Even if they could tranq them, where would they go? Zoos and sanctuaries are already overcrowded and they wouldn't last a day in they wild. This was the best option. I'm just surprised that that guy was allowed to have that many animals.
What numbers are we talking about? Some state troopers went on a safari, some state troopers slaughtered them like buffalo, or a couple of locals went on the weirdest pest control raid ever? [br][/br]Edited by merge: Nevermind, just read an article. http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/wild-animals-on-the-1205126.html About 50 animals. I'm more sad for the owner of the park. Brah threw open the gates and killed himself. "Officers were under orders to shoot to kill for fear that animals hit with tranquilizer darts would run off and hide in the darkness." Makes sense to me. ""Nobody much cared for him," Ellenberger said." So he did it to get back at the town, much more depressing than an accidental safari. He was in all sorts of legal troubles, and his life was just falling apart.