Ed the Zebra and Nashville's History of Animals on the Run
Ed the Zebra made national news when he escaped from his Nashville-area owners earlier this month, but he’s far from alone: Our town has a long and proud history of weird animal sightings. District 12 Councilmember (and loose cow expert) Erin Evans joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek to delve into our local wild kingdom.
Here is the list of the animals you can and cannot have in Tennessee.
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