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PAWS: The Ohio Trio: ZEUS (Tiger) Thirty-two wild and exotic animals were removed from a failing facility in Ohio — forced to close its doors due to lower-than-expected donations and tougher regulations. As Ohio was getting ready to implement a new law that prohibited the private ownership of exotic animals, one animal facility near Columbus found the harsh realities of exotic animal care too much. Faced with having its license revoked by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) due to unsafe enclosures, the facility chose to find new homes for its animals. In this situation, the owner did the right thing by reaching out for assistance when the financial stress became too much. In April of 2012, the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) was asked to lead a team of wild-animal professionals seeking to find homes and safe and healthy transportation for the 32 orphaned animals. While under sedation, the animals were loaded onto trailers that were equipped to keep the animals comfortable and safe during transport. Three of the tigers,“Zeus,"“Jake” and“Apollo,”came to PAWS. The tiger trio arrived in July, 2012, and now live in our tiger habitat at ARK 2000.

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