Carcasses were photographed at the Muskingum County Animal Farm on Wednesday.
(photo obtained by Associated Press)
Ohio man traded guns to build his collection of wild animals
Carcasses were photographed at the Muskingum County Animal Farm on Wednesday.
(photo obtained by Associated Press)
An owner of dozens of wild animals who freed them before committing suicide this week was an avid gun collector who had traded weapons for a monkey, a leopard, and a tiger cub, federal documents show. Terry Thompson built his collection of exotic animals by swapping guns, sheltering animals no longer wanted by their owners, and buying others at auctions, according to public records released yesterday and interviews with those who knew him.
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