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Prosecution. the point here, the house says, is they want to move quickly. they dont want to be caught waiting around for courts to act or in a long negotiation back and forth, they want to press ahead. >> first they have to get the d.o.j., merrick garland, to agree to proceed. then they have to go to the courts, get a grand jury convened, and it is a process. >> yes, and the d.o.j. said were handling it by the book and no political pressure. so even though they say they want to see action here,...

Animals have been killed. >> that night, as the zanesville story went national, public support for the sheriffs department quickly went south. >> well, right now, were shooting to kill. >> youve reached the sheriffs officer. >> yes, id like to leave a message for your sheriff lutz please. ask him if hes ever heard of a hot damn tranquilizer gun. >> hate calls, thats what we called them, hate calls. >> may i help you? >> stop shooting animals, you guys are outrageous! >> youre panicking on nation...

Support for the sheriff department quickly went south. >> right now were shooting to kill. >> you have reached the sheriffs office? >> hate calls. thats what we started calling them, was hate calls. >> can i help you zm. >> stop shooting animals! you guys are outrageous! >> you are looking like [ bleep ] on national tv. >> we couldnt do anything but tans the phone, hang it up, and it would be lit again with people from around the world wanting to wish ill will. >> do you require an i.q. test for...

>> the tigers were by far the most resilient. a couple of them would do somersaults when they would hit. a lot of the lions would just drop to the ground. maybe a little bit of movement. the tigers would do somersaults. one, two somersaults and they would cover 30 to 40 feet. >> outside the farm, other officers guarded the perimeter with orders to shoot to kill any animals that got past the fence line. >> all the animals i shot were outside of the thompson property. they were on their way to who...

>> that night, as the zanesville story went national, public support for the sheriffs department quickly went south. >> well, right now, were shooting to kill. >> youve reached the sheriffs officer. >> yes, id like to leave a message for your sheriff lutz please. ask him if hes ever heard of a hot damn tranquilizer gun. >> hate calls, thats what we called them, hate calls. >> stop shooting animals, you guys are outrageous! >> we couldnt do anything on that phone, all three all night long, wed ha...

Drop to the ground. maybe a little bit of movement. the tigers would do somersaults. one ar two somersaults and they would cover 30 to 40 feet. >> outside the farm, other officers guarded the perimeter with orders to shoot to kill any animals that got past the fence line. >> all the animals i shot were outside of the thompson property. they were on their way to who knows where and to who knows what. what family could have possibly encountered these? >> more than half of the animals were killed. ...