Sheriff's deputies shot and killed 48 animals, including 18 rare Bengal tigers, 17 lions, six black bears, two grizzly bears, a baboon, a wolf and three mountain lion, after their owner released them from his perserve and then killed himself near Zanesville, Ohio.
(In this Aug. 2008 photo, Terry Thompson stands with some of his award-winning Percheron horses on his farm west of Zanesville, Ohio. Authorities said Thompson, a game-preserve owner, apparently freed dozens of wild animals, including tigers and grizzly bears, and then killed himself Tuesday night, Oct. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Zanesville Times Recorder, Chris Crook))