Terry Thompson of Ohio killed himself after he freed 56 exotic animals from his farm and let them loose into Zanesvill, Ohio. of these 56 animals 49 were killed. a grizzly bear, three lepords and 2 monkeys were captured and taken to the columbus zooand aquerium, along with a gray wolf. The animals that were killed included 18 tigers, 9 male lions, 8 female lions, 6 black bears, 3 mountian lions, 2 grizzly bears, one baboon, and 2 wolves. The monkey that escaped was feared to have had herpes. the sheriff said that a grizzly bear a wolf and a mountian lion were still missing. Mr Thomson's wife begged the officers to give her the bodies of the animals back to her so she could bury them on her property. " We need to set an example in the state of Ohio, there was a lose of life here, and we thank God it was not human life, it was animal life, and thats my life" said the governer of Ohio. they said they considered there farm a "wild animal rescue center" but there fences were not made to keep animals in. More animals which were monkeys, baboons, and apes lived in cages inside the house. it was reported that there is still a grizzly bear and a wolf roaming the property. Traffic signs warned drivers to stay in there cars because there were wild animals on the loose. some of the animals were killed on the property. When the call was made four deputies with assult rifles in a pickup truck went immidetly to the 46 acer home of the Thomsons to take care of the animal problem. in 2008 the bureau of alcohol, tabacco, firearms, and explosives raided the Thompsons home and seized more than 100 guns. in 2010 he was charged with 2 federal cases one for possesion of a mechine gun and possesion of short firearms without serial numbers. under terms of relese Thomson was confined in his home for a year. his neighbors complained about him leting his animals wander. He was put on house aresset for 6 months and payed a $2870 fine for that case. he also had to move his animals to his kopchak road land. Ohio has no laws on regulating the sale and ownership and sale of exotic animals the governer of Ohio is working on trying to prevent this from happening again.