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State Panel Reviews Plan To Ban Ownership Of Exotic Animals

Except for zoos circuses, animal sanctuaries, animal propagators, and research facilities, the private ownership of monkeys, bears, lions, and tigers will be pretty much against Ohio law starting in 2014, if state legislators go along with a plan being reviewed by a special state panel on exotic animals. The committee felt renewed pressure to act, after dozens of exotic animals escaped last month from a Zanesville farm and the owner committed suicide. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.