Exotic Animals Escape Ohio Farm




(Zanesville, Ohio) Grizzly bears, lions, tigers, cheetahs and wolves are just some of the horde of animals that escaped yesterday afternoon from the Muskingum County Animal Farm in east-central Ohio. The owner of the farm, Terry Thompson, was found dead on the property.

According to Sheriff Matt Lutz, area schools have been closed pending the capture or killing of the animals.

Lutz called the escaped animals "mature, very big, aggressive" but said a caretaker told authorities the preserve's 48 animals had been fed on Monday.

He said police were patrolling the 40-acre farm and the surrounding areas in cars, not on foot, and were concerned about big cats and bears hiding in the dark and in trees.

More on this story is expected. Heh.