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Exotic Pets Ban Moving Forward

AP | Posted 05.14.2012

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A state legislator said Wednesday that he hopes a bill that would ban new ownership of exotic pets will prevent situations suc...

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Zoo Owner's Disturbing Message Said Before Setting Loose Exotic Animals And Killing Self

AP | By JOHN SEEWER | Posted 01.05.2012

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TOLEDO, Ohio -- A debt-ridden man distraught over marital problems and deep in debt told one of his farmhands the night before he released a menagerie...

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Two Options for "Exotic" -- A Slow Death or a Fast Death

Ken White | Posted 01.03.2012

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We need laws to protect both wild animals and people from what happens when those animals are kept where they do not belong by a species which is frighteningly often incapable of taking care of itself.

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Wife Of Man Who Set Exotic Pets Free Wants To Reclaim Surviving Animals From Zoo

AP | KANTELE FRANKO and ANN SANNER | Posted 12.27.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Six exotic animals that were among dozens freed by their suicidal owner and survived a big-game hunt by sheriff's deputies with...

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Tragedy in Ohio Highlights Urgent Need for Action on Exotics

Michael Markarian | Posted 12.25.2011

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Michael Markarian

Many states have turned into the wild west for exotic animal ownership -- we need to have better rules in place to prevent tragedies like the one in Ohio last week.

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TV Personality Urges Tough Rules On Exotic Animals In Ohio

AP | Posted 12.25.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jack Hanna has urged a state panel to draw up strict rules for owning exotic animals in Ohio, where a man set loose more than 5...

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WATCH: Celebrities Who Have Owned Exotic And Unusual Pets

Posted 12.22.2011

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After the incident in Ohio this past week that left nearly 50 exotic animals dead, some have called into question the rules behind owning exotic pets....

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Ohio Man Reportedly Traded Guns For Exotic Animals

AP | ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JOHN SEEWER | Posted 12.21.2011

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ZANESVILLE, Ohio — An owner of dozens of wild animals who freed them before committing suicide this week was an avid gun collector who had trade...

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Was Killing Dozens Of Loose Exotic Animals The 'Right Thing' To Do?

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Christian | Posted 12.19.2011

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Killing scores of exotic animals after they were set free from a farm in Zanesville, Ohio on Tuesday night was the right thing to do, according to Dir...

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