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.
Apr 30 2012 | Posted in
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NEW YORK — An out-of-control van careered across several lanes of traffic on a highway overpass Sunday, then plunged more than 50 feet off the side of the road and landed in a ravine on the grounds of the nation’s largest city zoo, killing all seven people aboard, including three children, authorities said.
Apr 29 2012 | Posted in
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COLUMBUS — An Ohio lawmaker is proposing that owners of exotic animals be subjected to background checks and required to fence their property — measures supporters say might have saved dozens of lions, tigers, and other wild creatures that were shot by authorities months ago after their suicidal owner let them loose.
Mar 8 2012 | Posted in
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