For some reason the news outlets didn't wanna go with the obvious Wizard of Oz reference, what a pity. I guess the story is kinda tragic so it's understandable.
BBC News - Bears, tigers, lions and wolves escape from Ohio zoo
The title is a little misleading. The animals didn't escape they were set loose by the owner before he killed himself and it wasn't a zoo. I didn't see any mention of motive or intent but it's pretty obvious that he knew the possible consequences of his actions so it's hard to have any sympathy for him. He also has a laundry list of criminal charges including some for animal cruelty(allowing his livestock to starve to death because he couldn't climb the hill to feed them) and reports say he was close to losing the animals anyways.
So besides being a crazy story in general what makes it interesting for me is Jack Hanna got involved. He's the retired owner of the nearby Columbus Zoo and well known media personality for his work with animals. Apparently he rode out asap and helped the local cops hunt and detain/kill the animals. It may be in poor taste but damn I wish they recorded that for one of his programs, he's just awesome at what he does. According to Wikipedia he had a semi auto shotgun with him called "FireCrotch". I hope that last part is true
There's already some backlash about the shoot to kill order given by the local authorities but Mr Hanna backs them up with his expert opinion-
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US nature TV host Jack Hanna, a former director of Columbus Zoo, in the nearby Ohio state capital, said tranquilising animals in the dark was incredibly dangerous, and told reporters that "the sheriff did the right thing".
"You cannot tranquilise an animal like this, a bear or a leopard or a tiger [at night]," Mr Hanna told ABC before the news conference.
"If you do that, the animal gets very excited, it goes and hides, and then we have [police officers] in danger of losing their life, and other people."
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Lots of weird stuff in this story right?
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