Tigers and Bears And Leopards

An appeals court in Ohio agrees with the state in its legal battle with the former owner of six tigers and several other exotic animals. The court says the Ohio Department of Agriculture had the right to deny a permit to the owner of a roadside animal sanctuary near Toledo. The ruling overturns a Wood County judge’s decision, ordering the state to give Kenny Hetrick a permit and to return the animals. The tigers, bear, leopard and cougar have been kept in out-of-state sanctuaries during the state’s appeal.