The bigger picture unfortunately is that as long as we are able to own "exotics", or anything else for that matter, somebody is going to screw it up for everyone else. That goes for everything in life.
G.W. Exotic Animal Memorial has been cited for neglect which you were also talking about in this thread. To my understanding Mr. Thompson was starting to neglect his animals because he couldn't afford the maintenance any longer. He was actually trying to get rid of some of the animals but no one would/could help him. He decided to take his frustrations out on others when he decided it was too much. There was/is no conspiracy theory. No one was murdered or found bound and hooded. The fencing on the cages wasn't cut open. He let them lose. The animals weren't killed in their cages. They were killed in the surrounding area. Animals were seen in other peoples yards and in parking lots.