Top Ohio Officials Respond to Claims of Springfield Pets Being Eaten

The governor said the internet ‘can be quite crazy sometimes.’
Top Ohio Officials Respond to Claims of Springfield Pets Being Eaten
A sign hangs from a streetlight at the intersection of Main Street and Fountain Avenue in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 11, 2024. Paul Vernon/AP Photo
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine dismissed claims that some Haitian or other immigrants have eaten pets in Springfield, the Ohio city at the center of a nationwide immigration controversy, while the state’s attorney general has said there is at least one credible claim that immigrants have captured geese.

In an interview with CBS News, DeWine, whose family operates a charity in Haiti that has built a network of schools in the impoverished country, was asked whether anyone in Ohio was eating dogs or cats illegally.
Jack Phillips
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