Ohio farm where exotics escaped faces foreclosure
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Two men guard the gate to the farm of Marian Thompson near Zanesville, Ohio Friday, May 4, 2012. The Columbus Zoo returned five exotic animals to Thompson, the survivors of 56 animals her late Terry Thompson, released from the eastern Ohio farm Oct. 18, 2011, before he committed suicide. Fearing for the public's safety, authorities killed 48 of the animals. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) _ Prosecutors have filed foreclosure notices for the eastern Ohio farm where a suicidal man released dozens of tigers, bears and other exotic animals that had to be killed by authorities last fall.

The Zanesville Times Recorder reports the man’s widow, Marian Thompson, owes more than $14,000 in back taxes on 70 acres.

Prosecutor Michael Haddox says his office tries to resolve such matters before filing foreclosures but hasn’t received a response to a letter sent to Thompson in November.

The Wednesday court filings came days after two surviving leopards, two primates and a bear were returned to the farm. They had been kept at the Columbus zoo for months under a state quarantine order.

Thompson’s attorney told the newspaper Thursday he hadn’t seen the foreclosure documents and couldn’t comment.

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Information from: Times Recorder, http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com

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