Ohio agency seeks $500K for exotic animal care, transport
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Department of Agriculture says it needs $500,000 more to adequately care for creatures seized or surrendered under the state's crackdown on exotic-animal ownership.
Spokeswoman Erica Hawkins says the cost of enforcing the relatively new law wasn't initially clear, and the department always anticipated eventually needing to ask the state Controlling Board for funding beyond initial appropriations.