It's not the animals fault that they were let loose. There are always choices and in this one the choice was to kill rather than to prepare for such a contingency by a plan on how to tranquilize wild animals should they get loose. Dart guns ready for tigers, lions, bears. It appears to me that it would take no more time to tranquilize the animals than to shoot them. It has been said that you can tell the state of a society by how it treats it's animals. Obviously there was no effort made to save the animals. Reminds me of the Titanic. Other priorities were more important than the safety of the passengers.
This situation really makes me sick to my stomach. What a selfish man this was who bought these animals and kept them caged in an unnatural environment, and then turned them lose on an unsuspecting community. He didn't even have the decency to find them a good place to live before he took his miserable life. It seems any real animal lover would realize that these beautiful creatures should be left in their natural habitat or at least be allowed to live their lives as close to they would in the wild. As I understand it, this man had a hard time even feeding them at times. So sad. No one should be allowed to treat animals so carelessly. This foolish man is to blame for the needless slaughter, but it still seems there should have been a better way to resolve this horrible situation.
All who are critizing those deputies need to really stop and think about this. No one ever could have anticipated what happened. Intentionally openning the cages of 48 wild and dangerous animals. REALLY????? It's beyoned nuts. If you cannot imagine doing this, why would you expect that it would be feasible to have the plan to tranquilize all 48 animals simultaneously? At night. In the middle of a storm. 48 at one time. And remember, that tranquilizing medicines do not take effect immediately. I am a HUGE animal lover, I have been all my life. I am sick about this loss of life. This is a tragedy of the worst kind. But DO NOT villainize the law enforcement whose number one priority is to protect human life. The blame lies VERY clearly with 1) the state of Ohio whose laws permitted this to happen and 2) the individual who owned the animals and sent them to their death.
If the Ohio Police Dept was so concerned for the safety of the public, how is it that they allowed so many dangerous animals to be housed so close to the very public they wanted to protect?.That is the million dollar question. Shame Shame
This is a total disgrace.Such total ineptness on the part of the police dept. as well as the powers that be, not at all qualified to handled the situation so Zoo wild animal experts should have been called in. So much money and effort goes into preserving these magnificent animals.These were not roaring lions, attacking prey. They were lost animal kids from a zoo, who had lost their owner who had cared for them for decades. The correct procedure was for Captain Barney Fife to call Ohio Fish and Game as well as the Cleveland Zoo. They would have waited to the next day, brought in choppers, and the noise of the choppers would have herded them back to their corrals. Then they could have tranquilized them with tranquilizer guns.one,two,three, they are shot dead !!!
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Absolute disgrace and OUTRAGEOUS. It defies sense that an animal farm with so many animals had no tranquilizer darts for emergencies. Impossible. The police behaved like blood thirsty animals themselves. Ridiculous to kill these pets that were raised in captivity from babies.
I have to say it is so disturbing , our world that we live in. Last night I was in my cozy livingroom watching the horror on the news with my dog. I just do not understand a few things....where was the PROACTIVE thoughts for this situation? I will say great PR move on the Ohio police department bringing in Jack Hanna. So many people look to him for his knowledge. I say great PR move with sarcasim...I believe the police department knew they needed to save face. Was Jack Hanna there? Doesn't he have access to some Tranquilizer Darts? In this day and age you are telling me that there was no time to get them? Maybe not, I wasn't there, but it is just seems so odd. Matt Lutz, in an interview stated that Thompson had been an issue for some time..years in fact. With this in mind and the numourous times the police department had been out to his residents, why didn't the police department decide "Hey just maybe we should get a few Tranquilizer Darts for the safty of our community"? Why wasn't this a thought??? PROACTIVE. With the mental state of Thompson this would have been a great solution. Instead 48 animals were put down. I wish we as a society would wake up and realize animals are meant to be free in the own environment the way God intended. The laws most diffentaly need to be changed to protect the animals and our communities. They are not an average house pet and should never be thought as such. Not being in Ohio that day and having to deal with the situation, it is easy for me to form my own judgement be it wrong to some. I feel sad for all the parties involved. I just think there should have been some proactive thoughts given the history of Thompson. My heart and prayers go out to the animals and the Thompson famiy and the Ohio police department.
how are the police so confident of the actual number of animals turned loose? did someone see him do it? Police reported 8bears captured/killed and thompson had permits for 4bears! Thompson obviously had no reguard for law - who knows what animals are still on the prowl in ohio.
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There are always choices and in this one the choice was to kill rather than to prepare for such a contingency by a plan on how to tranquilize wild animals should they get loose. Dart guns ready for tigers, lions, bears. It appears to me that it would take no more time to tranquilize the animals than to shoot them.
It has been said that you can tell the state of a society by how it treats it's animals. Obviously there was no effort made to save the animals.
Reminds me of the Titanic. Other priorities were more important than the safety of the passengers.
DISGRACEFUL SHOW OF AUTHORITY