Ohio officials to return 5 exotic animals to widow

REYNOLDSBURG — State offi­cials will return five sur­viv­ing exotic ani­mals to a woman whose hus­band released dozens of wild crea­tures before com­mit­ting sui­cide. The Ohio Depart­ment of Agri­cul­ture announced the deci­sion Mon­day at an agency hear­ing in which the state was to defend its author­ity to quar­an­tine the ani­mals — two leop­ards, two pri­mates and a bear — on sus­pi­cion of infec­tious diseases.