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

Life on the Ark is a podcast series that reflects on the legacies of a 2011 incident in Zanesville, Ohio, during which fifty exotic animals were killed by county police upon being released by their owner. Through in-depth interviews with people directly impacted by the incident, the series shows how the Zanesville catastrophe has altered local life, state and federal laws, and the world we share with other animals.

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Bonus Episode Two: Last Thoughts

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2024/05/05

This special bonus episode contains fascinating extended interview segments with scholars and wildlife experts that did not make it into the original documentary series. Topics covered include problems in U.S. animal law, gun culture in the U.S., and the challenges of coexisting with bears in the Mountain West.

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Bonus Episode One: Re-homing without a Home

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2024/05/05

This special bonus episode picks up where the original series leaves off, reflecting on the idea of "home" for captive exotic animals in the United States. The main storyline covers a serval rescue operation that occurred in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the spring of 2023. Interviews include an animal-law scholar, a zoo historian, a philosopher, animal rescuers and caregivers, and an exotic-animal veterinarian.

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Part Eight - Prince Sattva and the Hungry Tiger

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2022/12/20

What are Zanesville's legacies, more than a decade later? Interviews with animal activists, legal scholars, journalists, and wildlife experts.

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Part Seven - Zoopolis

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2022/12/20

A brief history of the relationship between the professional zoological industry and the private animal trade -- before and after the 2011 Zanesville incident. (Note: This episode mentions a proposed federal bill called The Big Cat Public Safety Act. Since the time of this recording, that bill has passed through both the House of Representatives and the Senate to become law.)Further reading: Nigel Rothfels, Savages and Beasts: The Birth of the Modern Zoo, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. J

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00:47:54

Part Six - Lions, Tigers, and AR-15s

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2022/12/20

How police militarization and notions of public safety shaped the public's response to the incident. (Note: This episode mentions a proposed federal bill called The Big Cat Public Safety Act. Since the time of this recording, that bill has passed through both the House of Representatives and the Senate to become law.) Further reading: Jennifer Carlson, Citizen-Protectors: The Everyday Politics of Guns in an Age of Decline, Oxford University Press, 2015. Jennifer Carlson, Policing the Second

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00:38:58

Part Five - Rebuilding the Ark

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2022/11/03

The story of how the Zanesville catastrophe became the catalyst for the State of Ohio's Dangerous Wild Animals Act of 2012. Interviews with former exotic animal owners, state veterinarians, and animal advocates.

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Part Four - One Earth, One Thousand Noahs

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2022/09/25

A brief history of how local and state actors tried and failed to prevent an animal-related disaster in the State of Ohio.

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PART THREE - LOVE THEM TO DEATH

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2022/09/11

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

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00:32:36

Part Two - Beyond the Perimeter

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2022/08/29

Building on the stories from Part One, this episode unveils some of the strange happenings outside the secured police perimeter, including an attempt to steal an adult male lion from the scene.

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Part One - Inside the Perimeter

Life on the Ark: The Zanesville Animal Catastrophe A... ·

2022/08/29

On October 18, 2011, Terry Thompson of Zanesville, Ohio, released 56 exotic animals, most of them apex carnivores, onto his property before taking his own life. This part tells the stories of the county police and Columbus Zoo personnel who responded to the chaotic scene.

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