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Should Ohio Ban Exotic Animals?

The escape of dozens of exotic animals from a Zanesville farm has renewed calls for an outright ban on owning dangerous wild animals in Ohio.  Should Ohio ban private ownership of exotic animals like lions, tigers and bears?

Mike Thompson spends much of his time correcting people who mispronounce the name of his hometown – Worcester, Massachusetts. Mike studied broadcast journalism at Syracuse University when he was not running in circles – as a distance runner on the SU track team.