a black leopard and a liger were taken from kenny hetrick 's stony ridge farm .
in total , six tigers , a lion , a cougar , a black leopard and a liger -lrb- part lion , part tiger -rrb- were taken from kenny hetrick 's stony ridge farm after it was found he did not have the correct permit and cages were ` unsafe ' .
authorities have started cracking down on the owners of wild creatures following an incident in 2011 where a man in eastern ohio released 56 exotic animals - including lions and tigers - then killed himself .
some spent the winter shoring up his cages with taller fences and netting .