in total , six tigers , a bear , 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 .
state officials found he did n't have the right permit and cages were ` unsafe '
but now the 72-year-old is fighting to overturn the seizure , backed by neighbors who insist his menagerie does n't pose a threat .
` he 's lost without them , ' said josh large , who lives four houses away .