PART THREE - LOVE THEM TO DEATH

Life on the Ark: The Zanesville Animal Catastrophe A Decade Later

A look back at Terry Thompson's final years before the 2011 incident, including interviews with friends and local officials who knew about his animal collection.

Further reading:

Jonah Ogles, "Man or Beast?", Cincinnati Magazine; Chris Heath, "18 Tigers, 17 Lions, 8 Bears, 3 Cougars, 2 Wolves, 1 Baboon, 1 Macaque, and 1 Man Dead in Ohio," GQ Magazine; Chris Jones, "Animals: The Horrific True Story of the Zanesville Animal Massacre"; Ben Chanan (director), "America's Animal Hoarder: Horror at the Zoo," Minnow Films; Matt Ampleman and Doug Kysar, "Living with Owning," Indiana Law Journal.

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