Thompson Farm Caretaker Speaks Exclusively to WHIZ-TV  POSTED
BY: Mark Bullion Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 09:47 PM John
Moore  The caretaker of the Thompson farm has spoken to WHIZ
exclusively and wishes things were done a bit differently.
Caretaker John Moore has a long history on the Thompson farm and
has raised many of the animals since they were born. He says he
wishes authorities gave him a chance to save some of the lions
and tigers.  "If he just gave me some time, I could put most of
those cats away. When you feed them everyday, 10 below zero and
you're out there feeding those cats, and watering those cats,
they know you, and they are willing to do whatever you tell them
to do. I didn't get that opportunity," said Moore.  While Moore
disagrees with the way authorities handled the situation with
the lions and tigers, he knows the other animals were far too
dangerous to handle once they were out of their cage.  "Mountain
lions, grizzly bears, black bears, yes, totally understand, put
them down, they