Deputies forced to shoot escaped exotic animals in Ohio - Polidicks

I don't think there's a tranquilizer dart strong enough to take down a near 300 pound cat fast enough to where it won't run off and hide.

[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;32868254]I don't think there's a tranquilizer dart strong enough to take down a near 300 pound cat fast enough to where it won't run off and hide.[/QUOTE] Also, why do so many people assume police just carry everything that can put something on the ground? They need trappers to get their gear, get there, get briefed on the situation, agree to hunting [b]48 wild zoo animals in a city[/b] and then get their asses out there. Meanwhile, the police dispatch is swamped for 4 hours with calls from frantic people begging for someone to get a fucking Lion off their couch. "Hold on, we need to get a team of trappers, don't get eaten we'll be there in a few hours maybe eventually"

What had to be done, had to be done. Sure, a shame these animals had to die. But seriously, they either had wait for professionals to come tranquilize them all, or, if the schools weren't closed, have a Tiger or or Lion start mauling children because it was spooked to the point of attack. Killing them on sight is the safest way to protect everyone. Unless it was, like, a Gazelle or Giraffe.

I heard this on the news this morning. I was laughing a little, imagining all the animals sitting in a bar drinking and smoking, and being thankful they were released.

Where's a Pokemon Master when you need one?

[QUOTE]There was no choice but to kill 49 animals, including tigers, lions and bears, that were released from their enclosures in Zanesville, Ohio, wildlife expert Jack Hanna told ABC News’ Diane Sawyer. “I’m sorry to say, but what the sheriff did had to be done,” Hanna said. “Otherwise, we would have had carnage out here in Zanesville, Ohio. “Tragedy-wise for me,” he added, “[it's] probably the worst thing in 45 years of history of working with animals. … I’ve seen poachers kill in the wild. I’ve seen animals killed right in front of me with their horns cut off. I’ve seen a lot of things happen in my career, but nothing like this have I ever witnessed.” Hanna said tranquilizing wild animals is not as easy as many people believe. “I’ve been out all over the world tranquilizing animals,” he said. “Can you imagine trying to tranquilize an animal in the dark. Fine, we have a spotlight. We hit it. You don’t know exactly: Did you hit a muscle? Did you hit a bone? If you hit the bone, the plunger might not work and put the medicine in. So what do we do? Then we send a veterinarian or the sheriff up there to see if the animal is down, right? What’s gonna happen if the animal is just sitting there not even asleep? You’re dead.” Hanna told Sawyer that when the wife of Terry Thompson, the man who released the animals and then committed suicide, arrived on the scene, she was shaking and angry. “She said she was coming to rip me apart because I was taking her animals,” said Hanna, who is helping move the remaining animals to the Columbus Zoo in Powell, Ohio. “When she came in there, she was totally not – just nothing was left. Her husband had just committed suicide. … She has 30-something animals laying there in her driveway that are gone. … She was shivering. I hugged her. I started crying with her. “I could have yelled at her – you know … to lose 18 Bengal tigers in the world today is beyond a tragic loss,” Hanna said. “I can’t describe what that does to me, along with all the other creatures. But when you see a woman that’s lost everything, what do you do? Do I sit there and yell at her? … I sit there and console her and tell her I’m going to try to help her with her animals that’s left, which is nothing, basically. That’s all I could do.” Sawyer asked Hanna how long the event would stay with him. “It’s going to haunt me for the rest of my life,” Hanna said. “What happened here last night had to be done or else we would have had some major losses of human life here this morning. And I won’t forget what happened here today as long as I ever live.”[/QUOTE]

It's pretty awful given how endangered Bengal tigers are. That's 18 out of 2,500 killed in one day.

18 tigers...damn. i love tigers :(

[QUOTE=gk99;32868233] [sp]But why did he have this many fucking exotic animals in the first place?[/sp][/QUOTE] Don't know why you put that in spoiler tags. But anyhow, his residence was classed as a 'private zoo', which apparently is entirely legal. Some of his neighbours had previously reported him for hoarding animals, but he said he was running an animal shelter. The whole thing is pretty tragic and awful; if he had any modicum of respect for these animals I have no idea why he'd free them, as he would have known they'd be shot. [editline]20th October 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;32868202] Dad also said the gates were [I]cut,[/I] and not opened. Why would the owner cut the gates open if he had the ability to open them normally, and then kill himself? He thinks that the ALF (Animal Liberation Front) had their hand in this, or someone(s) from PETA. [/QUOTE] It was my understanding that it wasn't the gates that were cut, but some of the fencing (which makes sense, I guess). The whole thing is bizarre, but I don't understand why your father would think it was a radical animal rights group (having said that, I'm aware some of them do pull shit like this, which is incredibly stupid). Because how would they know? Does he think that the owner told them he was going to commit suicide, and they rushed in and opened the gates shortly after? How does that make sense?

[QUOTE=devotchkade;32871974]Don't know why you put that in spoiler tags. But anyhow, his residence was classed as a 'private zoo', which apparently is entirely legal. Some of his neighbours had previously reported him for hoarding animals, but he said he was running an animal shelter. The whole thing is pretty tragic and awful; if he had any modicum of respect for these animals I have no idea why he'd free them, as he would have known they'd be shot. [editline]20th October 2011[/editline] It was my understanding that it wasn't the gates that were cut, but some of the fencing (which makes sense, I guess). The whole thing is bizarre, but I don't understand why your father would think it was a radical animal rights group (having said that, I'm aware some of them do pull shit like this, which is incredibly stupid). Because how would they know? Does he think that the owner told them he was going to commit suicide, and they rushed in and opened the gates shortly after? How does that make sense?[/QUOTE] Maybe they killed him and made it look like a suicide? People have gotten away with it before, and not just on TV... :v:

[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;32872007]Maybe they killed him and made it look like a suicide? People have gotten away with it before, and not just on TV... :v:[/QUOTE] What would be the point? Who stands to gain from this?

[QUOTE=devotchkade;32872021]What would be the point? Who stands to gain from this?[/QUOTE] Well if they make it look like suicide, the police wouldn't have a culprit to look for. They'd get away with it scott-free. Animal rights extremists like 99% of the people in PETA and the ALF would do this kind of thing, because they think it's "better for the animals," and have no regard for human life, because some of them (if not most) think animals have a higher value then humans, or are all completely equal to us. "A mosquito, is a worm, is a human" I think is how it went. These are the people who've killed countless animals, thousands of them- even in their OWN facilities- thinking they're doing good for people and animals. And killed quite a few people in the process. Who's to say they WOULDN'T do something like this? TL;DR, they "gain" the thought of the animals being "free" from their captivity, even in death. And they "gain" the satisfaction of the owner who "tortured" these animals being dead. Edit: Hell, the leader of PETA is [I]against birth.[/I] She thinks that humans shouldn't even exist.

[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;32872048]Well if they make it look like suicide, the police wouldn't have a culprit to look for. They'd get away with it scott-free. Animal rights extremists like 99% of the people in PETA and the ALF would do this kind of thing, because they think it's "better for the animals," and have no regard for human life, because some of them (if not most) think animals have a higher value then humans, or are all completely equal to us. "A mosquito, is a worm, is a human" I think is how it went. These are the people who've killed countless animals, thousands of them- even in their OWN facilities- thinking they're doing good for people and animals. And killed quite a few people in the process. Who's to say they WOULDN'T do something like this? TL;DR, they "gain" the thought of the animals being "free" from their captivity, even in death. And they "gain" the satisfaction of the owner who "tortured" these animals being dead. Edit: Hell, the leader of PETA is [I]against birth.[/I] She thinks that humans shouldn't even exist.[/QUOTE] what the fuck is wrong with you that is the most outlandish idea I have come across in sometime Hey, police, don't worry, you don't know how to do your job we have internet commentator 'SuperDuperScoot' to clear up all matters do you have any idea how difficult it is to successfully make something look like a suicide, enough so the police just shrug and walk off yes PETA is completely stupid, but if they did something like this, they would tell the entire world and sound their trumpets not to mention do you even think PETA is competent enough to pull something like this off?

I didn't mean that "the police don't know how to do their job." I know it's a bit far out there, but still it's not entirely impossible. Why would a man kill himself when there are no viable records of mental instability and cut the gates when he had the ability to open them himself normally? It just doesn't add up to me. And it isn't just PETA, ALF would probably be more secretive of it. But w/e, apparently I'm dumb and know absolutely nothing :downs:

[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;32872048]Well if they make it look like suicide, the police wouldn't have a culprit to look for. They'd get away with it scott-free. Animal rights extremists like 99% of the people in PETA and the ALF would do this kind of thing, because they think it's "better for the animals," and have no regard for human life, because some of them (if not most) think animals have a higher value then humans, or are all completely equal to us. "A mosquito, is a worm, is a human" I think is how it went. These are the people who've killed countless animals, thousands of them- even in their OWN facilities- thinking they're doing good for people and animals. And killed quite a few people in the process. Who's to say they WOULDN'T do something like this? TL;DR, they "gain" the thought of the animals being "free" from their captivity, even in death. And they "gain" the satisfaction of the owner who "tortured" these animals being dead. Edit: Hell, the leader of PETA is [I]against birth.[/I] She thinks that humans shouldn't even exist.[/QUOTE] I'm well aware of what radical animal rights groups do, and I'm certainly aware that PETA puts down 99.999999% of its animals. I'm not at all following your jump to > PETA/ALF faked his suicide and let them go. You're basing this off the idea that the gates were cut, which I have not come across in my readings of several articles. It's being reported that [i]fences[/i] were cut, which makes sense, because it's an easy and quick way to open them. Besides, PETA is such a idiotic organization that they would proudly tell the world that they did this. The ALF, too, likely.

Fuck, it was the fences? Dammit, this is what I get for reading articles early in the morning... Alright, I get it, what I said was dumb. Put boxes here v

[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;32872224]I didn't mean that "the police don't know how to do their job." I know it's a bit far out there, but still it's not entirely impossible. Why would a man kill himself when there are no viable records of mental instability and cut the gates when he had the ability to open them himself normally? It just doesn't add up to me. And it isn't just PETA, ALF would probably be more secretive of it. But w/e, apparently I'm dumb and know absolutely nothing :downs:[/QUOTE] so a single old man builds himself a private zoo sounds like a stable guy right it's not like he fits a whole bunch of risk factors for suicide right could it be a man released from prison twenty days ago might not be in the most rational mindset

Anyhow, they're doing an autopsy on the owner, so that should relatively clear things up.

[QUOTE=Billiam;32868879]Where's a Pokemon Master when you need one?[/QUOTE] I just pictured a policeman capturing one of the lions in a pokeball and laughed.