STONY RIDGE, Ohio (AP) -- The maze of steel cages where bears and black leopards roamed for more than three decades are quiet now. The growls and roars of tigers and lions no longer echo across Kenny Hetrick's backyard and into his neighbor's windows. All of his animals, save for a wolf, have been in the custody of Ohio's agriculture department since January after it said he ignored warnings that he needed a permit for the exotic animals and that his cages weren't secure enough to prevent an escape. Hetrick, who has been taking in abused and unwanted animals since the mid-1970s, is challenging the seizure, backed by neighbors who insist his menagerie doesn't pose a threat. They have...
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