Jumanji

I had to blog about this because it hit so close to home. My dad lives in Zanesville, OH. A little under 2 miles away from where this all went down.

On Tuesday eve the Zanesville PD received calls from neighbors that animals were roaming the yard at this animal compound. When the Police arrived they saw numerous animals roaming the field and discovered the deceased body of the owner.

The police determined that the owner had been very depressed. He had just been released from prison and came home to find that he wife had left him and that all of the animals were in very deplorable conditions. They feel like he had a breaking point, that's when he released all the animals and cut their pens, then took his own life.

There was warning signs on the highway warning passerby of exotic animals. One female lion was hit on the freeway. There were a total of 56 animals that had been released and sadly 49 of those lost their lives. 6 animals were captured and sent to the Columbus Zoo. 1 grizzly bear, 2 monkeys, 3 leopards including 1 black leopard. There was one monkey that was still on the loose but today it was confirmed that the monkey had been eatin by one of the other animals. When the carnage was over, 49 animals were slaughtered, including 18 Bengal tigers, 17 lions, six black bears, a pair of grizzlies, three mountain lions, two wolves and a baboon.

I am saddened that many animals had to loose their lives but am so grateful that not one human lost theirs. This situation could have ended much worse. I was extremely afraid because my dad lives so close to that compound and animals were spotted at far away as 5 miles. So with my dad only being 2 away, it scared me. His house sits on the back side of a heavily wooded area and easily could have been a hiding ground for some of those animals.