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I THINK, YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE

THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, ANIMALS,

YOU KNOW, THEY--

WE'RE ALL CONNECTED
TOGETHER SOMEHOW.

I SIT THERE AND TALK TO HIM

AND PET HIM AND HUG ON HIM.

BUT, YEAH, IT'S SOMETHING
SPECIAL, THAT.

Harrison: YEAH, I'VE ALWAYS
HAD THIS UNIQUE...

I DON'T KNOW
IF IT WAS AN ABILITY

OR UNDERSTANDING
OF BEING AROUND THESE ANIMALS

THAT, UH, I THINK I CAN
FEEL THEIR VIBE

COMING OFF OF THEM.

IF THEY'RE SCARED,
I READ THEIR BODY LANGUAGE.

[ lighter clicks ]

YOU SPEND...
SPEND THAT MUCH TIME,

AND, UH...

I'VE BEEN AROUND, YOU KNOW,

BEARS AND TIGERS
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

LIONS, BY FAR, HAS BEEN...

HAS BEEN, UH...

ONE OF THE BEST ANIMALS
I'VE EVER OWNED IN MY LIFE.

Harrison: BASICALLY,
I WAS TAKING IN STRAYS.

MOST PEOPLE TAKE IN
DOGS AND CATS.

I WAS TAKING IN LIONS
AND TIGERS

AND PYTHONS
AND ALL KINDS OF CRITTERS,

YOU KNOW, AND THEY WERE
COMING FROM ZOOS

THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO
TAKE CARE OF THEM AT THAT TIME,

OR PEOPLE THAT, UH,
HAD BOUGHT A PET

THAT THEY COULDN'T CONTROL
AFTER A YEAR OR SO.

THEY GOT TOO BIG FOR THEM,

AND IT WAS GETTING OUT
OF CONTROL.

Terry: I CAUGHT A LOT
OF FLACK OVER...

HAVING A LION
IN THE HOUSE.

I-I WAS, UH...

THEY'D SAY I WAS BRAIN-DEAD,

I WAS SELFISH,

I WAS IMMATURE...

PLAIN STUPID.

PEOPLE WEREN'T
GONNA COME AROUND,

AND LO AND BEHOLD,
EVERYBODY COME AROUND.

Harrison: BUT THE ONE, YOU KNOW,
THE CAT THAT I REALLY,

I WOULD SAY,
BECAME MY FAMILY,

WAS ONE OF US,
WAS TABITHA, THE AFRICAN LION.

AND TO BE THERE
AND LAY ON THE FLOOR

AND HAVE ONE
LICKING ON YOUR HEAD...

AND I'D CHEW ON HER NECK,

AND SHE'D LAY THERE
PERFECTLY STILL,

FULL-GROWN AFRICAN LIONESS
LAY THERE,

AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE
A FAMILY CONNECTION.

IT JUST BROKE MY HEART
WHEN I HAD TO GIVE THEM UP.

Terry: FINALLY THERE COME A TIME
WHEN I HAD TO PUT THEM

DOWN THERE IN A PEN,
AND, UH...

THAT ROAR AT...
LATE IN THE NIGHT...

LIKE HE WAS LONESOME.

HE WANTED YOU
TO COME DOWN. HE WANTED...

IT WAS LIKE HIS WAY
OF SAYING,

"MAN, WHAT DO YOU GOT
ME IN HERE FOR," YOU KNOW?

"WHAT'D I DO?"

"I'M IN THIS LITTLE PEN."

YEAH.

[ dial tones ]

Radio: EMERGENCY CHESTNUT, 33.

MY NAME'S TIM HARRISON.
I'M A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER

FOR THE CITY OF OAKWOOD,
NEAR DAYTON, OHIO.

AS A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER,
WE'RE KIND OF UNIQUE.

THERE'S ONLY A FEW PLACES
LIKE IT IN THE WORLD.

WE'RE POLICE OFFICERS,
FIREFIGHTERS,

AND PARAMEDICS
ALL WRAPPED INTO ONE.

WE DO ALL THREE JOBS.

WE'RE HEAVILY TRAINED
TO DO THAT.

YEAH, WHEN I STARTED
AS A POLICE OFFICER
IN THE EARLY '80s,

YOU KNOW, I WAS STILL
CATCHING EXOTIC ANIMALS.

I GET, YOU KNOW, A PYTHON
HERE OR THERE OR A TIGER.

I'D AVERAGE ABOUT
FIVE OR SIX A YEAR.

BUT WHEN REALITY TV
STARTED IN THE '90s,

IT WAS REALLY
KIND OF AMAZING.

IT'S JUST LIKE SOMEBODY
FLIPPED THE SWITCH ON.

IT WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN, BOOM.
I GOT OVER 100 CALLS.

SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS
ANIMALS ON THE PLANET.

AND FROM THAT POINT ON,
I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM,

'CAUSE I WAS RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

I GOT CALLED TO A RESIDENCE

BECAUSE A LARGE BOA CONSTRICTOR
HAD ESCAPED.

IT WAS LOOSE
IN THEIR HOUSE.

SO, THAT'S KIND OF
A TYPICAL STORY.

WE GET QUITE A FEW
OF THOSE A YEAR,

BUT WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE
IS WHEN I GOT THERE,

THE GENTLEMAN SAID THE SNAKE
WAS LOOSE IN THE WALLS,

AND THEY WERE JUST FREAKING OUT

BECAUSE THE WOMAN
WHO LIVED THERE

WAS AN INVALID
IN A WHEELCHAIR.

AND THAT SNAKE
WAS IN HER WALLS 28 DAYS

UNTIL IT FINALLY
POPPED OUT ENOUGH

THAT I COULD GET INSIDE
AND GET IT OUT.

BUT YOU COULD IMAGINE
BEING AN ELDERLY WOMAN

TRYING TO SLEEP EVERY NIGHT

KNOWING THAT THERE'S
A BOA CONSTRICTOR

IN HER WALL
AS SHE WAS SLEEPING.

ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ANIMALS

I HAVE TO GO RESCUE
IS ALLIGATORS.

HERE IN THE MIDWEST,
NORTHERN PART OF
THE UNITED STATES,

PEOPLE BUY 'EM AS PETS.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CUTE
WHEN THEY'RE LITTLE.

GET BIG, ALL OF A SUDDEN
THEY ESCAPE OR GET TURNED LOOSE.

JUST A FEW YEARS AGO,
I HAD A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR.

I HAD 19 ALLIGATORS
IN THE DAYTON AREA.

I HAD 10 ALLIGATORS
IN THE CINCINNATI AREA.

THAT'S 29 ALLIGATORS.

THAT'S MORE THAN THEY HAD
NUISANCE ALLIGATORS

IN SOME AREAS
OF FLORIDA.

COMING TO
THE EAST SIDE OF DAYTON,

WHERE I WAS CALLED OUT
ON A VERY UNUSUAL
AND DANGEROUS CALL

WHERE A FOUR-
AND SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY

HAD FOUND AN UNUSUAL SNAKE
IN THEIR GARAGE,

AND THEY THOUGHT
IT WAS A PYTHON.

SO I GET THERE
AND I WALK INTO THE GARAGE.

I SAW ABOUT THAT MUCH
OF ITS TAIL,

AND I GO, "WHOA, WHOA, BOYS."
I BACKED THEM OFF.

YOU KNOW,
"HEY, THAT AIN'T NO PYTHON."

SO I MOVED
THE TRASHCANS BACK

AND I LOOKED AT IT-- IT WAS
A GABOON VIPER FROM AFRICA,

ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS
SNAKES IN THE WORLD

WITH THE WORLD'S
LONGEST FANGS.

I ABOUT HAD
A HEART ATTACK.

SO, YOU BOYS WERE PLAYING
WITH THIS ALL DAY?

APPARENTLY THESE KIDS
WERE CARRYING THIS SNAKE

AROUND THEIR NECK,

WERE PUTTING IT ON THE GROUND
DRIVING IT LIKE A CAR,

AND THE SNAKE
NEVER BIT THEM.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

THE BIGGEST SNAKE EVER CAUGHT
IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

WAS A 16-FOOT
BURMESE PYTHON.

IT WAS RIGHT IN THIS PARKING LOT
RIGHT BEHIND ME HERE.

OF COURSE, IT'S SOMEBODY'S PET
THAT GOT LOOSE.

WE GOT TO HOLD THAT SNAKE,

PULLED IT UP, STRETCHED OUT
IN FRONT OF THE FIRE ENGINE

JUST TO SHOW SCALE,
TO SHOW THE SIZE OF IT.

IT WAS PHENOMENAL.
IT WAS A HUGE, HUGE SNAKE.

CUSTOMER LADY CAME IN
THE PRETZEL BAKERY HERE

AND SAID, "THEY GOT
A BIG CAT NEXT DOOR."

SO, WE LOOKED UP IN THE WINDOW,
AND IT WASN'T A DOMESTIC CAT.

IT WAS A BIG COUGAR.

THIS THING HAD A HEAD
ABOUT LIKE THIS.

SAID, "IT'S A MOUNTAIN LION."

AND MY THING WAS,
"WHY IN GOD'S NAME

WOULD ANYBODY HAVE SOMETHING
LIKE THAT IN THEIR HOUSE?"

GOT A DISPATCH
THAT THERE WAS A COUGAR,

MOUNTAIN LION, LOOSE
IN DOWNTOWN DAYTON.

IT-- KIND OF
A STARTLING NEWS

TO GET EARLY
IN THE MORNING.

OH, IT'S MY HUSBAND GOING,
"HONEY, THERE'S A MOUNTAIN LION

RUNNING LOOSE
ACROSS THE STREET."

I'M LIKE, "YEAH, RIGHT."
HE'S LIKE, "NO, SERIOUSLY."

I CAME AROUND THE CORNER,
I SEE THE COUGAR.

IT STARTS CHARGING AFTER
ONE OF THE DAYTON OFFICERS.

LIKE, WHY WOULD THEY--
YOU KNOW, I'M SITTING THERE

AND I'M GOING, "YOU KNOW,
THESE THINGS EAT PEOPLE."

IT TURNED, CHARGED ME

WITH THE MOST
BLOODCURDLING SNARLS

YOU'VE EVER HEARD
IN YOUR LIFE.

IT LUNGED AT ME,
AND ONE-IN-A-MILLION SHOT,

I TOOK THE DOG SNARE,
SNARED HIM RIGHT IN THE MOUTH,

SPUN HIM, TURNED HIM DOWN,

PINNED HIS HEAD DOWN
WITH ALL MY BODY WEIGHT,

AND PULLED THE GAG ON THERE.

AND NOW I HAD A COUGAR
UNDERNEATH MY STICK.

NOW I GOTTA FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GET IT OUT
OF THE BACKYARD AREA.

THE CAT'S TAIL
WAS WHIPPING BACK AND FORTH,

SO I GRABBED
WHAT I CALL GOD'S HANDLE,

AND THAT CAT WAS GOING
TOTALLY NUTS.

AND, WELL, THE UNUSUAL PART
ABOUT IT WAS

WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT
THE COUGAR PEES ALL OVER ME,

AND I FELT LIKE DOING
THE EXACT SAME THING,

I WAS THAT SCARED.

THEY'RE PREDATORS
AND THEY EAT PEOPLE,

AND THAT, YOU KNOW...

I DIDN'T WANT
TO BE LUNCH.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO
TO INDIA TO SEE A TIGER.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO
TO CANADA TO SEE A COUGAR.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO
TO AFRICA TO SEE A GABOON VIPER.

YOU CAN GO TO ANYTOWN, USA.
THOSE ANIMALS ARE HERE.

MAY THE THIRD, 1999.

I WRECKED A TRACTOR
AND TRAILER.

ENDED UP HAVING A BUNCH

OF CRUSHED VERTEBRAS
AND STUFF,

AND IT-- IT GOT
THE BEST OF ME.

THEY DID AN OPERATION, UH...

COULDN'T DO NOTHING.

I LAID IN THE--
LAID ON THE COUCH

AND IN THE BED
FOR A YEAR AND A HALF.

SEEMED LIKE I JUST
NEEDED SOMETHING

TO MAKE ME
WANT TO GO ON.

WHEN RODNEY SHOWED UP
WITH LAMBERT,

HE JUST TOLD ME, HE SAID,
"TAKE HIM A COUPLE DAYS.

IF YOU DON'T WANT HIM,
I'LL COME BACK AND GET HIM."

I NEVER REALIZED...

THE IMPACT.

SO, MAYBE IT WAS ONE
OF THE DUMBEST THINGS

I EVER DONE...

BUT IT WORKED.

I MEAN, HE'D ALWAYS
MAKE ME HAPPY.

HE'D ALWAYS WANT
TO PLAY, AND...

IT WAS LIKE HIS WAY
OF TELLING ME

THINGS IS GONNA
GET BETTER.

COME ON. [ chuckles ]
COME ON, YEAH!

WHAT'S THE MATTER, BUDDY, HUH?
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YA?

I HAVE-- MY OWN KIDS
HAS EVEN SAID,

"VICKI, YOU NEED TO CATCH
THE OLD MAN GONE,

"JUST SELL ALL THAT JUNK
HE COLLECTS DOWN THERE,

FIND A HOME
FOR THEM TWO CATS."

BOY, SHE TURNED AROUND.
SHE'S RIGHT ON HIM, I MEAN...

TELLS NATE, YOU KNOW, "WHATEVER
YOUR DAD DOES IS YOUR DAD,

AND I'LL STAND
BEHIND HIM 100%."

AND THEY DON'T LIKE IT,
YOU KNOW.

THEY TELL THEM....
TELL THEM WE'RE BOTH NUTS.

I MEAN, BUT, UH...

I TOLD HER, I SAID...

I SAID, "I DON'T KNOW,
YOU KNOW,

IF WE CAN MAKE IT."

WELL.

AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER,
WE'LL MAKE IT.

THE SAME WAY
WITH THEM TWO CATS.

AS LONG AS THEY'RE TOGETHER,
THEY'LL MAKE IT.

I GOT A FISTFUL
OF ANIMAL FINDER GUIDES

HERE I KEEP RIGHT HERE
AT THE DESK.

WHAT THE ANIMAL FINDER GUIDE
IS IT'S KIND OF LIKE

A NATIONAL CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR EXOTIC ANIMALS.

I LIKE TO KEEP THEM AROUND

BECAUSE IT KEEPS ME UP-TO-DATE
ON WHAT I'M UP AGAINST.

AS I OPEN IT UP,
IT'S GOT FREE TIGERS,

TWO MALES, ONE FEMALE,

AND ON THE SAME PAGE,
"FREE FEMALE COUGAR

TO APPROVED HOME,
NINE YEARS OLD, VERY SWEET."

BENGAL TIGERS.
THREE-YEAR-OLD MALE,

TWO-YEAR-OLD FEMALE.

WHITE RHINOS, KANGAROOS,
WATER BUFFALOES.

LOTS OF WOLVES
IN HERE, TOO. WOW.

LOTS AND LOTS OF PRIMATES,
ANYTHING FROM RHESUS MONKEYS

TO, YOU KNOW, CAPUCHIN
TO SULAWESI MONKEYS.

CHIMPANZEES.
OH, MY GOODNESS SAKES.

GET YOURSELF A BRAND-NEW,
FREE MOUNTAIN LION.

GIVING IT AWAY. CAN'T EVEN--

GOT SO MANY WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITH.

BUT IT COSTS $300 TO GET
YOURSELF AN ARMADILLO.

[ laughing ]

THAT'S WHAT
YOU NEED'S A BEAR.

EVERYBODY NEEDS
TO HAVE A BEAR.

THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED.

WOW, "FREE TO GOOD HOME,
HAND-RAISED COUGARS,

LIONS, TIGERS,
AND BEARS,"

AND ON THE SAME PAGE,

"SYRIAN BROWN BEAR CUBS
FOR SALE,"

AND A GREAT ADVERTISEMENT
RIGHT ACROSS FROM IT

IS, UH, ROCKY,
THE WRESTLING GRIZZLY.

APPARENTLY HE'S APPEARED
ON SEMI-PRO

ALL THE DIFFERENT MOVIES.

THIS GUY'S A WELL-KNOWN
EXOTIC ANIMAL TRAINER,

BIG-BEAR TRAINER,
AND HE'S JUST WRAPPING AROUND

AND WRESTLING, HAVING
A GOOD OLD TIME WITH HIS BEAR

LIKE IT'S JUST
A BIG OLD TEDDY BEAR.

JUST, YOU KNOW,
"HEY, EVERYBODY SHOULD DO THIS."

THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
IN HERE LIKE,

"HEY, IF YOU'RE DONE
WITH YOUR BIG CAT,

WHY DON'T WE
HELP YOU WITH IT?"

NO, THEY'RE CALLING
MY ORGANIZATION,

THEY'RE CALLING ALL THESE
OTHER RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY,

AND THEY'RE SITTING
THERE GOING,

"I GOTTA GET RID
OF MY BIG CAT."

"I GOTTA GET RID
OF MY CHIMPANZEE."

YOU DON'T SEE
ANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS

STEPPING UP AND SAYING,
"HEY, LET'S HELP OUT."

WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?
JUST KEEP FIGHTING, I GUESS.

KEEP-- SOMEBODY'S
GOTTA LOVE THESE ANIMALS.

THE GRIZZLY BEAR
THAT APPEARED

IN THE RECENT
WILL FERRELL FILM SEMI-PRO

HAS KILLED ITS TRAINER.

STEVEN MILLER
DIED YESTERDAY

AFTER THE BEAR
BIT HIM ON THE NECK.

CALIFORNIA POLICE SAY...
Man: DURING AN INTERVIEW
LAST YEAR HE SAID, QUOTE,

"IF ONE OF THESE ANIMALS
GETS AHOLD OF YOUR THROAT,

YOU'RE FINISHED."

MY NAME IS ZUZANAH KUKOL,

AND I WAS BORN AND RAISED
IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

I LEFT THE COMMUNISM BECAUSE
THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH FREEDOM,

AND RIGHT NOW I'M IN USA

AND I'M STILL FIGHTING
FOR MY FREEDOMS

TO KEEP THE ANIMALS
OF DIFFERENT BREEDS
AND SPECIES,

AND SEEMS LIKE
IT'S A CONSTANT BATTLE

TO BE ABLE TO CHOOSE WHAT KIND
OF ANIMALS I WANT TO KEEP,

SO ME AND MY FIANCE SCOTT,

WE STARTED A NONPROFIT
CORPORATION CALLED REXANO,

WHICH STANDS FOR "RESPONSIBLE
EXOTIC ANIMAL OWNERSHIP."

BUT SEEMS LIKE NO MATTER
HOW RESPONSIBLE WE ARE,

NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE PROVE
WITH OUR STATISTICS

THAT WE ARE NOT
A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE,

THE HYSTERIA TAKES OVER
AND THE GOVERNMENT

AND EXTREME ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUPS
JUST WANT TO BAN US

BECAUSE THEY HAVE
NOTHING BETTER TO DO.

AND HERE WE ARE,
RUNNING A WEBSITE

AND A SMALL ORG--
ORGANIZATION,

TRYING TO PUT OUT
THE FACTS...

WE DON'T HAVE $200 MILLION
OR PAID LOBBYISTS

TO PUSH MY-- TO PUSH
AGAINST THEIR AGENDA.

IF IT'S DONE CORRECTLY
AND THEIR WELFARE
IS TAKEN CARE OF,

THERE'S NO REASON
YOU SHOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO DO IT.

I CAN'T TELL SOMEBODY

HOW GREAT
THESE ANIMALS ARE.

YOU GOTTA EXPERIENCE IT.

[ purring ]

LITTLE GIRL.

MOST EXOTIC PETS
ARE REALLY SMALL,

LIKE SMALL REPTILES,

BUT MOST PEOPLE, WHEN YOU
SAY THE WORD "EXOTIC,"

THEY IMAGINE SOMETHING
LIKE LIONS AND TIGERS.

SO, MOST PEOPLE DON'T
KEEP LIONS AND TIGERS,

AND UNTIL YOU MEET THEM
AND SEE HOW SWEET THEY ARE,

ALL THEY KNOW IS
YOU NEED TO FEAR THEM.

AND SINCE PEOPLE
FEAR UNKNOWN,

THEIR FIRST REACTION
IS JUST BAN IT.

THEY'RE TRYING TO PUSH
THEIR IDEALS

ON EVERYBODY ELSE.

HEY, IF THEY DON'T LIKE
EATING MEAT,

THAT'S FINE, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO EAT MEAT,

BUT DON'T TELL ME
I CAN'T.

AN UNBELIEVABLE FIND
RIGHT IN A DAYTON NEIGHBORHOOD,

AND IT'S STRAIGHT
OUT OF THE JUNGLE BOOK.

YEAH, THAT'S A BEAR.

THE DAYTON HUMANE SOCIETY FOUND

THIS THREE-MONTH-OLD CUB
YESTERDAY.

SOMEONE CHAINED IT UP
AT A HOME IN THE 1600 BLOCK...

IT JUST BREAKS MY HEART
TO SEE THESE ANIMALS

THAT SHOULD BE
AT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS,

ENJOYING LIFE
IN THE WILD,

HAVING TO END UP
LIKE THIS.

IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.
IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.

Woman: NO ONE IS OWNING UP
TO THE BEAR.

IN THE MEANTIME,
THE HUMAN SOCIETY

HAS CALLED
IN SOME EXPERTS...

I GOTTA FIND A HOME
FOR A CHIMPANZEE,

I GOTTA FIND A HOME
FOR A BEAR,

A WHOLE BUNCH OF SNAKES.

IT'S NEVER-ENDING.
NEVER-ENDING.

IF I HAVE SOMEONE COMES
INTO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

AND SAYS, "YOU KNOW,
I'VE GOT A BEAR AT HOME
THAT I KEEP AS A PET,"

AND COULD GUARANTEE YOU
THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE
AROUND HERE

WOULD THINK THAT'S PRETTY COOL,
THAT'S PRETTY NEAT,

AND THAT'S JUST WRONG.

I'M ROGER PAHOLKA.
I'M A MEDICAL DOCTOR

BOARD-CERTIFIED
IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

THIS IS MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL.

WE'RE LOCATED
IN DAYTON, OHIO.

THIS IS A LEVEL-ONE
TRAUMA CENTER,

A TERTIARY CARE CENTER.

IT'S A VERY BUSY
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT,

ACTUALLY THE BUSIEST
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

IN THE STATE OF OHIO.

SINCE 1994, MY FAMILY AND I
HAVE BEEN TRAVELING TO AFRICA.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A HOME
IN SOUTH AFRICA,

AND WE DO MEDICAL MISSIONS WORK
IN SWAZILAND AND IN MOZAMBIQUE.

AND I SEE MORE FATAL INJURIES
IN THIS COUNTRY FROM SNAKES

AND FROM WILD ANIMALS

THAN WE DO IN AFRICA.

AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING
IN AFRICA FOR 25 YEARS.

PEOPLE IN AFRICA DON'T KEEP
COBRAS IN THEIR HOUSE.

THEY DON'T KEEP LIONS
AND LEOPARDS IN THEIR YARD.

THEY KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE
FROM THEM,

BECAUSE THEY'RE
AFRAID OF THEM.

WE SHOULD BE AFRAID OF THEM,
TOO, BUT WE'RE NOT.

OH, BUGGER!

THIS IS-- LOOK AT
THIS THING, JIMMY!

GET IT OUT OF HERE!

NO, IT'S SO--
LOOK AT THE TEETH ON IT!

Paholka: I GET ANGRY WHEN I SEE
THESE ANIMAL SPECIALISTS

WHO ARE ON TV WRESTLING
WITH A CROCODILE,

OR SOMEBODY WHO HAS GONE ON
TO A TALK SHOW

WITH A CHIMPANZEE
ON A LEASH,

JUST TO SHOW HOW TAME
AND HOW MANAGEABLE

THESE ANIMALS
REALLY ARE.

IN OUR COUNTRY,
THINK ABOUT IT,

MOST OF THE TIMES

THAT KIDS SEE A WILD ANIMAL
IS ON TELEVISION.

WHEN THEY SEE SNAKES,
PYTHONS, BOA CONSTRICTORS,

THEY'RE WRAPPED
AROUND THE ZOOKEEPER'S NECK.

"OH, ISN'T THIS GREAT?
THESE ARE GREAT ANIMALS.

THESE ARE MY FRIENDS."

WE HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
MINDSET ABOUT THESE ANIMALS

BECAUSE OF THE CONTEXT
IN WHICH WE SEE THEM.

WE SEE THEM AS SAFE,
CUDDLY, NICE, FRIENDLY ANIMALS,

AS OPPOSED TO THE PEOPLE
IN AFRICA.

THEY SEE IT AS SOMETHING
THAT'S GONNA EAT YOUR FACE.

LITERALLY.

WE'RE HERE IN, YOU KNOW,
A NICE SUBURBAN AREA

HERE IN THE NORTH SIDE
OF TOWN

WHERE A WOMAN SPOTTED A COUGAR,

WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS A COUGAR
IN HER BACKYARD AREA,

SO WE HAVE TO VERIFY
ALL THESE STORIES

BEFORE WE CAN
TAKE THEM FOR REAL.

I SAW SOMETHING
OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE
COME ACROSS HERE,

AND IT WENT DOWN
BEHIND THIS FENCE

AND BACK DOWN TO THAT
LITTLE OPENING RIGHT THERE.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE
TO ME THAT YOU SHOULD BE ALLOWED

TO HAVE ANYTHING IN YOUR HOUSE
THAT POSES A DANGER

TO ALL OF YOUR NEIGHBORS,

THAT POSES A DANGER
TO YOUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

WHERE'S THE SENSE IN THAT?

AND AS I WAS WATCHING HIM,
THEN HE TURNED AROUND,

AND I SAW THE CAT FACE.

AND, UH, I THOUGHT,
"NO, THIS IS NOT GOOD."

Paholka: AND LET'S SAY
THAT YOU DECIDE,

"I AM GOING TO GET
A LITTLE LION CUB,

AND I'M GOING TO BRING
IT INTO MY HOUSE."

LET'S SAY THAT SOMEHOW
THAT LION GETS LOOSE.

YOU'VE NOW GOT
A DEADLY ANIMAL

PROWLING
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU DON'T EXPECT TO GO OUT
ON YOUR DECK ONE NIGHT,

DRINK A COLD BEER,
TALK ABOUT THE BASEBALL GAME,

AND HAVE A LION
COME SNEAKING ACROSS YOUR YARD.

YOU DON'T EXPECT THAT,
BUT IT CAN HAPPEN.

I WAS PROBABLY 10
OR 15 MILES AWAY

WHEN I GOT THE CALL
THAT THERE WAS LIONS
OUT CHASING CARS.

ANYTIME YOU GET A 911 CALL
THAT A LION'S CHASING VEHICLES

UP AND DOWN 23,
IT KIND OF CONCERNS YOU.

AT 550 POUNDS, THIS LION
TOWERS OVER HIS OWNER,

SO YOU CAN IMAGINE
THE SHOCK OF DRIVERS

AS HE CHASED THEIR CARS
ON US 23.

I'M LIKE, "YOU'RE NOT
GONNA BELIEVE THIS.

I'M ON 23, AND THERE'S A LION
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD."

SHE'S LIKE, "HA,
ARE THERE BEARS, TOO?"

I'M LIKE, "NO, IT'S A LION.
IT'S ALIVE,"

AND I'M LIKE,
"IT'S GONNA EAT US."

LAMBERT'S OWNER,
TERRY BRUMFIELD,

SAYS HIS PET BROKE OUT
THROUGH THE TOP OF THIS PEN.

I HOLLERED AT HIM.
I THOUGHT, "OH, LORD, LAMBERT.

YOU'RE DEAD, BUDDY.
SOMEBODY WILL HIT YOU."

FINALLY AFTER THE CAT
WAS INTO THE BUILDING

AND SOMEWHAT CONTAINED,
THE OWNER HAD SAID,

YOU KNOW, THAT HE PUT
HIS PAWS ON HIS SHOULDERS

AND JUST TOWERED, YOU KNOW,
TOWERED OVER HIM.

AND HE SAID THAT HE KNEW
THAT HE COULD'VE EAT HIM

RIGHT THEN IF HE WANTED TO.

THERE'S NO LOCAL LAW
IN THE COUNTY.

I MEAN, WE OPERATE
ON THE OHIO VICE CODE.

YOU LOOK
AT THE OHIO VICE CODE,

I THINK THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE IS SOMEHOW INVOLVED,

BUT ACTUALLY HAS
NO REGULATIONS.

BUT THERE'S NO LAW FOR IT.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
YOU GOTTA HAVE A LAW

FOR DOG TAGS FOR YOUR DOG,

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
TAGS FOR A LION.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

[ chuckles ] SO...

IT'S LIKE,
"MAN, WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?"

WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?

I'VE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW,
QUITE A FEW TIMES ABOUT,

UH, AM I DOING
THE RIGHT THING.

OH...

[ snuffles ]

THIS IS, YOU KNOW,
THE SADDEST THING WAS

IF HE HURT SOMEBODY

OR HAD THEM PINNED
IN THEIR CAR,

IF I COULDN'T
GET HIM AWAY,

I HAD MADE
ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS...

TO PUT LAMBERT DOWN.

Interviewer:
WOULD YOU HAVE DONE IT?

YEAH.

YEAH.

I KNOWED
I COULD'VE DONE IT.

AND AS MUCH
AS I LOVE THAT ANIMAL,

IF I WOULD'VE CAUSED
HIS DEMISE,

THEN I'M GUILTY,
AND I'LL OWN UP
TO MY OWN DEMISE.

THERE WOULD'VE BEEN
TWO SHELLS IN THE GUN,

'CAUSE I KNOW FOR A FACT
STANDING HERE...

I COULDN'T--
I COULDN'T HANDLE IT.

THAT'S HOW MUCH
I LOVE THAT ANIMAL.

Siegel: IT WAS A REALLY
STRANGE SURPRISE FOR US.

WE HAD-- A TIGER
HAD BEEN KILLED.

ONE OF THE CITY
SANITATION WORKERS

HAD FOUND IT
ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

AND THOUGHT, YOU KNOW,
"THIS IS NOT SOMETHING

THAT SHOULD BE GOING
TO THE LANDFILL,"

AND THOUGHT TO DELIVER IT
TO THE ZOO

TO SEE IF WE COULD INVESTIGATE
FURTHER, WHICH WE DID.

I'D MORE OR LESS EXPECT
TO PICK UP A DEAD BODY

BEFORE I WOULD A TIGER,
KNOWING HOW DALLAS IS.

SHE WAS LAYING
RIGHT IN HERE.

I COME AROUND THIS WAY,

RIGHT DOWN
AND PULLED THE, UH,

SEAT BACK.

AND IT WAS A LARGE TIGER.

I KIND OF LOOKED
AT IT FOR A WHILE,

JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE
SOMEONE WOULD ACTUALLY...

KILL AND DUMP AN ANIMAL
LIKE THAT OUT HERE.

SHE WAS
VERY HEALTHY LOOKING.

ALMOST MADE ME
WANT TO CRY.

STILL DOES, SOMETIMES.

Siegel: WE ENDED UP DOING
THE NECROPSY

AND ALSO TAKING X-RAYS
OF THE TIGER,

AND FOUND THAT, TRAGICALLY,
IT HAD ACTUALLY BEEN SHOT

IN THE FACE FIVE TIMES
AT CLOSE RANGE

FROM A .45 CALIBER PISTOL.

I THINK HE WAS DELIVERED
TO US ON CHRISTMAS DAY,

AND EVERYTHING ELSE--
IT WAS, UM, IT WAS SAD.

IT WAS SAD-- WE WERE SAD

AND WE WERE ANGRY
AT THE SAME TIME.

I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT
AT FIRST.

YOU KNOW, IT COME
UP THROUGH THE WOODS

AND I JUST SEEN
THE BODY OF IT,

AND AS IT CAME OUT
OF THE THICKET,

IT SHOWED
ITS TRUE SELF.

I WAS KIND OF IN AWE
TO WHAT I SEEN,

SO I IMMEDIATELY GOT DOWN
ON MY TREE STAND

AND LOOK AT THE--
WHERE THE CAT WAS LAST AT,

AND, UH, SEEN
THREE-INCH CAT TRACKS.

Harrison: YOU KNOW,
THE AVERAGE PERSON,

THEY DON'T APPRECIATE--
WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS OCCURS,

YOU HAVE THIS CLOSE ENCOUNTER
WITH A PREDATOR,

BE IT IN A GARDEN
OR THEIR BACKYARD,

OR ON THE INTERSTATE
IN YOUR CAR,

OR JUST SITTING
IN A TREE STAND AS A HUNTER,

UH, PEOPLE GOT TO WRAP
THEIR MINDS AROUND THIS,

AND IT'S HARD
FOR THEM TO DO THAT.

ABOUT EVERY ONE
OF OUR WITNESSES

THAT I'VE HAD
OVER THE LAST THREE, FOUR YEARS

HAVE ALL HAD NIGHTMARES.

THEY'VE ALL HAD NIGHTMARES
OF THEIR INCIDENTS.

THEY JUST CAN'T
GET THEIR MIND TO BELIEVE

THAT THIS HAPPENED
TO THEM.

[ distant
train whistle blows ]

[ distant dog barking ]

WHILE I'M SITTING HERE
IN THE WOODS ON THIS, UH...

COUGAR CALL,

MY MIND STILL GOES BACK
TO THE PEOPLE INVOLVED

WITH THAT AFRICAN LION
THAT, UH,

WAS LOOSE ON THE INTERSTATE
OVER THERE.

MY HEART GOES OUT
TO THE OWNER

AND TO THE BIG CAT
ITSELF, 'CAUSE HE, UH...

THE OWNER REALLY,
I HONESTLY BELIEVE,

LOVES HIS CATS,
LOVES THOSE TWO LIONS HE HAS.

HE, UH, YOU KNOW, HE LOOKS
AT THESE ANIMALS AS PETS,

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

IF HE HAND-RAISED IT
FROM A CUB,

I UNDERSTAND HOW CONNECTED
YOU GET TO THESE ANIMALS,

'CAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE,
BUT YOU'VE GOTTA UNDERSTAND,

YOU'VE GOTTA RESPECT
WHAT THEY ARE.

[ lion rumbles ]

OVER MY 34 YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE,

I'VE HAD SITUATIONS, UH,
WHERE YOU'VE LOOKED AND SEEN

HOW THE PIECES
COME TOGETHER.

YOU GET AN OWNER
WHO'S GOT PHYSICAL PROBLEMS,

WHO'S ON MEDICATION.

YOU GET A LION THAT'S ALREADY
ESCAPED ONCE BEFORE--

HE KNOWS FREEDOM.

YOU GET A LION ALSO
THAT'S SEXUALLY MATURE

AND WHO'S READY
TO FLEX HIS MUSCLES

AND TAKE OVER THE PRIDE,
READY TO TAKE ON ANYBODY,

YOU CAN SEE IT.
YOU KNOW IT.

IT'S GONNA HAPPEN,

AND WITH THE SITUATION
IN PIKE COUNTY, IT'S...

I DON'T SEE A HAPPY ENDING
TO THIS STORY.

AMANDA BLACK'S HUSBAND
FOUND HER BODY

ON TUESDAY NIGHT
IN THEIR MARACAS ARCH HOME,

BUT TODAY POLICE NOW CONFIRM
THAT SNAKE DID KILL HER.

AUTOPSY IS SHOWING
THAT THIS PYTHON

ACTUALLY CRUSHED
THE WOMAN'S NECK

AND SUFFOCATED HER.

HER NAVY HUSBAND CAME HOME,

FOUND HIS WIFE DEAD
ON THE FLOOR,

AND POLICE ARE TELLING US
THAT IT IS NOT ILLEGAL.

IT IS ACTUALLY LEGAL
TO HAVE SNAKES LIKE THESE,

THESE PYTHONS
AND BOA CONSTRICTORS

IN YOUR HOUSE,
EVEN IN CITY LIMITS.

HERE WE'RE HEADED
TO PENNSYLVANIA

FOR THE VENOMOUS SNAKE
AND EXOTIC REPTILE SALE.

IT'S THE BIGGEST ONE
ON THE EAST COAST.

WOW, LOOK AT
ALL THE CARS ALREADY.

[ chuckles ] OH, MAN.

THIS PLACE IS PACKED.

LET'S GO AND SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON.

A GUY DEALING
OUT OF HIS VEHICLE RIGHT HERE

ALREADY IN THE PARKING LOT.

YEAH, WE GOT LICENSES
FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.

WE GOT FLORIDA, MARYLAND,
NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO.

SOME MORE NEW YORKERS,
'NOTHER ONE FROM MARYLAND.

GEORGIA.
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WOW, THIS PLACE IS PACKED.

HEY, MIKE?

MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA
TO PUT THAT CAMERA AWAY.

WE'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE
LOOKING AT US

RIGHT NOW, KIND OF
A LITTLE FREAKY.

Woman:
WE'VE GOT 26 NOW.

WELL, WE'VE GOT SOME
VENOMOUS SNAKES OVER HERE

IN DELI CUPS
JUST LIKE YOU GET

YOUR POTATO SALAD
AT THE GROCERY STORE.

GOT A VIPER,
YOU GOT RATTLESNAKES.

HERE'S A GOOD OLD
COPPERHEAD.

YOU CAN GET
ANYTHING YOU WANT HERE,

ANY KIND OF VENOMOUS SNAKE
YOU CAN THINK OF...

BLACK ADDERS,
COBRAS, MAMBAS.

THERE'S RATTLESNAKES,

AND HERE'S A GABOON VIPER,
A BABY ONE.

YEAH, THEY'RE PRETTY
LAID-BACK ANIMALS, YOU KNOW.

I'M LOOKING AROUND NOTICING
THERE'S A LOT

OF VENOMOUS SNAKES
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

I COME OVER HERE
AND WE'RE LOOKING--

I'D REALLY LIKE
TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.

WHAT'D HE GET,
AN ALLIGATOR?

LOOK AT THAT.
WHAT'D YOU GET?

I BOUGHT IT.
[ woman cooing ]

YOU GOT
AN ALLIGATOR?

IN THIS VERY ROOM
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,

WE HAD A FIREFIGHTER,

SOMEBODY THAT WE WORKED WITH
OFTEN AS A FIREFIGHTER,

PARAMEDIC, WHO ULTIMATELY
DIED AFTER BEING BITTEN

BY HIS PET RHINO VIPER.

IT'S GOT TAPE ON THERE.
THAT'S IT.

THAT'S JUST TAPE
HOLDING IT ON.

THROUGH A PLASTIC CONTAINER

THAT YOU WOULD JUST
PUT TOYS IN

OR, YOU KNOW, SOCKS
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THAT'S ALL IT IS.

THE STORY DOESN'T END HERE
IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

YOU'VE STILL GOT
THE SNAKE IN THE HOUSE.

TIM HARRISON ENDS UP
BEING CALLED

TO RETRIEVE THIS SNAKE.

NOW LET'S SEE IF WE
CAN FIND US A SPOT

UP HERE,
AWAY FROM EVERYBODY ELSE,

AND SEE IF WE CAN'T GET
THIS, UH,

SNAKE MOVED OVER...

TO THE SAFETY CONTAINER.

Paholka: TIM HAS
TO GO IN THE HOUSE

AND CAPTURE THIS SNAKE,

KNOWING THAT IT
JUST KILLED

ONE OF HIS FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS.

IT TAKES A LOT
OF BRAVERY TO GO INTO A HOME

UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS
AND TRY AND GRAB THE SNAKE.

HE WAS ABLE TO RESCUE
THE SNAKE,

BUT TIM WAS EXPOSED TO
A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DANGER.

SOME SUBSTANTIAL--
SUBSTANTIAL FANGS, THERE.

THOSE ARE THE FANGS
OF A PUFF ADDER.

Paholka: FIREFIGHTERS
AND PARAMEDICS

ARE THE BRAVEST,
MOST FEARLESS PEOPLE

THAT I'VE EVER HAD
THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH.

THESE ARE INCREDIBLE
MEN AND WOMEN.

THEY'RE VERY BRAVE
MEN AND WOMEN

WHO WOULD RISK THEIR LIFE
IN A HEARTBEAT TO SAVE YOURS.

MY FRIEND WHO WAS BITTEN
BY THE SNAKE

WAS A VERY BRAVE MAN,

BUT HE'S NOW
A VERY DEAD MAN

BECAUSE HE CHOSE TO HAVE ONE
OF THESE SNAKES IN HIS HOUSE.

YOU'VE HEARD EVERYTHING?
HOW ABOUT THIS.

A LAS VEGAS TODDLER
PULLED FROM THE JAWS

OF AN 18-FOOT LONG,
300 POUND SNAKE.

THIS IS AN AMAZING STORY.
CHECK IT OUT.

THESE PICTURES
BEHIND US...

THE BOY'S MOTHER STABBED
THE GIANT, 325-POUND PYTHON

17 TIMES
UNTIL IT RELEASED THE BOY.

Foose: HERE IN LAS VEGAS
WE JUST HAD AN INCIDENT

WHERE A LARGE
RETICULATED PYTHON

ESCAPED FROM ITS CAGE
AND ATTACKED A THREE-YEAR-OLD.

THE SNAKE ESCAPED.

THE CHILD WAS UNSUPERVISED

FOR EVEN A BRIEF AMOUNT
OF TIME,

AND THE SNAKE TRIED
TO USE HIM AS A LUNCH.

MY NAME IS KEN FOOSE.

I OWN EXOTIC PETS
IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.

I, UM, HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE
IN ZOOLOGY

FROM KANSAS UNIVERSITY.

I WAS CURATOR AND PAST CURATOR

OF A COUPLE
OF DIFFERENT MAJOR ZOOS,

AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS
ALL MY LIFE.

WHETHER IT'S A TIGER ATTACK
OR A BEAR ATTACK

OR ANIMAL ABUSE
OR THE SNAKE ATTACKING A CHILD,

UH, THE FIRST REACTION
IS GOING TO BE

BY THE AUTHORITIES
WHO ARE GOING TO SAY,

"OH, MY GOD. WE CAN'T EVER
LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN.

WHAT DO WE DO
TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC?"

WE'VE ALSO-- SO FAR THIS YEAR,

WE'VE HAD SIX VENOMOUS
SNAKE BITES

IN THE COLUMBUS/
DAYTON/CINCINNATI AREA.

I DO THINK
THAT MR. HARRISON

BRINGS A GOOD POINT UP,

IN THAT THIS STUFF
IS A LOT MORE AVAILABLE

THAN WE THINK IT IS, AND THERE'S
A LOT MORE OUT THERE.

Foose: YOU HAVE
THESE GROUPS OF PEOPLE

WHO ARE AFRAID,

AND THEY WANT TO DO
WHAT'S BEST FOR THEMSELVES,

HENCE, BEST FOR YOU,

BECAUSE, AFTER ALL,
THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS.

IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME,
IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU.

SO, BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID,

THEY ARE GOING TO PROTECT
THE REST OF US,

EVEN FROM OURSELVES.

WE ARE DEALING WITH ANIMALS
THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL

OF INFLICTING SERIOUS DAMAGE
AND DEATH.

SO, IT BUILDS
AND IT BUILDS AND IT BUILDS,

AND WE PEOPLE WHO KNOW
WHAT WE'RE DOING,

IF WE CAN'T CHANGE
THE MINDS

OF THESE PEOPLE
THAT ARE AFRAID,

WE'RE GOING TO LOSE.

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

NEEDS TO ADDRESS
THIS PROBLEM IN LAW.

IT NEEDS TO ADDRESS
WHAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU...

IF WE KEEP SHOOTING
OURSELVES IN THE FOOT

AND GIVING THESE PEOPLE
MORE FUEL FOR THEIR FEAR,

WE'RE GOING TO LOSE.

THE WORST HAPPENED
LAST WEEK IN FLORIDA.

A PET BURMESE PYTHON...

IT--IT'S UP TO US,

WE KEEPERS OF LIONS, TIGERS,
BEARS, SNAKES.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE FLAWLESS,

OR AS CLOSE TO FLAWLESS
AS WE CAN BE.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE
WE DON'T CAUSE THESE INCIDENTS.

IT'S BECAUSE OF US

THAT THIS IS COMING BACK
TO HAUNT US NOW.

AND IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT,

WORKED ITS WAY UP
INTO THE BABY CRIB,

ATTACHED ITS FANGS
TO THE HEAD

OF A TWO-YEAR-OLD CHILD,

WRAPPED ITS BODY
AROUND THE CHILD,

AND STRANGLED
THE CHILD TO DEATH.

NO, I DON'T THINK
THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD BE BANNED

FROM HAVING A SNAKE,
UH, OR A TIGER.

I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE
THE RIGHT TO OWN AN ANIMAL

IF THEY WANT TO SHOW
THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCED

AND THEY HAVE
THE EDUCATION BEHIND IT,

THEY KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT.

IT'S THE ONES
THAT WE FIND LOOSE,

OR WANT TO TURN IT LOOSE,
THAT'S A DIFFERENT AVENUE,

AND THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED
IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

CHILLING TREND
IN FLORIDA.

BURMESE PYTHONS,
ONCE KEPT BY PEOPLE AS PETS,

NOW BECOMING A HAZARD
IN PARTS OF FLORIDA.

THAT STATE HOPING
THAT PYTHON PATROLS

WILL HELP GET
THE SNAKES UNDER CONTROL.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE BACK
IN THE, UH...

OUTBACK OF THE EVERGLADES
BACK HERE,

AND WE GOT NATIONAL PARK RANGERS
ARE TAKING US BACK

TO WHERE THEY FOUND 12 PYTHONS,
BURMESE PYTHONS, IN ONE DAY.

THIS IS PRIME
PYTHON HABITAT.

YOU LOOK AT THIS AREA HERE,
THIS REALLY THICK UNDERBRUSH,

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE COULD HAVE
A 12- TO 14-FOOT PYTHON

JUST A FEW FEET
AWAY FROM US IN THIS GRASS,

AND WE'D NEVER KNOW IT.

Radio: WE GOT ONE
IN THE AREA.

PYTHON IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE ROAD HERE FOR YOU.

LOOK TO BE ABOUT
A NINE-FOOT PYTHON.

OKAY, LET--
YOU RIGHT BEHIND US

AND DOWN THE ROAD
A LITTLE WAYS?

[ garbled transmission ]

GREAT. HEADING THAT WAY.

YEAH, HE'S GOT A--

SOUNDS LIKE
A NINE-FOOT BURMESE, PROBABLY.

OH, YEAH.
THAT'S A SNAKE.

GLAD YOU WERE HERE.

OH, YEAH.

THAT'S AN ADULT BURMESE.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE
DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THIS

WHEN THEY RELEASED
THE SNAKES,

THAT THEY WOULD BE
NATURALLY OCCURRING

AND BREEDING
IN THE PARK,

AND, UH, AGAIN, THAT SHOWS YOU

THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY
A PYTHON PROBLEM.

IT'S A PEOPLE PROBLEM
THAT WE HAVE.

THE PYTHONS
ARE BREEDING MACHINES.

THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH
GONNA BE HERE TO STAY.

I DON'T REALLY
FORESEE ANY WAY

THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT A DENT
IN THE POPULATION,

ESPECIALLY SINCE I'VE CAUGHT
AT LEAST OVER 100 PYTHONS,

UM, AND I'M STILL
CATCHING THEM.

I GOT A QUESTION, UH,
ANY CHANCE THAT YOU MIGHT,

UH, YOU MIGHT WANT
THIS PYTHON?

I KNOW YOU SAID EARLIER
IF I EVER FOUND ONE

THAT YOU'D WANT IT.

OH, YOU DID?

NO, NO, THAT'S OKAY.

WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH.

THERE'S ONLY SO MANY PEOPLE
THAT WE CAN COUNT ON,

AND THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE FINDING OUT NOW.

ALL THE PEOPLE
THAT WE USED TO BE ABLE

TO RELY ON TO HOUSE
THESE ANIMALS,

THEY'RE OVERTAXED
THEMSELVES.

THEY'VE GOT 100 CATS,
THEY'VE GOT 100 SNAKES.

THAT WAS MY--
MY HOPE.

I WAS HOPING WE COULD, UH,
ACTUALLY GET THIS SNAKE PLACED,

UH, AT ONE
OF OUR LICENSED FACILITIES,

BUT HE DOESN'T
HAVE THE ROOM FOR IT.

WHEN PEOPLE THINK
THAT THEY CAN TURN THEM LOOSE

AND THEY'LL SURVIVE,
IT'S NOT--

IF WE FIND HIM, WE'RE GONNA
PUT THE ANIMALS DOWN,

AND THAT'S WHAT'S
GONNA HAPPEN TODAY.

THE GUY THAT I WAS GONNA
TAKE THAT SNAKE TO?

HE DOESN'T HAVE THE SPACE,

SO THAT ONLY LEAVES ME
WITH OPTION "B,"

WHICH IS EUTHANIZING IT,
SO WE'LL JUST DISPATCH IT.

IT'S NOT A HAPPY ENDING
FOR THE SNAKE.

I GUESS IF YOU WANT...
THAT'LL BE FINE.

JUST PUT IT
RIGHT DOWN HERE.

YEAH, THAT'LL BE FINE.

[ cocks ]

[ shot reverberates ]

A TEENAGED GIRL
MAULED BY A COUGAR

RECOVERING THIS MORNING,
BUT GET THIS--

BEATING ON THE CAT
TO GET THE CAT OFF THE GIRL.

I WAS ABLE TO GET THE GIRL
AWAY FROM THE CAT.

LET'S BEING WITH
THAT FLORIDA TEENAGER

WHO WAS ATTACKED
BY A COUGAR.

...WAS THE CARETAKER
OF THE COUGAR INSIDE THIS HOUSE.

SHE ALSO SAYS...
I DON'T WANT THE CAT
TO BE, YOU KNOW, BAD PUBLICITY,

BECAUSE HE'S NOT A BAD CAT.

IT WAS UNFORTUNATE
THAT THE GIRL GOT HURT...

TIM, I HAVE TO ASK
YOU THE QUESTION:

THERE ARE AFRICAN LIONS,

BIG CATS WALKING
DOWN THE INTERSTATES.

PEOPLE LOOK
OUT THEIR BACKDOORS

AND THEY SEE COUGARS
IN THEIR BACKYARDS.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

WELL, JUST WITHIN
THE LAST FEW MONTHS MYSELF

I'VE HAD FOUR CALLS
OF PEOPLE SPOTTING
MOUNTAIN LIONS, COUGARS.

IN FACT, JUST TWO MILES
FROM MY OWN RESIDENCE
IN WARREN COUNTY,

THEY'VE BEEN SPOTTING
POTENTIALLY A YOUNG AFRICAN LION

OR A COUGAR, AND I'VE BEEN
OUT TRYING TO TRACK

TO TRY TO FIND THAT CAT,
BECAUSE THAT'S A PERSONAL...

WALKING THROUGH
THIS HIGH GRASS

REMINDS ME OF THE TIMES
I SPENT IN AFRICA.

THIS IS WHERE AFRICAN LIONS

ARE SUPPOSED
TO BE FOUND IN AFRICA.

IT ALSO GETS ME THINKING
ABOUT THE TWO LIONS

LEFT IN PIKE COUNTY
FIVE MONTHS AGO.

I HEARD TODAY THE CATS
ARE STILL IN A HORSE TRAILER.

BREAKS MY HEART, YOU KNOW?

YOU CAN IMAGINE
YOU WOULDN'T PUT YOUR DOGS

IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT
FOR FIVE MONTHS,

LET ALONE A WILD ANIMAL
THAT'S OVER 500 POUNDS.

THAT'S JUST...

UNBELIEVABLE.

UNBELIEVABLE.

I'VE NEVER, EVER

BEEN ATTACHED TO AN ANIMAL

AS MUCH AS I AM NOW.

IT'S LIKE ONE
OF MY OWN KIDS.

I MEAN...

THAT FEELING IS DEEP.

AND I-I CAN LOOK
IN HIS BIG OLD ROUND EYES...

THERE'S SO MUCH
HE KNOWS, YOU KNOW?

HE KNOWS THERE'S
SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME...

Harrison: HE, UH,
WON'T TO TALK TO ME.

HE WON'T ANSWER
MY PHONE CALLS.

HE'S BEEN TOLD NOT TO
BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

Vicki: OKAY, I'LL TELL
HIM I TALKED TO YOU

AND YOU CAN CALL TOMORROW
AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

I NEED TO CONTINUE CALLING.

I NEED TO GET HIM TO UNDERSTAND
THAT HE NEEDS HELP,

AND IF THEY STILL ARE NOT GONNA
PAY ATTENTION TO THAT,

THEN I TAKE HIM FROM MY LIST
OF PEOPLE THAT I CARE ABOUT

AND PUT HIM ON MY LIST OF PEOPLE
THAT I NEED TO TAKE OUT.

I HAD A PROBLEM THERE
WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY GUYS.

THEY KEPT JERKING ME AROUND
AND LIED TO ME, AND--

AND THEN THEY-- THEY, UH,

HAVE AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE.

YOU KNOW, RATHER TO HELP ME,
WHICH THEY COULD HAVE,

THEY CHOSE NOT TO AND THEY CHOSE
TO TRY TO HURT ME,

AND HE WENT BEHIND MY BACK
AND TRIED TO TAKE THEM.

AND I WALKED THE GUY
AROUND THIS TRAILER,

AND SAID, "LET ME
TELL YOU SOMETHING, BUDDY.

I FOUND OUT THAT YOU WAS
GOING TO TRY TO TAKE MY CATS."

I SAID, "YOU REMEMBER
THAT LITTLE DEAL

DOWN THERE IN WACO, TEXAS?"

HE SAID, "YEAH."

GOD RAISE HIS HAND
AND STRIKE ME DEAD,

I'M GONNA BE SERIOUS
WITH IT RIGHT NOW.

I SAID, "YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE
EVERY WORD OF IT.

"THAT WAS A CAKEWALK

"COMPARED TO WHAT
I'LL DO TO YOU

"IF MY CATS
COME UP MISSING,

"IF I CATCH YOU TRYING
TO TAKE MY CATS,

OR IF I CATCH YOU TRYING
TO HARM MY CATS."

I SAID, "BECAUSE IF SOMETHING
HAPPENS TO HIM..."

I, YOU KNOW...

I DON'T CARE
IF I BREATHE TOMORROW.

GO UP A LITTLE FARTHER HERE.

SEE WHAT IT SAYS
ON THIS...

1454. 1458.

OH, MY GOSH.

Vicki: GET THE HELL
OFF MY PROPERTY.
YOU'RE CLOSE ENOUGH.

I'M JUST HERE TO--
I JUST GOT SOME INFORMATION.

I'M JUST HERE
TO HELP.

I DON'T CARE.
I DON'T WANT YOUR
DAMN INFORMATION.

YOU'RE NOT TAKING
THE LIONS,

AND I JUST WANT YOU
TO GET THE HELL
OFF MY PROPERTY.

I'M NOT HERE TO TAKE YOUR CATS.
I'M HERE TO HELP OUT.

JUST LET ME
TALK TO TERRY.
TERRY DOESN'T WANT TO TALK.

I TOLD YOU ON THE PHONE,
I'M TIRED OF IT,

AND I'M NOT GONNA
PUT UP WITH IT ANYMORE.

GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
IT'S GONNA BE A TRAGEDY.

SOMEBODY'S GONNA GET HURT,
SOMETHING'S GONNA HAPPEN,

AND THEY'RE GONNA TAKE
YOUR CATS ANYWAY.

THIS IS NOT A BLACK
AND WHITE SITUATION.

IT'S A GRAY SITUATION,
LIKE YOU SAID BEFORE,

BUT SOMETIMES YOU'RE
STUCK WITH THE CHARCOAL.

IT'S VERY EASY
TO BE ATTACHED
TO THESE ANIMALS.

I'VE CRIED
A LOT OF TEARS

FROM HAVING
TO GIVE UP A CAT

TO GO TO A ZOO
OR SOMETHING AFTER
I RAISED IT FOR THEM.

I'VE BEEN CRIPPLED
UP IN THE BACK

FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS
DUE TO A TRUCK ACCIDENT,

AND THAT'S WHY I GOT
THE LIONS TO START WITH...

FIGHT A LITTLE BIT
OF DEPRESSION.

I WAS HOLED UP IN THAT BEDROOM
FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF.

VICKI DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

SHE'S TRYING HER BEST, MY WIFE.

THEY, UH, THEY THINK
YOU'RE NUTS, YOU KNOW,

FOR GETTING A LION
OR A BIG ANIMAL LIKE THAT,

BUT...

YOU KNOW,
AN ANIMAL LIKE THAT

CAN DO THINGS
THAT DOCTORS CAN'T.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD,
THE, UH, LAMBERT?

I'VE HAD HIM
THREE AND A HALF YEARS,

AND, UH, LACIE, UH,
BELONGED TO A...

ANOTHER WOMAN,

AND SHE HAD
TO GET RID OF HIM.

BUT, I MEAN, I LOVE
THEM BOTH THE SAME,

A LITTLE MORE
TOWARD LAMBERT,

'CAUSE I'VE HAD
HIM THE LONGEST.

YEAH.

HERE, LAMBERT.
LAMBERT!

HOW LONG HAVE
YOU HAD LACIE?

I'VE HAD HER, UH, THREE YEARS
AND THREE MONTHS, I THINK.

LAMBERT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY
THEY DON'T COME OUT.

YOU KNOW, USUALLY, MAN,
HE'S RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S WHY I KEEP
A CLOSE EYE ON THEM.

COME ON.
COME ON, LAMBERT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER,
BUDDY?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, LACIE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, GIRL?

LACIE, WHAT YOU GOT?
WHAT'S SHE GOT THERE?

[ cubs squawking ]

ARE THOSE BABIES?

OH, LACIE!
LACIE'S GOT A CUB

RIGHT THERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR.

AND... [ chuckles ]
LISTEN TO THAT!

THAT'S A BABY CUB!

LION CUBS.
HE'S GOT LION CUBS.

I TELL YOU WHAT,
THEY AIN'T BEEN BORN VERY LONG.

LOOK AT THAT!
AT LEAST THREE.

YEAH, SHE'S GOT THEM!

[ chuckles ] LACIE!

[ growls ]
WHOA!

YEAH, SHE GOT BABIES.

MAN ALIVE,
SHE'S GOT BABIES.

LOOK AT HER!

THAT'S WHY SHE
JUMPED UP LIKE THAT.

YEAH.

...LAYING DOWN THERE,
LOOKS SO GENTLE.

[ growls ]
WHOA! HERE SHE
COMES AGAIN.

COME ON, GIRL.
IT'S OKAY, LACIE.

IT'S OKAY, GIRL.
IT'S OKAY.

TO PROTECT
THEM THERE.

YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
COME ON, LACIE.

[ laughing ]
HEAR THAT!

LOOK AT THAT LITTLE ONE
RIGHT OVER THERE IN THE CORNER.

HERE COMES ONE LITTLE ONE
RIGHT HERE BETWEEN HIS LEGS.

OH, THAT'S UNREAL.

[ squawking ]

YEAH, THOSE ARE GORGEOUS.

[ chuckles ] LOOK AT HER
LICK THAT CUB.

BOY, SHE'S A PRETTY THING.

HELLO, LACIE.

HELLO, GIRL.

THAT'S AWESOME,
YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, THAT LITTLE CUB,

LAYING RIGHT
ON HIS FOOT RIGHT NOW,

AND IT DON'T EVEN
COVER HIS WHOLE PAW.

RIGHT THERE IS
LIVING PROOF THAT--

THAT-- THAT CAT,

I DON'T THINK EVER
WOULD HURT A SOUL.

PEOPLE COME TO MY HOUSE...

THE LAST THING YOU'D SAY
THAT WOULD REALLY AGGRAVATE ME

IS, "DAMN, YOU GOTTA BE NUTS
TO WANT TO KEEP ONE OF THESE."

WHY, I MEAN!

I TELL THEM TO COME
AND TAKE A LOOK AT THESE,

AND BETTER YET,

LET ME TAKE
ONE OF THESE KITTENS,

PUT IT IN YOUR ARMS,

AND YOU PLAY WITH IT
BY YOURSELF.

I'LL GIVE YOU 30 MINUTES,

AND I'LL COME BACK
TO GET THE CAT,

AND 99 PEOPLE OUT OF A 100
WILL TAKE THAT KITTEN

AND RAISE IT JUST LIKE
IT'S A NEWBORN BABY.

MM-HMM.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.

EVERYBODY THINK THAT THEY'RE
SO BIG AND BAD AND MEAN,

AND THIS IS THE THING
THAT I SEE.

THIS IS THE THING
THAT CHANGES, YOU KNOW...

[ crying ]

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
I KNOW.

WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO
TO HELP YOU OUT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU'RE GONNA BE SAFE

AND THEY'RE GONNA BE SAFE.
THAT'S MY MAIN GOAL.

WHEN WE WERE COMING UP HERE,

I, UH, I FELT
THAT THEY WERE STUCK,

THEY WERE, UH, THEY...

THEY WERE IN A PREDICAMENT
THAT THEY CAN'T--

THERE WAS NO WAY
TO GET OUT OF.

I, UH, I LOOKED
THAT LION IN THE EYES

AND I PROMISED HIM
I WOULDN'T ALLOW

ANYTHING BAD
TO HAPPEN TO HIM.

AND I LOOKED TERRY
IN THE EYE, AND VICKI,

AND I PROMISED THEM
I'LL TRY TO HELP THEM.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO.

THOSE LIONS AREN'T GOING AWAY.

I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT UP FRONT,
THE LIONS AREN'T GOING AWAY.

THEY'RE GONNA BE THERE
TILL TERRY AND VICKI PASS ON

OR THE LIONS PASS ON.

IF SOMETHING DRASTIC HAPPENS,
THEN THEY MAY HAVE TO BE MOVED,

BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE,
SO WE HAVE TO DO

THE BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT WE GOT
IN THAT SITUATION.

NOW ADD ON FOUR MORE LIONS.

NOW THAT'S SIX LIONS,

AND THEY'RE BUILDING
A CAGE FOR TWO.

AS THESE CATS GET BIGGER,

UH, IT'S-- COULD BE
A POSSIBILITY THAT THEY'RE

GONNA GET THEMSELVES
INTO A DEEP, DEEP HOLE,

AND, UH, SO WE MAY--
MAY COME IN AND HAVE TO REMOVE

AT LEAST SOME OF THE CATS
OR ALL OF THE CATS.

BUT I DON'T SEE THEM
GIVING THEM UP EASY.

IT'S AMAZING, IT'S ADORABLE,
IT'S BEAUTIFUL,

BUT IT'S ALSO
EVEN MORE SCARY NOW.

YOU KNOW, I FEEL FOR THESE--

I FEEL FOR THE COUPLE,

I FEEL FOR VICKI AND TERRY,

YOU KNOW, AND...

IT'S JUST GONNA GET
WORSE FOR THEM.

I GOT A BAD FEELING
IT'S JUST GONNA GET WORSE.

Terry: WE HAD OUR FIRST FEEDING
EXPERIENCE A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

I AIN'T SURE
THAT GO WELL.

HEY, GUYS, LOOK.
ALL RIGHT!

HEY.

I'M THE GUY
THAT'S SUPPOSED TO FEED YOU

AND TAKE CARE OF YOU.

HUH! THAT MADE HIM JUMP.

THAT'D PROBABLY
MAKE ME JUMP.

SAMPSON IS THE ROWDY ONE
RIGHT HERE,

AND THE ONE OVER HERE
ON THE...

ON THE, UH, RIGHT,
THAT'S TABBY.

AND WHAT'D WE NAME
THE OTHER ONE?

Vicki: SOPHIE.

Terry: SOPHIA, LIKE THE OLD LADY
ON GOLDEN GIRLS.

[ laughing ]

WELL, WE'RE HEADED BACK
TO PIKE COUNTY, YOU KNOW,

THE SUN AND FUN CAPITAL
OF THE STATE OF OHIO.

BROUGHT ALONG THE A-TEAM
THIS TIME WITH ME.

I GOT RUSS CLEAR,
POWER FORCE GENTLEMAN BACK HERE,

DOES SHOWS AND, UH,

ONE OF THE STRONGEST GENTLEMEN
I'VE EVER MET, A GOOD GUY,

AND THEN I GOT
MY BUSINESS PARTNER
AND GOOD FRIEND RUSS MUNTZ

I'VE WORKED WITH FOR 20 YEARS
AT THE CITY OF OAKWOOD
AS A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY
AND REINFORCE
SOME, UH, ENCLOSURE,

SO THAT THE LIONS WILL
BE IN A SAFER ENCLOSURE

FOR THE LIONS' SAFETY
AND THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY.

YEAH, BABY.

THAT'S A LOT BETTER.

[ man singing
indistinctly ]

COME ON.
COME ON. GET UP HERE.

COME ON, BOY.
COME ON, BOY.

[ laughing ]

COME ON.

AH, THEY LOVE TO PLAY,
MAN, I'LL TELL YOU.

DON'T YOU? DON'T YOU?

OH, YOU BIG OLD BABY!

HE LIKES THAT, BUDDY.
HE LIKES THAT BALL.

HE'S LIKE A BIG HOUSE CAT.

Harrison: WE'RE COMING
TO MT. HOPE, OHIO,

THE HEART OF AMISH COUNTRY.

IT'S KIND OF SURREALISTIC,
BECAUSE THIS IS ONE

OF THE TOP AREAS IN THE COUNTRY
WHERE THEY SELL

EXOTIC, DANGEROUS ANIMALS
TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

IT'S A BIZARRE EVENT OUT HERE
THAT THEY DON'T WANT ANYBODY

TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON
OR WHAT'S HAPPENING.

[ auctioning patter ]

[ snarling ]

OH.

ALL I KNOW
IS WHEN I SEE PRIMATES,

IT LOOKS ALMOST LIKE
LOOKING AT A HUMAN SOMETIMES.

MARMOSETS, BABOONS,
MACAQUES, CAPUCHINS...

RIGHT.
A LITTLE
OF EVERYTHING, RIGHT?

SPIDER MONKEY.
A VERY, VERY BIG VARIETY.

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I NEED
TO COME UP TO THESE PLACES

JUST TO WALK AROUND TO SEE
WHAT CRAZINESS IS GOING ON,

BECAUSE I CAN GUARANTEE YOU
IS THAT WE'RE GOING

TO BE SEEING
THESE COUGAR CUBS.

WE'RE GONNA BE SEEING
THIS HYENA.

THESE ANIMALS WILL BE
IN PEOPLE'S NEIGHBORHOODS.

IT'LL BE IN PEOPLE'S HOMES.

THEY WON'T BE ABLE
TO HANDLE THEM,

AND THAT'S WHEN
YOU'RE GONNA SEE US.

WHEN YOU FINALLY SIT BACK
AND ANALYZE IT,

THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD'VE
BEEN MORE BIZARRE

THAN WHAT WE
ACTUALLY WITNESSED TODAY

WOULD'VE BEEN IF THEY SOLD
A CHILD OR A HUMAN.

♪ PLEASE DON'T TELL ME

♪ YOU WANT TO GO HOME NOW

♪ THERE MUST BE SOMETHING

♪ SOMETHING YOU NEED
TO BE DOING ♪

I'LL USUALLY TAKE HER WITH ME
WHEN I GO SOMEWHERE.

JUST OUT HAVING
A GOOD TIME.

THAT'S WHILE THE CAT'S
WITH ME,

NEVER MEET A STRANGER,
YOU KNOW?

VICKI SAID I HAVE
THE GIFT OF GAB.

I'LL TALK FOREVER.

[ laughs ] WELL, I GUESS.

I LIKE PEOPLE.

♪ THERE MUST BE SOMETHING

♪ SOMETHING YOU SHOULD
TO BE DOING ♪

[ woman baby-talking ]

[ laughing ]

YEAH.

BABY LION.

THIS IS TABITHA.

YOU CAN PET HIM.
HE WON'T HURT YOU.

FUZZY FEELING,
AIN'T HE?

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY.

THE ONE THAT FEEDS IT
HAS TO BURP IT.

[ laughter ]

THANK YOU.

UH-HUH.

♪ 'CAUSE WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES

♪ THERE'S TOO MUCH TIME
BETWEEN ♪

♪ WHEN I CLOSE THEM
AND THE TIME I FALL ASLEEP ♪

YOU GOT THE BABY?

YEAH, I GOT IT.
WHAT YOU GONNA DO?

THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING
TO BRING THAT BABY DOWN
AND LET HER SEE HIM.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO MAKE IT DOWN YET.

I'M TELLING YOU.

SHE'S IN THE BACK.

GOTTA GET SOME...

I WANT TO GET
SOME DRILL BITS.

I NEED DRILL BITS
TO DRILL THAT PEN WITH.

OH, GOOD GIRL.

GOOD GIRL.

YES, SHE'S
A GOOD GIRL.

A FARM IN RURAL MIAMI COUNTY

WAS HOME TO AN ELEPHANT
UNTIL TODAY.

THIS MORNING, THE USDA
TOOK TWIGGY AWAY IN CHAINS.

THE ZOO GOT A CALL LAST WEEK
ASKING IF THEY WOULD TAKE

A 25-YEAR-OLD FEMALE ELEPHANT.

THE USDA WAS CONCERNED
ABOUT THE ELEPHANT'S ENVIRONMENT

AND LACK OF FOOD,
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY

THEY CONFISCATED TWIGGY
FROM HER PRIVATE OWNER

IN NORTHERN INDIANA YESTERDAY.

Harrison: I'M GONNA TRY
TO GO DOWN AND CHECK ON

LACIE AND LAMBERT TODAY
AND SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING,

AND THE GOAL FOR THE DAY IS
TO TRY TO GET THIS IMPLANT IN.

HOPEFULLY IT'LL WORK
THE WAY WE WANT IT.

PLACE IT BETWEEN
LACIE'S SHOULDER BLADES,

AND IT'S GONNA KEEP HER

FROM GETTING PREGNANT
FOR TWO YEARS.

THAT COULD BE A GOOD WAY
TO HOPEFULLY KEEP

ANY MORE LITTLE SURPRISES
TO HAPPEN, YOU KNOW?

MY NEXT GOAL IS TO GET
THOSE CATS IN A SAFER SPOT.

I'M GONNA TALK TO TERRY TODAY

ABOUT POTENTIALLY GETTING
THE CATS MOVED SOMEWHERE ELSE,

BUT IT'S ULTIMATELY UP TO HIM
TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

IT'S HIS CATS,
AND HE'S NOT BREAKING THE LAW.

SO IT'S ALL
IN HIS BALLPARK RIGHT NOW,

AND ALL WE CAN DO
IS MAYBE TALK TO HIM,

MAYBE CHANGE HIS MIND,

MAYBE GET HIM TO THINK
WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CATS.

[ growls ]

HEY, LACIE.
HEY, BABY. RELAX.

SOMETIMES THESE ANIMALS
WILL COME OUT OF ANESTHETIC.

YOU KNOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
BOOM, THEY COME OUT.

IF SHE COMES AROUND,
GET UP QUICK, COME UP,

MAKE SURE YOUR ARMS
GO ON THE INSIDE

AND MAKE SURE HER PAWS
GO ON THE OUTSIDE,

YOU GO INSIDE
AND GRAB HER HEAD.

GET AS MUCH FUR AS YOU CAN
AROUND THE BACK,

AND THEN KEEP THEM TEETH
AWAY FROM YOU,

AND I'LL TRY TO TAKE
THE BACK LEGS OUT

AND SLAM HER BACK DOWN,
AS HARD AS YOU CAN,

BACK DOWN ON THE GROUND
AT THAT TIME.

AND THEN WE'LL GET OUT.

Shh.

Yes, it's okay.

[ roars ]

Yeah, Lacie. Lacie, shh.

[ growls ]

THAT'S NOT
A VERY GOOD BEGINNING.

[ laughing ]

SURE YOU WANT ME
TO HOLD THE HEAD?

[ dart pops ]

I'LL TELL YOU.

YOU CAN SEE THE SIZE
OF THESE PAWS,

BUT I WANT TO SHOW
YOU THESE CLAWS.
[ imitates snarl ]

GOD!
THE SIZE OF THEM THINGS.

OH, YEAH.
LOOK AT THAT!
JUST, LIKE, WHOA!

THEY HOOK RIGHT INTO THEIR PREY,
AND IT'S NOT GONNA GET AWAY.

HERE WE GO.
TWIST?

YEAH, I'M GONNA
TORQUE IT IN.

HERE WE GO.

OKAY, IT'S BEEN
PLACED IN.

OKAY, I'M GONNA STICK
MY THUMB ON THERE.

PULLING OUT.

OKAY.

[ snip ]

ALL RIGHT.
THE IMPLANT'S PLACED.

...TO THE LAST GUY
WHO WAS IN HERE.

[ indistinct chatter ]

SHE'S WAKING UP.
SHE'S GETTING UP, TIM.

GET OUT OF THERE.
GET OUT OF THERE.
COME ON OUT.

[ indistinct chatter ]

I SEE THOSE EYES.

TO SAY THERE'RE--
FLAT OUT THAT THERE'S NOT

A LARGE CAT IN THIS COUNTY
I THINK WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE.

THERE MAY, IN FACT, BE ONE.
WHO KNOWS?

WARREN COUNTY WOMEN
ARE BONDING

OVER A FRIGHTENING
EXPERIENCE.

THE WOMEN LIVE
WITHIN A FEW MILES
OF EACH OTHER,

AND THEY BOTH SAY
THEY HAVE SPOTTED

A MOUNTAIN LION
ON THEIR PROPERTY.

...EXPECT TO SEE ANIMALS
LIKE THIS AT THE ZOO

OR EVEN OUT WEST,
BUT THE WOMEN SAY

THEY SPOTTED IT
IN WARREN COUNTY,

AND THEY SAY THEY'RE NOT
THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE SEEN IT.

THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT
THAN YOU WOULD DO

OUT WITH WILD MOUNTAIN LIONS
AND COUGARS.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
WALK UP ON IT.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
PUSH THROUGH A BUNCH OF WOODS

AND FORCE IT OUT--
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

WITH THIS KIND OF CAT,
WHEN IT'S RAISED

IN SOMEBODY'S RESIDENCE,
IT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.

Reporter: THE WOMEN DON'T WANT
TO SHOW THEIR FACES ON CAMERA

BECAUSE THEY SAY PEOPLE
ARE ALREADY GIVING THEM

A HARD TIME
FOR TALKING ABOUT IT.

THE FEELING THAT
YOU GET FROM PEOPLE

IS ALMOST LIKENING IT
TO HAVING AN ALIEN SIGHTING

OR A UFO SIGHTING.

I CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT

SOMETIMES AFTER CATCHING
THESE ANIMALS,

'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THEM.

IT'S REALLY KIND OF SAD.

HE'S DONE NOTHING WRONG.

THIS COUGAR'S DONE
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG.

YOU KNOW, IT AIN'T
THE CAT'S FAULT.

YOU KNOW, HERE HE WAS.

HE WAS PROBABLY RAISED
BY SOMEBODY IN SOMEBODY'S HOUSE

AND THEN DUMPED OFF
IN THIS LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN.

IF I RESCUE HIM
FROM THIS ENVIRONMENT,

HE'S GONNA GO INTO A CAGE

OR HE'S GONNA BE TAKEN SOMEWHERE
AND PUT DOWN, PUT TO SLEEP,

OR BE TAKEN TO SOMEWHERE ELSE
TO A RESCUE FACILITY,

AND MAYBE EVEN RESOLD,
WHO KNOWS?

KIND OF MAKES YOU WONDER
IF YOU REALLY WANT

TO CATCH HIM OR NOT,
YOU KNOW?

WHAT'S GOOD? WHAT'S
THE BEST THING FOR THIS ANIMAL?

AM I A HERO OR AM I A...
THE VILLAIN?

[ chuckles ]

NOW YOU START MAKING ME WONDER

WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING
ALL THESE YEARS.

'CAUSE YOU THINK ABOUT IT...

I DON'T HAVE
ANY HAPPY ENDINGS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF SAD.

NO HAPPY ENDINGS
AT ALL WITH BIG CATS.

MAYBE IT'S, UH, BETTER
IF WE JUST WALKED

OUT OF THESE WOODS
AND NEVER BOTHERED HIM AGAIN.

HUH.

[ chickens clucking ]

[ Terry laughing ]

HELLO. HOW ARE YOU DOING, HUH?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

LOOK HOW BIG
THAT CAT'S GETTING.

HELLO, LAMBERT.

HELLO, LAMBERT.

HELLO, LACIE.

[ laughing ]
LOOK AT YOU! YEAH!

COLD WEATHER DON'T
BOTHER YOU, DOES IT?

[ squawks ]

HUH?

NO, IT DON'T.

COLD WEATHER DON'T
BOTHER YOU GUYS.

OH, YEAH.

YOU BEING LAZY?

[ laughing ]

IT WAS ROUGH.
IT WAS ROUGH THIS WINTER.

WE'RE DOING ALL RIGHT. WELL...

IT DON'T SEEM LIKE A LOT,

BUT YOU GET ON THE END
OF THAT PITCHFORK

AND YOU START PITCH-FORKING
STRAW OUT OF THERE,

AND IT WEIGHS A TON
FROM BEING SOPPING WET

AND YOUR BONES HURT,

AND THEN HAVING HEALTH PROBLEMS,
TOO, YOU KNOW.

I'VE HAD BACK SURGERY,
NECK SURGERY,

AND GETTING READY
TO HAVE NECK SURGERY AGAIN.

LIKE I'VE--
WE'VE TALKED BEFORE,

AND VICKI'S ASKED ME,

"WOULD YOU DO ALL THIS
ALL OVER AGAIN?"

AND I REALLY WOULDN'T.

IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING
TO GET THINGS DONE,

AND IT SEEMS LIKE
EVERYTHING'S AGAINST YOU.

THE-- AND YOU TAKE
ONE STEP FORWARD

AND TWO STEPS BACK.

IT'S LIKE YOU'RE TRYING
TO CRAWL OUT OF THIS HOLE

THAT YOU GOT YOURSELF IN,
AND IT'S JUST-- IT'S HARD TO DO.

AND I'M NOT GONNA LET
THESE ANIMALS

GET TO THE POINT
WHERE THEY SUFFER

BECAUSE OF MY INABILITY
TO, UH, MANAGE THEM.

I MEAN...

I'VE LAID AWAKE AT NIGHT
AND THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

VICKI AND I'VE
TALKED ABOUT IT.

NOTHING BUT...

I'M CONSIDERING...

GIVING ALL
OF THEM AWAY.

IT, UH...

IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S--

IT'S TAKEN A REAL HARD TOLL
ON ME THIS YEAR.

I'VE GOT A DECISION
TO MAKE.

[ dialing ]

YES, UH, MY NAME'S
TIM HARRISON

WITH A GROUP CALLED
OUTREACH FOR ANIMALS.

I WAS LOOKING TO SEE
IF I COULD GET

SOME ASSISTANCE
FROM YOU, POTENTIALLY.

I HAVE FIVE AFRICAN LIONS--

ONE BIG MALE, ONE BIG FEMALE,

AND THREE CUBS
THAT ARE OVER 100 POUNDS.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEPLACE
TO POTENTIALLY TAKE THEM.

I CAN TELL YOU NOW
THAT WE'RE NOT REALLY

GONNA HAVE ROOM FOR FIVE.

I MEAN, I CAN TELL YOU
THAT RIGHT NOW.

THERE'D BE
A SMALL CHANCE OF ONE,

AND I'D HAVE TO LOOK
INTO THAT.

[ dialing ]

UH, BUT SEE
IF YOU HAD ANY ROOM

FOR POTENTIALLY
A LARGE MALE LION,

LARGE FEMALE, AND THREE CUBS
THAT ARE OVER 100 POUNDS.

WOW.

YEAH.

I'M GONNA CALL
THE ONE IN TEXAS.

[ dialing ]

THE GUY THAT MAKES
THOSE DECISIONS ISN'T HERE,

BUT, UM, I WOULD SAY
IT'S VERY, VERY UNLIKELY.

LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE HERE.

SEE WHAT'S UP HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO BREAK THEM UP,

SINCE THEY'RE ALMOST
A LITTLE PRIDE THEMSELVES,

A LITTLE FAMILY,
BECAUSE THE MALE AND THE FEMALE,

THESE ARE THEIR CUBS
THAT THEY HAVE, TOO.

NO, I CAN'T HELP YOU THERE.
I KNOW I CAN'T HELP YOU. SORRY.

THANK YOU FOR CALLING
THE WORLD-FAMOUS

CINCINNATI ZOO
AND BOTANICAL GARDENS.

FOR THE HEALTH
OF OUR EXISTING ANIMALS,

WE ARE UNABLE TO TAKE
INJURED OR ABANDONED ANIMALS.

WELL, I'VE CALLED PLACES
IN FLORIDA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS,

INDIANA, MISSOURI, CALIFORNIA,
PENNSYLVANIA, AND VIRGINIA.

WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME SHAPE.

OH.
YEAH.

IT'S CRAZY OUT THERE,
JUST NOBODY GOT ANY ROOM.

NOBODY HAS, HUH?
NOBODY'S GOT ANY ROOM AT ALL.

...DETAILS THIS MORNING ABOUT
THE BRUTAL CHIMPANZEE ATTACK

THAT HAS LEFT
A CONNECTICUT WOMAN
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

AND NOW TO A VERY SERIOUS STORY,
THAT CHIMP ATTACK...

FOR SOME REASON,
TRAVIS THE CHIMP SNAPPED

AND WENT AFTER A WOMAN
HE KNEW WELL.

TRAVIS LATCHED ONTO HER FACE
AND WOULDN'T LET GO.

THIS ANIMAL WAS RAISED,
LITERALLY, AS A FAMILY MEMBER.

I THINK IF THE OWNER WAS HERE,
SHE WOULD BE SPEAKING

IN TERMS OF, UM, THAT YOU WOULD
APPLY TO A CHILD.

Terry: LET'S HEAR THAT BIG ROAR
TONIGHT, LAMBERT.

COME ON, BEFORE WE
RUN OUT OF FILM HERE.

GIVE US THAT BIG ROAR.

COME ON.

HMM.

I GUESS NOT.

WE, UH, WE'VE SHUT HER UP
FOR THIS EVENING.

[ throaty noises,
growling ]

Man: FIGHTING THE--
Terry: HUH?

HE'S FIGHTING THE CAGE.
I KNOW.

LOOK, LOOK.
YEP.

COME ON, LAMBERT.

WE'VE GOTTA DO
SOMETHING...

SOMETHING JUST HAPPENED.

SOMETHING HAD
TO HAVE HAPPENED.

RADIOACTIVE SOMETHING,
I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD'VE
BEEN OR WHAT IT WAS.

I MEAN, JUST FLIPPING
AND FLOPPING.

AND THEN LACIE WAS
DOING THE SAME THING.

THEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW
THOSE THREE STARTED DOING IT,

AND THEY STARTED
ATTACKING EACH OTHER.

HE RAN OVER HERE
BY LACIE.

HE WAS CHASING HIS OWN ASS
LIKE HE WAS RUNNING FROM IT.

WHATEVER IT WAS, HE WAS
TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM IT.

[ growling ]

IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S
SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THEM OR SICK.

THEY WENT PLUMB STUPID
ALL AT THE SAME TIME,

LIKE YOU FLIPPED
A SWITCH.

I AIN'T NEVER SEEN
NOTHING LIKE IT.

[ Lambert continues growling ]

IT MIGHT'VE BEEN,
LIKE, A SOUND WAVE.

COULD'VE BEEN.

[ roaring ]

Terry: LAMBERT.

[ crying ]

COME ON, LAMMY.

[ groans weakly ]

Man: COME HERE, GIRL.
COME HERE, LACIE!

COME HERE, LACIE!

COME HERE, LACIE!

[ grunts ]

BUB!
WHAT, HUH?

IT'S ELECTRIC.
HOW?

I DON'T KNOW.
DID YOU SHUT THE MAIN OFF?

MAIN'S OFF!
SHUT IT OFF.

IT'S OFF!

THE MAIN'S OFF.
THERE'S NOTHING HERE.

IF IT WAS ELECTRIC,
IT'D BE FEEDING

TO ALL THAT METAL,
THOUGH.

HAS TO BE, BUB.

I KNOW IT HAS TO BE,
BUT THERE'S NO WAY.

THAT'S ALL...
THERE'S NO POWER ON THAT.

[ flipping switches ]

ONE FREEZER
SHORTED OUT.

I'M SAYING THERE'S NO WAY
WE COULD TOUCH THIS METAL CAGE
IF IT WAS ELECTRICITY.

BUT I TESTED IT.
IT SHOCKED ME.

WHERE-- WHAT'D
YOU TOUCH?

RIGHT HERE
ON THE WIRE.

TOUCHED IT WITH MY FOREHEAD.
IT SHOCKED ME.

HOW DID WHAT HAPPEN?

LAMBERT!

LAMBERT!

NO. LAMBERT'S DEAD.

HE'S STILL BREATHING.

NO, HE'S NOT.

NO, HE'S NOT.
NOT NOW, HE AIN'T.
NOW HE'S DEAD.

Terry [ panting ]:
OH, SHIT.

I'M DONE.

[ sobs, mumbles ]

[ indistinct ]

I'M DEAD, LAMBERT.

OH... OH, I HURT.

HURTS SO DAMN BAD.

[ indistinct ]

I HAD TO TOUCH MY FOREHEAD
AGAINST THAT WIRE,

AND THEN I FOUND OUT
WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

YEAH, JUST SOUNDS LIKE A...

A F-- SOUNDS LIKE
A FREAK ACCIDENT.

NOBODY COULD EVER PREDICT
THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN.

I'M TELLING YOU.
- OH, MAN.

I GOT IN THERE WHILE HE WAS
TAKING HIS LAST BREATH.

YEAH.

I JUST COULDN'T
MAKE IT WITH HIM.

♪ SORRY, DEAR

♪ I CAN NEVER LOVE
YOU NOW ♪

♪ I CAN NEVER CARE, OH, NO

♪ IN THESE LAST DAYS

COME ON IN.

[ muffled conversation ]

YEAH, I SURE MISS HIM.

[ sniffles ]

STILL FIGHTING
THE SAME PROBLEMS OF...

THIS DEPRESSION I HAVE, AND...

LOSING LAMBERT DIDN'T HELP.

BUT I THINK IT'S TIME
FOR A CHANGE. IT'S...

I TOLD VICKI, I'M JUST...

I'M JUST TIRED.

FRIDAY NIGHT
I MADE THE DECISION,

TALKED TO MY WIFE
ABOUT IT, AND...

TOLD HER I WAS
GONNA LET 'EM GO.

[ ringing ]

WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY.

YES, COULD I SPEAK
TO PAT CRAIG, PLEASE?

OKAY. MAY I ASK WHO'S CALLING
AND WHAT IT'S REGARDS TO?

IT'S TIM HARRISON. JUST TELL HIM
IT'S AN URGENT MATTER,

THAT I NEED TO TALK TO HIM
RIGHT AWAY IF I CAN.

OKAY, UM, WELL, HE'S
IN THE FIELD RIGHT NOW.

HOLD, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
OKAY, HOLD ON.

HELLO, THIS IS PAT.

HEY, PAT,
THIS IS TIM HARRISON.

HEY, TIM, WHAT'S GOING ON?

I WAS JUST
GIVING YOU A CALL.

WE HAD A SITUATION OUT HERE
THAT'S DETERIORATED QUITE A BIT.

IT'S A...
YEAH?

SITUATION WHERE I NEED
TO MOVE FOUR LIONS,

THREE CUBS
AND ONE BIG FEMALE. UM...

OKAY.

IT'S A BAD, UH... BAD WAY,

AND THERE'S
A LOT OF TRAGEDY ALREADY,

AND WE WANT TO SEE
IF WE CAN PREVENT ANY MORE.

FOUR LIONS? HOW URGENT
IS THIS, YOU KNOW?

LIKE, YOU NEED IMMEDIATE?
I DON'T KNOW.

I'D SAY WITHIN
THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS.
THAT'S HOW URGENT.

AND THE OWNER'S WILLING
TO WORK WITH US RIGHT NOW.

THE OWNER'S WILLING
TO MOVE THE CATS RIGHT NOW.

WELL, I'LL SEE
WHAT I CAN DO,

GO AND GET BACK WITH YOU.

WE'LL JUST, UH, WE'LL SEE
WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

[ indistinct ]
...WE CAN DO.

I TAKE IT AS A PERSONAL FAVOR

IF YOU CAN HELP ME OUT
WITH THIS ONE.

I'VE TAKEN THIS, UM,
SCENARIO VERY PERSONALLY,

AND, UH, YOU KNOW,
I'D APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN MOVE--

BUMP US UP ON YOUR LIST.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TRY...
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS A LOT, PAT.
I APPRECIATE IT.

OH, NO PROBLEM.
YEAH, TAKE CARE.

THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.
JUST NOW JUST WAIT AND SEE.

SAY A LITTLE PRAYER, MAYBE.

[ water sloshing ]

GO ON.

[ chuckles ]

COME HERE.

[ laughing ]
COME OVER HERE.

SIT DOWN THERE,
AND I'LL GIVE YOU--

I'LL GIVE YOU
A LITTLE BATH,

GET YOUR FACE
WASHED BACK OFF.

COOL YOU OUT. HERE.

COME ON.
HERE.

ALL THE OLD FOLKS YOU MEET,
YOU KNOW, THEY'LL SAY,

"WELL, YOU NEVER MISS THE WATER
TILL THE WELL RUNS DRY."

YOU DON'T.

ALL THE DAYS THAT YOU
COULD'VE BEEN DOING SOMETHING

AND DIDN'T REALLY
HAVE THE TIME...

AND NOW YOU MISS
THOSE DAYS.

Harrison: WELL, ACTUALLY,
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME

I'VE DRIVEN DOWN
TO TERRY'S PLACE

THAT I ACTUALLY
FEEL HAPPY.

EVERY TIME I'VE GONE DOWN,
I'VE FELT MISERABLE, SAD,

YOU KNOW, "WHAT CAN I DO?"
CONFUSED.

NOW I FINALLY FEEL
A-AN IMMENSE LOAD

TAKEN OFF MY SHOULDERS
THAT, UH...

SURVIVING CANCER,
GOING TO A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY.

I'M VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT.

I JUST CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE THEM OUT THERE,
WALKING ON GRASS.

I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE
THE MOST AMAZING THING

TO SEE THEM ACTUALLY
INTERMINGLING WITH OTHER LIONS

AND DOING WHAT LIONS
ARE SUPPOSED TO DO.

HI, PAT. LET ME
INTRODUCE YOU HERE.

OKAY.

TO TERRY.

THE YOUNG ONES HERE,

AND THE BIG FEMALE
IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

SHE'S PRETTY WOUND UP.

TERRY.

PAT CRAIG
AND HIS SON, CASEY.

[ indistinct ]

GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL.

[ growling ]

GOT IT.

IF YOU HAVE
THE MIDDLE HANDLE...

COME ON, SAMPSON.
SAMPSON!

GOOD BOY.
THERE YOU GO.

HEY, GUYS, I KNOW
YOU GOTTA GO,

BUT YOU MIND IF WE
SAY A PRAYER REAL QUICK?

YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER,
WE JUST ASK YOU

TO GIVE, UH, TERRY
PEACE, FATHER.

WE ASK YOU TO GIVE
THESE, UH, ANIMALS SAFE TRAVEL.

LET TERRY KNOW
HE'S DOING THE RIGHT THING.

AND, LORD, WE PRAY
FOR THE CATS,

THAT THEY'LL HAVE
A PEACEFUL TRANSITION.

WHEN THEY HIT
THAT GRASS, FATHER,

THEY'LL HAVE PEACE OF MIND.

FATHER, THAT EVERYTHING
WILL BE SAFE FOR THEM.

IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

YOU KNOW, I JUST REALIZED,
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S TODAY?

IT'S JUNE FIRST.

TODAY IS THE CUBS' BIRTHDAY.
TODAY IS THEIR BIRTHDAY,

SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY LEAVING
ON THEIR BIRTHDAY,

AND I JUST REALIZED THAT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE
A REBIRTH FOR THEM, TOO,

THAT THEY'RE GONNA ACTUALLY
GET TO GO SOMEWHERE

AND BE, UH, LIONS.

YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY INSTEAD
OF BEING CATS STUCK IN A CAGE,

THEY'RE GONNA BE
ACTUALLY LIONS WITH OTHER LIONS

AND, YOU KNOW,
BECOME A PRIDE

AND, YOU KNOW,
JUST GO THROUGH

THE WHOLE THINGS
THAT LIONS GO THROUGH.

SO IT'S, UH, YEAH.
THIS IS REALLY, REALLY COOL.

FREEDOM
ON MY BIRTHDAY.

YEAH. DAY IT STARTED,
AND THE DAY IT ENDS.

Terry: BUT I THINK
LAMBERT'S LEGACY

WAS TO BRING HAPPINESS,

OR AT LEAST BRING
SOME SORT OF... SOLITUDE.

Interviewer:
DID HE DO THAT?

YEAH.

♪ WHISTLE BLOWS
AND I WATCH YOU BREATHE ♪

♪ IT ROLLS BY
NOT WHAT YOU NEED ♪

♪ IN MY ROUGH HANDS
I COULDN'T KEEP YOU CLOSE ♪

♪ I LIKE TO THINK

♪ I DID WHAT I COULD

♪ BUT I GUESS
IT JUST GOES TO SHOW ♪

♪ DON'T WORRY,
I DON'T NEED YOU ANYWAY ♪

♪ THOUGH I CRY
WHEN I SEE YOUR FACE ♪

♪ YOU'RE THE REASON
WHY MY DREAMS STILL STING ♪

♪ SO MAYBE I LIED

♪ I'LL TAKE IT ALL BACK

♪ IT'S ONLY YOU
THAT I NEED ♪

♪ I HOPE YOU'LL
FORGIVE ME ONE DAY ♪

♪ BUT YOU KNOW I WISH
IT WASN'T THIS WAY ♪

♪ THE LIGHTS ARE GOING OUT
SO FAST ♪

♪ DON'T DRIFT TOO FAR,
DARLING ♪

♪ DON'T BREAK MY HEART

♪ SOON ENOUGH
THIS ALL WILL PASS ♪

♪ COME ON, BABY

♪ STAY ONE MORE DAY
IN MY LIFE ♪

♪ COME ON, PRETTY DARLING

♪ WON'T YOU TEAR ME APART
ONE MORE TIME ♪

♪ I WANT YOU TO TEAR ME

♪ TEAR ME APART
ONE MORE TIME ♪

♪ I WANT YOU TO TEAR ME

♪ TEAR ME APART
ONE MORE TIME ♪

♪ ASKING YOU TO TEAR ME

♪ TEAR ME APART
ONE MORE TIME ♪

♪ I WANT YOU TO TEAR ME

♪ TEAR ME APART
ONE MORE TIME ♪

♪ WON'T YOU TEAR ME

♪ TEAR ME APART
ONE MORE TIME ♪