After yesterday’s exotic-animal fiasco in Zanesville, the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association has released its stance on restricting the private ownership of “indigenous and non-native wild animals” in Ohio.
The association called for restrictions on any animal that poses a significant risk to public health, domestic-animal health or the ecosystem.
“The possession of exotic and dangerous animals by private individuals presents a clear risk to public safety,” states the release, adding that the “veterinary community” will work with state entities to move forward with appropriate restrictions.
Late Tuesday night and early yesterday, Muskingum county deputies were tasked with rounding up 56 exotic animals that had escaped from a local preserve, according to a previous Post article.
The deputies were given orders to shoot the animals on site. They buried 48 of the escaped animals today.
