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Exotic animals escape from Ohio farm

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Posted by: mygala at Wed Oct 19 02:10:11 2011  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mygala ]  
   

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/police-say-animals-escape-from-ohio-exotic-farm-that-houses-lions-bear/2011/10/18/gIQAVSOevL_story.html?hpid=z3

"ZANESVILLE, Ohio — Dozens of animals escaped Tuesday from a wild-animal preserve that houses bears, big cats and other beasts, and the owner later was found dead there, said police, who shot several of the animals and urged nearby residents to stay indoors.

The fences had been left unsecured at the Muskingum County Animal Farm in Zanesville, in east-central Ohio, and the animals’ cages were open, police said. They wouldn’t say what animals escaped but said the preserve had lions, tigers, cheetahs, wolves, giraffes, camels and bears...."


   

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