article_snippet.sent: Some spent the winter shoring up Kenny Hetrick's cages with taller fences and netting, hoping the animals will return. '
article_snippet.sent: Others gave up Others animals or moved their animals out of state rather than make the changes. '
article_snippet.sent: If motivated, it would be very easy for either of those two animals to escape,' said Melissa Simmerman, assistant state veterinarian.
article_snippet.sent: Only Chief the wolf wasn't seized because the wolf doesn't fall under the exotic animal law .
article_snippet.sent: Just because an animal's never gotten out, doesn't mean that an animal couldn't get out,' spokeswoman Erica Hawkins said.
article_snippet.sent: Until then, the ten animals - a lion named Leo that had been in failing health was euthanized by the state last week - will remain a two-hour drive away outside Columbus, in a high-security building operated by the state. '
article_snippet.sent: Now, it's been reported that the animals will possibly have to endure the stress of being tranquilized again and moved back to the roadside zoo—a potentially life-threatening move.
article_snippet.sent: This is a selfish stunt to prevent the animals from being sent to a sanctuary where the animals would finally receive the care that the animals so desperately need.
article_snippet.sent: PETA is calling on the facility to do the right thing and allow the animals to enjoy a peaceful life at a reputable sanctuary where the animals needs would come first.'
article_snippet.sent: Supporters of Hetrick believe the animals - only the wolf wasn't seized because Toledo News Now doesn't fall under the exotic animal law - have been mistreated and will not survive long outside Supporters of Hetrick home.
article_snippet.sent: Hetrick first brought home an ocelot, often called a dwarf leopard. '