The owner of an eastern Iowa zoo and farm says more than 20 tons of hay was stolen from the property over the Thanksgiving holiday.Amanda Slessor tells KWWL-TV more than 30 hay bales weighing 1,500 pounds each were taken from the THR Zoological Farm near Nashua. She estimates about $3,000 in hay was stolen.She says she left the gate unlocked while she was gone because she was expecting a delivery.Slessor says she might have to sell some of the animals if she can't afford to replace the hay.

The owner of an eastern Iowa zoo and farm says more than 20 tons of hay was stolen from the property over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Amanda Slessor tells KWWL-TV more than 30 hay bales weighing 1,500 pounds each were taken from the THR Zoological Farm near Nashua. She estimates about $3,000 in hay was stolen.


She says she left the gate unlocked while she was gone because she was expecting a delivery.

Slessor says she might have to sell some of the animals if she can't afford to replace the hay.

