Department Of Agriculture - Ohio Sets Tentative Date To Test 6 Exotic Animals - The Associated Press

By KANTELE FRANKO, Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Ohio Department regarding Agriculture tentatively projects to commence medical tests Dec. 15 on a few leopards, a couple of primates including a young grizzly endure held in the zoo since their proprietor published a great deal regarding exotic family pets at his plantation and also harmed himself, a department spokeswoman explained Friday.

The Columbus Zoo includes cared to the wildlife because Terry Thompson released these individuals during his town near Zanesville with October and set off a search by way of experts who fatally shot some dozen animals, which include exceptional Bengal tigers, lions as well as bears.

The assert requested that the living through animals often be placed less than quarantine between officials' problems with regards to accounts that could happen to be saved in unsanitary circumstances in addition to subjected to disease.

Zoo along with express administrators happen to be trying to discover regardless of whether your family pets are nutritious plenty of that they are examined to get disorders and whether they really are strong sufficient to survive whenever they tend to be anesthetized to obtain continue drawn intended for testing.

The family pets are actually consuming nicely plus their wellness includes seemed to help improve, thus officials placed the tentative night out first testing, Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Erica Pitchford said. The wildlife may follow natural exams, X-rays, blood sample and various different types of exams to evaluate their health, your lover said.

Thompson's widow has appealed the particular quarantine purchase that stops the particular zoo out of releasing the particular wildlife till it is really apparent they are freed from risky diseases.

Lawyers on both factors haven't still placed a night out in order to current his or her arguments into a listening to officer. The officer, a great legal professional possibly not employed by the particular department, would make a determination being assessed with the department's director.

The zoo said the item at first had Marian Thompson's permission in order to look after this animals, which in turn were retained separate from additional animals, but has simply no appropriate privileges to them.

Her law firm did not reply to a obtain for remark Friday.