Escaped Animals...anyone near this?

Tituscrow · #1 10-19-2011, 09:25 AM

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...hio/50821092/1

Wow.

Dr. Cheese · #2 10-19-2011, 09:53 AM

This is a reason why I have serious reservations about private ownership of exotic animals or animal preserves.

Relic · #3 10-19-2011, 09:58 AM

Wow, crazy stuff!

I'm about 30 mins away from a place where a lady used to keep big cats. They called her the "Tiger Lady". They've since been removed

http://susanorlean.com/articles/lady_and_tigers.html

MatticusMania · #4 10-19-2011, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

This is a reason why I have serious reservations about private ownership of exotic animals or animal preserves.

Because youre afraid of the owners going crazy, releasing their animals, and shooting themselves?

Relic · #5 10-19-2011, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Because youre afraid of the owners going crazy, releasing their animals, and shooting themselves?

read the link that I had posted. Sometimes it's not as dramatic...

Handyman · #6 10-19-2011, 10:24 AM

My parents live near there. Luckily, there have been no lions, tigers, or bears in their living room as of yet.

GregC · #7 10-19-2011, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

This is a reason why I have serious reservations about private ownership of exotic animals or animal preserves.

+1. Unfortunately, too many times they're owned by people who are flakes and/or criminals who eventually can't handle them or afford to take care of them and just release them. This often leads to the animals being killed if they're large, and they may kill humans before that happens. In the case of smaller animals, exotic species that are released sometimes end up being destructive to the local environment.

Kawai-chang · #8 10-19-2011, 10:39 AM

Sad they had to kill all those animals. Why not tranq them and send them to a zoo?

macaroni tony · #9 10-19-2011, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Kawai-chang

Sad they had to kill all those animals. Why not tranq them and send them to a zoo?

According the the article on Yahoo, they escaped at night and it is impossible to tranquilize these animals at night.

Very sad, very strange and quite unbelievable this situation is

Relic · #10 10-19-2011, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Kawai-chang

Sad they had to kill all those animals. Why not tranq them and send them to a zoo?

easier said than done...
In the NJ tiger case, they had gotten it several times with tranq darts and it still would not go down. They dont always work perfectly apparently. They ended up having to shoot it...now, this was just one tiger. In this new case, there were multiple animals on the loose, I think that they felt that they just could not take the chance of trying to tranquilize them all.

**Thor** · #11 10-19-2011, 11:19 AM

A cow got loose on the Jamestown Bridge yesterday here in RI after falling off a farmer's truck. He was hauling two bovines up to Johnston to be slaughtered into grass fed organic free range hormone and anibiotic free beef. Apparently, Elsie, sensing something was amiss, figured out how to defeat the locking mechanism of the trailer gate and tried to make a getaway in the middle of the bridge, She was slightly injured in the jump, but managed to avoid capture by Jamestown and North Kingstown's Constabulary. Then The StayTees were called in. Who better to deal with a runaway cow menacing the public than Rhode Island's finest?

You'd think that such an intelligent animal would get a pass, but alas, the forces of Law and Order, having cornered said bovine in the woods 2 miles from the bridge, decided to dispatch it with a bullet. Keep in mind the local town just spent a $50,000 Federal Grant to arm our local force with tasers, just in case some middle aged lady (like my wife) gets pulled over for doing 30 in a 25 zone and starts getting mouthy. Anyway, no one reported what was done with the 1000 lb carcass after it's untimely demise. I'd pass on the hamburger at the local IGA right now though. I like my beef unleaded.

We are considering opening a pistol, taser and billy club season (so we can include the Westerly RI Police Dept.) at the local farm for the first annual RI Police Bovine Hunt. Should be fun. Pass the popcorn. You just can't make this **** up.

Dr. Cheese · #12 10-19-2011, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Because youre afraid of the owners going crazy, releasing their animals, and shooting themselves?

Yes, along with many other things that can go wrong too. The bottom line is that large and potentially dangerous animals are too easily acquired by people who do not have the resources, training, or stability to properly care for them, and it is too easy for these animals to suffer or escape and and harm others too.

At minimum, preserve should be stringently licensed and inspected, and should be required to maintained a very high level of security and insurance.

Spinal Tapper · #13 10-19-2011, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Kawai-chang

Sad they had to kill all those animals. Why not tranq them and send them to a zoo?

It's EXTREMELY sad. A really terrible story. Unfortunately, tranquilizers don't work as quickly on a scared, adrenaline fueled animals (5-10 minutes sometimes), and most become more dangerous after they've been shot by a tranquilizer.

The officers had to kill the animals to protect their own safety and the safety of anyone else in the vicinity.

capnjim · #14 10-19-2011, 11:34 AM

Its a tragedy for sure, poor animals. At least the Wolf will be free. They will never catch that sucker, way to smart for us humans.

MatticusMania · #15 10-19-2011, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Relic

read the link that I had posted. Sometimes it's not as dramatic...

I know all too well

I grew up just blocks away from where Moe the Chimp was raised.

Havent heard of Moe the Chimp? I suggest reading up on it.

Relic · #16 10-19-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MatticusMania

I know all too well

I grew up just blocks away from where Moe the Chimp was raised.

Havent heard of Moe the Chimp? I suggest reading up on it.

Oh geez, yeah I remember that story... given that chimps usually target the face and groin, I'd say that death by tiger is slightly more appealing to me!

lbanks · #17 10-19-2011, 11:41 AM

209 miles away. However, the local cougars and other predators (not counting the human ones) are prob. more of a danger.

**Eric Perry** · #18 10-19-2011, 12:34 PM

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

spade2you · #19 10-19-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kawai-chang

Sad they had to kill all those animals. Why not tranq them and send them to a zoo?

On top of what other folks have said, most law enforcement do not have them and it's not something you can go to a local shop to obtain. Personally, I'd want nothing less than a semi-auto .308 and some friends.

I assume this incident will prompt more stringent rules for places of this nature.

i_got_a_mohawk · #20 10-19-2011, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Thor

A cow got loose on the Jamestown Bridge yesterday here in RI after falling off a farmer's truck. He was hauling two bovines up to Johnston to be slaughtered into grass fed organic free range hormone and anibiotic free beef. Apparently, Elsie, sensing something was amiss, figured out how to defeat the locking mechanism of the trailer gate and tried to make a getaway in the middle of the bridge, She was slightly injured in the jump, but managed to avoid capture by Jamestown and North Kingstown's Constabulary. Then The StayTees were called in. Who better to deal with a runaway cow menacing the public than Rhode Island's fines?

You'd think that such an intelligent animal would get a pass, but alas, the forces of Law and Order, having cornered said bovine in the woods 2 miles from the bridge, decided to dispatch it with a bullet. Keep in mind the local town just spent a $50,000 Federal Grant to arm our local force with tasers, just in case some middle aged lady (like my wife) gets pulled over for doing 30 in a 25 zone and starts getting mouthy. Anyway, no one reported what was done with the 1000 lb carcass after it's untimely demise. I'd pass on the hamburger at the local IGA right now though. I like my beef unleaded.

We are considering opening a pistol, taser and billy club season (so we can include the Westerly RI Police Dept.) at the local farm for the first annual RI Police Bovine Hunt. Should be fun. Pass the popcorn. You just can't make this **** up.

Had a similar thing happen here a few years back.

Cow broke out of the slaughter house, managed to make it to (and cross) a long bridge to another county (1.5mile bridge!) and into some fields on the other side. They apparently let it stay over there (probably still ended up as steak tho!)