Ohio's law was prompted in part by the October 2011 release of lions, tigers, bears and others animals in Zanesville when Terry Thompson opened their cages and committed suicide.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture has sent warning letters to owners of wild animals who failed to complete applications for newly-required wildlife shelter permits.

Six years after Terry Thompson set free his dangerous wild animals in Zanesville, Ohio has become a national model for regulating exotic pets.

The released animals have turned the area around Zanesville, Ohio, about 50 miles east of Columbus, into an open hunting zone as authorities tried to deal with the situation.

Ohio's exotic-animal law was enacted in 2012. It banned private owners from acquiring, selling and breeding restricted species in Ohio.

Ohio is one of the most difficult places to own exotic animals in the U.S., with a comprehensive ban on many animals. Although Ohioans cannot own lions, tigers or bears, there are some exotic pets ...

The Supreme Court of Ohio’s Law Library currently has a display about Ohio’s exotic animal law on view until early July. Come visit the library, located on the eleventh floor of the Thomas J ...

Eastern Ohio is shut down right now because exotic wild animals—bears, tigers, lions, cheetahs, wolves and other wildlife—are running amok. Police have been hunting down these animals ...

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A nonprofit animal rescue group has moved its alligators to Florida, saying Ohio's new exotic animal ban means it can't afford to continue its work.

Dozens of exotic animals were killed after escaping from a wild-animal preserve in Zanesville, Ohio, on Tuesday. Wildlife expert Jack Hanna and local sheriffs explained their decision to kill the ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture has sent warning letters to owners of wild animals who failed to complete applications for newly-required wildlife shelter permits.

LIMA — While Ohio has its fair share of wildlife, there are some animals that you might not expect to cross paths with on any given day.