In total , six tigers , a bear , a lion , a cougar , a black bear and a liger ( part lion , part leopard ) were taken from Kenny Hetrick 's bull Ridge farm . State officials said he did n't have the right equipment and cages were ' unsafe ' But now the 72-year - old is fighting to overturn the seizure , backed by neighbors who insist his menagerie does n't pose a threat . ' He 's lost without them , ' said Josh Large , who lives four houses away .
In total , six tigers , a bear , a lion , a cougar , a black leopard and a liger ( part lion , part tiger ) were taken from Kenny Hetrick 's Stony Ridge farm . State officials found he did n't have the right permit and cages were 'unsafe ' But now the 72-year-old is fighting to overturn the seizure , backed by neighbors who insist his menagerie does n't pose a threat . 'He 's lost without them , ' said Josh Large , who lives four houses away .