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More media propaganda, from Ohio
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by tigers9 on May 14, 2009
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Preview: Where The Wild Things Live
Last Update: 1:54 pm
No, we're not talking about the book or the feature movie due out this fall. It's a jungle out there in Ohio, and "wild things" may be living next door to you and your family.
Many homes in the greater Cincinnati area have at least one pet. Maybe a dog, perhaps it’s a cat. Then you have the occasional guinea pig, hamster, or turtle. Some might even have a snake or two. But in Ohio, there’s nothing stopping a person from buying something larger…something very large and possibly very dangerous.
Coming up on Friday on 9 News starting at 5 p.m., we take our undercover cameras to a place right here in Ohio where the only limit to the kind of animal one can buy is how much money they’re willing to spend. Tigers, bears, snakes, zebras, wolves, monkeys…if they’ve got the cash, they can start their own little zoo. The problem is that zoo could be right next door to you and your family.
Animal rights groups consider Ohio one of the most lax states in the country when it comes to regulation of whom can purchase and keep exotic animals. The groups say people don’t realize the danger to the public.
In this special report by 9 News anchor Clyde Gray, you’ll see just how dangerous, and you'll hear the frantic 9-1-1 call from a daughter who was watching her mother being attacked by a bear that escaped from someone’s farm.
That’s all Friday on 9 News starting at 5 p.m.
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Preview-Where-The-Wild-Things-Live/ttTdDTXkb0ue9-T0VKnO1Q.cspx
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RE: More media propaganda, from Ohio
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by Cro on May 14, 2009
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"you'll hear the frantic 9-1-1 call from a daughter who was watching her mother being attacked by a bear that escaped from someone’s farm."
That is the biggest problem the exotic animal folks face, some irresponsible keeper who lets the bear excape, or lets the chimp chew a friends face off.
Those folks can, with one incident, ruin things in a state for the hundreds of other exotic animal keepers who take care of the animals in a responsible manner.
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John Z
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RE: More media propaganda, from Ohio
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by tigers9 on May 14, 2009
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Actually Ohio has been under AR attack for the last 10-15 years, but they keep losing as Ohio has some good animal owners fighting AR crap.
The main reason is auctions, AR hate them just like they hate reptile/bird swap meets.
The bear attack happened in 2006, so AR were more than happy to finally have something more than ideological/ethical disgust with animal sales to ask for exotic bans. Convenient excuse.
Until the bear atatck they just kept reporting seeing African lions at large in Ohio (think NC cobras), they even had a nickname gahanna lions:
http://www.rexano.org/NewsArchivePages/Research%20Documents/OHGahannaLion2004.pdf
Since the bear attack, Gahanna lions sightings conveniently stopped.
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by tigers9 on May 14, 2009
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PS: rather fast, th e lady attacked by bear became an instant friend and poster child for API/Born free group, they were all over the woman.
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by tigers9 on May 15, 2009
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Exotic Animals Completely Legal In Ohio
Web Produced By: Sean Dunster
Email: sdunster@wcpo.com
Last Update: 6:12 pm
It was back in February that a 200-pound pet chimpanzee viciously attacked a woman in Connecticut, leaving her with critical injuries.
If you think that couldn't--or doesn't--happen here, consider this: There is not one single state law in Ohio that prevents your neighbor from putting a chimp, or even a tiger, in their backyard.
In Ohio, we found the zoo isn't the only place you'll find exotic animals. One could be living right next door.
Why? Our undercover investigation found hundreds of cars from all over the country coming right here to Ohio...to an auction site in Mt. Hope, Ohio, where everything from lions to bears are bought and sold. And it's all legal.
"There's no state law that prevents you from owning or buying anything in Ohio." says Dean Vickers of the U.S. Humane Society.
The group is worried that wild animals could end up in your neighborhood. And they're also concerned about what's being sold at the Mt. Hope auction in northeastern Ohio.
"Are they cute and cuddly? Sure," says Vickers. "But they're still wild animals and you still can't control what they're going to do and when they're going to do it."
We took our hidden camera into the auction where thousands of people wandered, watched, and bid on exotic animals. We saw people pushing around monkeys in carriages. A woman feeding one a pie. And some were carrying around bear cubs as if they were babies.
Our camera also found children wandering past dozens of unsupervised cages containing potentialy dangerous animals, like pythons, tarantulas, scorpions, even a bobcat.
The animal advocacy group Born Free USA says people don't realize how dangerous owning one of these animals can be.
"Exotic animals have attacked and actually killed children and other individuals." say Nicole Paquette
And it's already happened. This is a transcript from a 9-1-1 call that a young girl placed after her mother was attacked by a bear in their home.
9-1-1 Operator: "The bear is in your house?"
Daughter: "It's in my house."
9-1-1 Operator: "Where's the bear now?"
Daughter: "It's in my living room. It's on top of her and it won't let go."
9-1-1 Operator: "It's on top of your husband?"
Daughter: "On top of my mom."
9-1-1 Operator: "On top of your mom?"
Daughter: "Yes."
Rachel Supplee was attacked by a bear that escaped from an Ashtabula barn 3 years ago. Exotic animal owners say banning the sale of exotics is not the answer.
"Responsible ownership is very, very important, you're going to have these animals, you've got to be responsible--that's the bottom line." says animal owner Jay Reynolds.
The owner of the Mt. Hope auction was asked if he thought it is safe to sell these animals to the general public.
"Absolutely." he responds. "You can't control everything that goes but anything that we sell here we have a record of it. Our USDA officials, our Division of Wildlife will come in...they can access anything they want at all times," says owner Thurman Mullet.
But animal expert Tim Harrison says the real danger comes after the purchase, when the owner of one these exotic animals becomes too comfortable, and forgets what could happen to their pet in just a split second.
"They turn into animals they are supposed to be. Even though they have been raised in captivity, once they know your limitations, they can be the boss now. The show is over," says Harrison.
20-states currently outlaw personal ownership of dangerous exotic animals. Kentucky is one of those states. Indiana requires special licensing for ownership. Ohio has no such requirements, and as we mentioned, no laws banning the practice.
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Exotic-Animals-Completely-Legal-In-Ohio/IftZav4P20CfDISLTzvruQ.cspx
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