic pets and their injuries and deaths caused by the largest number of between limit. Since 2005, at least nine people were hurt, one death, according to the born free of the United States, propaganda team animals.
Last Wednesday, the charity association governor John Kasich criticism for a foreign pet buying and selling statewide ban, due in April. The group is calling for the country immediately issued an emergency restrictions.
"How many events, we must take action before, the national directory to crack down on private ownership dangerous rare birds and animals?" Wayne Pacelle, President and chief executive said in a statement.




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