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The Freeland Foundation welcomes all to attend its “The Wild Midwest” program Friday, Aug. 11 at the American Legion in Green Lake.

Lions and tigers and bears: Four things you need to know about owning an exotic animal in Wisconsin Rachel Ryan © Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Katelyn Bowman sprays a grizzly bear named Rocky Friday, June 4, 2021 at Valley of the Kings in Sharon, Wis. The most of the wild animals at the non-profit sanctuary come from government seizures during drug raids, zoo surplus and individuals calling her asking to take large cats off of their hands. When a federal jury ruled recently in favor of Milwaukee police officers who, in 2010, had broken into a south side buildi...

But it didn't settle separate questions that readers may have had about what is involved in keeping wild, or so-called exotic, animals. Wisconsin is one of four states with essentially no laws about keeping dangerous wild animals as pets. Various efforts have been made in the state Legislature to ban certain exotic animals, but all have failed to pass.  Over the years, the occasional public sighting of what people think is a lion (that would be Milwaukee in 2015) or the escape of a kangaroo (Franklin last June) captures the public attention. And the 2010 raid involving more than 200 ani...