By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

The exotic animals who were released by their owner on Tuesday evening before he killed himself have been shot in a shocking massacre and Breaking Celebrity News has exclusive photos of the slaughter.

Bodies of the the endangered species including tigers, bears and wolves can be seen lining the side of the road near the ranch in Zanesville, Ohio, where owner Terry Thompson set them free.

The mass killing was reportedly carried out by Sheriff deputies who were called in after being alerted that a bear and a lion were roaming free.

As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, the mayor of the town, Howard Zwelling confirmed that many of the 50 plus animals had been killed.

"A lot of them have been shot but I don’t know how many. There were a lot of animals deaths," he exclusively told Breaking Celebrity News.

Some of the animals were tranquilized and taken to wildlife centers and the Columbus Zoo.

Thompson had opened the cages and gates of his animals -- including bears, cheetahs, wolves, lions, camels, giraffes and a white Siberian tiger -- prior to giving himself a fatal, self-inflicted gun shot wound, police allege.

As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, a neighbor of the 62-year-old said that he kept many of the potentially dangerous animals like pets and had raised some of the cubs since birth.

Terry would bring their exotic creatures to children's birthday parties, while his school teacher wife, Marian, is thought to have taken them to school to show her students.

In light of the heart-breaking incident, PETA has spoken out against owners who treat exotic wildlife as pets and the states that allow it.

"Keeping exotic animals is inhumane and unsafe for both animals and people, and it's high time that Ohio did something about it," Delcianna Winders, Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organization) exclusively told Breaking Celebrity News.

Winders went on to expl