animals to be intelligent social animals worthy of protection in a civilized society and i think that more people become aware these the more people are going to stand up and demand that the governments are taking action to protect animals and their constituents and not the profits of large corporations and though i do want to bring attention to some of the arguments that the michigan department of natural resources is bringing up they wouldn't answer our questions but their website said that the pigs that these farmers were raising are carrying diseases that people bought this type of pig meat in michigan because they are fatter gannicus because they're not confined to these industrial farms this is what one of the farmers had to say about this they like the taste of them when their grass fed and when you can roam in and eat off the land a little bit they like that the taste of that hog better so a lot of our customers were naturalists that. that would come you know that reason . so you know a lot of these days people are becoming a little bit more conscious they don't want chickens

for other animals. and we deal with other animals like birds and rabbits and you name it. this is more to see in this facility and more to see in the community. and i suggest you go with an animal control person and see what they co, whether rescuing animals in distress or hit by a car or dealing with aggressive animals or wildlife or a variety of things. you can only get that flavor with them and doing it first hand. >> i have been with animal control for about six years, i spent a year in the kennel and then the office came up and i started doing it and it really fit. it's really the job for me. and animals i have to handle and i know what i am doing, i rarely get scared. [whistle]. we do a lot of investigations and most are not as bad as people report but everyone once in a while they are. and i had one and people had moved out and the dog was in the inside and it makes me teary and when the dog is in the backyard, and i can pull an animal out of a horrible environment and feel good. >> where does th

but we make animals don't have a home, that we get them a home and that we don't put the animals to sleep, that we're able to adopt them out. >> we have a huge number of volunteers who come in and they will walk our dogs, socialize our animals, play with cats, play with them, bring them to adoption events today. >> i volunteer with the animal control center and i do that every week. >> we're in an organization called friends of a.c.c. with that organization, you can donate money if you don't have time. if you do have time, you can come down to the shelter and volunteer to actually have one-on-one time with the animals. if you're like me and you don't have time to give to an animal, if you actually have one of your own, you can get your fix on the weekends, come in and pet them and love them and it's great. >> this has been pet pride 2011 brought to you by san francisco animal care and control. to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov

animals she thought were safe and tame. but the animal starts attacking her. she manages to escape alive. but here's the burning question this morning. why did her husband stand by and continue to take these pictures while his wife was being attacked? we should say she's just fine. but i can only imagine how much trouble i would be in with my wife if i was the guy with the camera. >> absolutely. those are not the pictures you put up around the house afterwards. >> absolutely not. >>> i'm sharyn alfonsi, in for bianna golodryga. this morning, linda evangelista, taking the stand in this headline trial. how does she justify spending as much in one month on her son as many families earn in a year. >> a glimpse into how the other half live. >>> why do these people look like they're in excruciating pain? a little hint, it's cinco de mayo. that guy doesn't look like he's in good shape. >>> first, we get to news this morning. the search for a missing massachusetts toddler, kelly harrison, who has not been seen for two weeks. her family says she was kidnapped while pla

another barnyard animal attack is under investigation in fairfax county. this time it's at a petting zoo in the herndon area. fox 5's karen gray houston explains what went wrong. >> reporter: some of the animals at kidwell barn at frying pan farm park were not as eager to approach people as usual. two goats, one an adult goat, the other a kid, had been cut by someone. it happened overnight. staffers also found a calf had been slashed with a knife or some kind of tool. they aren't sure what. also a chicken. >> that's something that we cannot even make sense of it. >> reporter: frying pan park is a popular spot. >> i like this place. this is where i got my want to be a farmer, so that's why i bought 80 acres out in west virginia and became a farmer. >> reporter: matt bones and his family say they can't understand who would harm defenseless young animals, but he thinks he has an idea. >> some young dumb punk killed. >> reporter: others who came to see the animals were equally upset. >> this is our first time and we were amazed to know the animals were injured

we have wild dangerous animals on the show tonight. courtesy of dave salmoni from animal planet.eal ones. when he comes here, it's like jumanji. the last time he was here, a bear tore the guest entrance apart. so, he brought another bear tonight. all of the animals he's going to be bringing out tonight are predators. there's a bear. there's a lynx, a very fierce looking owl. oh, there's a snooki. he brought that. [ laughter ] and a mad cow. [ cheers and applause ] the good news is, i'm told each animal can only eat one or maybe two of us, so -- [ laughter ] dave is backstage right now. let's go back there and see -- hey, dave. look at that. >> hey, jimmy. this is -- >> jimmy: the kind of thing i don't like. >> give him a big hug. he's your buddy. >> jimmy: oh, wow. that's some tongue he's got there. these are not your typical harmless lizards? >> this guy, if he decided to bite me, could probably take a chunk of flesh. >> jimmy: why would you be holding him then? >> he's gentle. nice and relaxed. >> jimmy: right now. >> they have a lot of bacteria in their mouth, so, if he bit me

these type of animals on your property and you'd be fined you'd be jailed. and you have a felony as well as they would kill every animal and hear that they have found. so what's so bad about these pigs for the government to demand they be wiped off the face of the state michigan d.n.r. did not answer repeated interview requests but their website argues feral swine pose a problem because they host parasites and diseases that they're and humans and animals and can cause extensive damage to the environment farmers say that's hogwash our hogs were the most healthiest ones in the state because we tested every single one that died but every pig that that we harvested i would take a vial of blood and i would send him into the studs send hundreds of these vials into the state of michigan get him tested every year michigan d.n.r. also asserts the pigs can get aggressive and attack humans when cornered or threatened but according to farmers that raised them and not these pigs when they're outside like this they're in their environment you see the tails going back and

, she cares about the animals.'m sure she will go above and beyond to make sure they are safe and secure. >> reporter: basically what happened, kyra, the five animals rescued from the scene back in october, put under state quarantine, they were under the protection of the columbus zoo. i spoke about the law here, the reality is the state of ohio has one of the least restrictive laws on the books in terms of animal ownership and so because the quarantine is over, marion thompson is the widow of terry thompson, she wanted the animals, back, the zoo had no right to keep them that is why they are being returned to marion thompson. >> what about the cages, have they been inspected? where neighbors can have confidence this won't be a threat? >> reporter: i'll tell you in terms of inspection, unless there has been a complaint, a specific complaint from a neighbor about seeing an animal, that has been abused, that is the only time you'll get someone from the humane society or sheriff's department to check on the condition

. >> there's always a danger when you are out with wild animals. anything can happen at any moment. ♪ >>> welcome to "caught on camera: into the deep." >> welcome to "caught on camera." in this hour, we'll take you to the high seas where you'll meet some of the world's most mysterious creatures and witness encounters with shocking results. it's all caught on camera. divers, surfers, and tourists discover what lies beneath the surface of the deep. samoan islands, thailand. two divers take off for a day of diving and a bit of fun in the sun. their dive spot is called east of the eden, but a hungry eel named emma turns this tropical paradise into a living hell. we want to warn you, what you are about to see is dangerous. don't attempt to duplicate this or any of the situations you're about to see. a giant moray eel mistakes diver matt butcher's thumb for a piece of sausage. >> when she first held onto my thumb, i didn't think it was too serious. i thought, okay, she'll let go in a second. and after a couple seconds, i realize, wow, i could have a big

man who owned exotic animals released the animals, then killed himself. as a result, 48 of those animals ended up dying because officials were scared for the public's safety. >> why does he have this zoo? >> according to joe, he says this animal park is the largest refuge for unwanted animals in the world. >> how do you defend some of the things that we saw in the video? >> three things in their entire video is actually true from my staff. you have to train a tiger to respect you as much as you respect it. no different than your child, except the tiger's going to grow up and kill you. the usda has already been in touch and they don't find that abusive either. the lady that's bent over in the small tapes that popped the tiger on the nose is definitely not abusive, especially when one bites you on the ass while you're trying to get out of the cage. the third thing, we have never had a child scratched with a baby tiger and they sent that child running across that cage for the sole purpose of being able to film something. we have nothing to hide here. it is a

also only in illinois, michigan, virginia must report on all animal killings. and that's how some shelters skirt the no-kill label. >> i just got an article today about a group that's no-kill a specific shelter that's no- kill. they don't -- or cats so if they were the case we would be no-kill as well. >> they directly adopt more than 3,000 animals each year and thousands of others are treated within the baltimore alliance. a coalition between them, the baltimore humane society. >> in baltimore animal shelters are working together. we also want the public to help so they can adopt. neuter pet, also volunteer and donate. it will really take a village to save lives. last year we took over 1200 animals and brought them to the maryland ipca. >> that's what we found the two groups doing when we tagged a long thursday with the director of operations nicole miller. she made a weekly run from the spca to barks looking for animals put up for adoption. >> today we only have so many empty cages that we can, that we can fill. there's never enough states or animals that we

then, the animal turns. the animal she thought was safe and tame, start attacking her. she manages to escape alive. but here's the burning question why did her husband stand by and continue to take these pictures while his wife was being attacked? it wouldn't go over well. >> you don't want to share those pictures with family. >>> i'm sharyn alfonsi, in for bianna golodryga. it's saturday, may 5th. my favorite story. linda evangelista, taking the stand in her headline-grabbing trial. how does she justify spending as much money in one month on her son as many families earn in an entire year. >> apparently, there's a legal justification. >>> and why are these people in extreme pain? what are they doing here? cinco de mayo might hold the answer. coming up request "pop news." >>> first, we get to news this morning. the search for a missing massachusetts toddler, kelly harrison, who has not been seen for two weeks. her family says she was kidnapped while playing on the beach. now, her older sister may have the clue to solve the mystery. t.j. winick is here with more. >> repo

the latest update on why the animals are back and their condition. t >>> five exotic animals have been returned to a farm in ohio. in october he remember terry thompson opened cages to set loose dozens of animals from his private harm and then he committed suicide. jason carroll updates. >> reporter: after six months in quarantine and an hour and a half ride from their temporary home at the columbus zoo and aquarium, five animals, two leopards, two monkeys, and a bear, made it back to a farm in zanesville, ohio, where their owner marianne thompson welcomed them home. she gave a special greeting to one of the leopards. but this homecoming is not welcome by all here in this rural community. >> i felt she deserved to have the animals back, they're her animals but hopefully she would take them somewhere, some kind of facility or whatever. >> reporter: sam lives next door and remembers what happened on the thompson farm last october 18th. that's when terry thompson set 50 of his exotic animals free, then committed suicide. the sheriff's department flooded with 911 calls. >> yeah, there's a

her love of animals. right before a big personal tool of the los angeles zoo. >> i've worked with the los angeles zoo for 50 years and i love it. i love it. >> reporter: you're here in washington really to share your love of animals with everybody here, tell us about your love of animals. >> i'm blessed with working in a business where i can use the business to spread the animal advocacy. i'm not into animal rights. i'm not into don't do this, don't do that. i just want people to appreciate animals and protect them as much as they can. . >> reporter: so it's the national zoo for you tomorrow? >> tomorrow. first thing in the morning. 9:00. finally people are beginning to realize what zoos do to protect animals instead of i think all animals should be let loose. without zoos we would have too many extinct species. >> reporter: so you have your new book out with some beautiful photographs in it. what are some of your favors in there? >> well, ted moleano is a good photographer and has been not quite the 50 y

of device that you could put an animal in.rything. >> that was overwhelming, the smell and the fecal matter and the urine in there. >> once the assessment is complete, the humane society puts together a plan to deal with hundreds of felines. >> once we got over the initial shock of the number of cats that we were going to have to remove from that property, we divide the property up into different zones, and we split into three teams. essentially i would just assign each team an area. when they finish that area, i would assign them the next area. because we needed to keep moving -- >> we had everybody spread out over that whole area. walk through. the moment somebody saw one cat, they'd yell and we'd come up and try to get it cornered. then everybody with a net as soon as you'd be able to run you'd be able to capture the cat safely. >> after two days of collecting the outdoor cats, the team returns to the house. >> we did that last. we just took everybody and put them in there with nets and essentially caught all the cats in th

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it had a horrible ending for so many animals. the authorities had to kill 48 animals.aining are going back to thompson's care. tom staub is the chief operating officer of the columbus zoo and is outfront tonight. tom win appreciate your taking the time, coming on the show. obviously you've had these animals at your zoo for the past few months. are you opposed to having them returned? >> well, i was also there during the tragedy at the thompson farm on october 19th, and what i witnessed as their holding facility inside the house, as well as outside, was horrific. so i am opposed to having these animals leave the columbus zoo and aquarium and go to such conditions. >> and i'm a little bit confused, because i know at the time, there was -- people were shocked around the country that this could have happened. that these animals could be not just kept in what you describe and others described as bad conditions, but just that you would have animals like this at someone's home. and my understanding was, the law had changed. obviously not? >> well, they're in the process -- un

now, five abandoned animals that survived are back on that farm tonight. >> reporter: the animals are settling into their old cages on that infamous zanesville farm, site of the most terrifying wild animal escape the country's ever seen. owner marion thompson collected her exotic animals from the columbus zoo. the wildcat and the bear in these large crates. monkeys in the smaller ones. then she drove off, cameras following her every move. zoo officials could do nothing to stop her. >> they're going off to somewhere where we'll never see them again and we're concerned for their welfare. >> reporter: seven months ago, thompson's husband terry terrorized the community when he released his 56 wild animals. then killed himself. leaving lions and tigers and bears on the loose. >> there's a lion on mount perry road. >> reporter: police were forced to shoot and kill 48 of the 56 animals. jack hanna, director emeritus of the columbus zoo, called it a tragic loss of life. this week, he took to twitter. it breaks my heart, he wrote, to think these animals could be returned to the horrid conditio