Ohio Farm Where Exotics Escaped Faces Foreclosure
Marian Thompson owes more than $14,000 in back taxes on 70 acres
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Sheriff Says Ohio Exotics Search Could Have Dragged On
Authorities were forced to kill 48 creatures which easily escaped through a livestock fence once out of their cages
Exotic Animals Don't Count As 'Calamity Day' For Ohio Schools
Eastern Ohio districts that canceled classes when dozens of tigers, bears and other exotics animals were loose may have to make up an extra school day
Ohio Surviving Exotic Animals Back On Farm
Marian Thompson retrieved her two leopards, two primates and a bear from the Columbus zoo on Friday
Five Exotic Animals To Return To Ohio Farm
It's unclear when Marian Thompson might get the animals
Ag Director Debates Fees For Exotic Animal Owners
The bill's sponsor, Republican Sen. Troy Balderson of Zanesville, agreed to cut some of those fees in response before the measure was approved by the Senate
State To Return Exotic Animals To Zanesville Widow's Preserve
The Ohio Agriculture Department announced the decision Monday at an agency hearing in which the state was expected to defend its authority to quarantine the animals on suspicion of infectious diseases
State Ag Department To Consider Return Of Exotic Animals
Marian Thompson's husband, Terry Thompson, released dozens of wild creatures from their Zanesville farm Oct. 18 before killing himself
Federal Agents Obtain Old Video Of Zanesville Exotic Animal Farm
The video was obtained when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents executed a search warrant on Terry Thompson's Zanesville property in June 2008
No USDA Investigation Expected In Leopard's Death
A spokesman for USDA says it has no plans to further investigate the death of a spotted leopard helt under a state-issued quarantine