Conservative social media accounts have recently been circulating AI-generated images of former President Donald Trump holding cats and ducks. These posts are linked to unconfirmed allegations that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are killing and eating these animals.
“They’re in the park grabbing up ducks by their neck and cutting their head off and walking off with them and eating them,” one local resident said during a recent city meeting.
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The artificially created photos of Trump alongside these animals are part of a campaign to amplify a controversial narrative that urges voters to support Trump as a means to prevent Haitian migrants from allegedly harming them.
Vice presidential candidate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, weighed in on the situation.
“Months ago, I raised the issue of Haitian illegal immigrants draining social services and generally causing chaos all over Springfield, Ohio,” Vance posted on X. “Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country. Where is our border czar?”
However, despite the spread of these allegations, no concrete evidence has been found to support the claims.
The Springfield Police Division said it has seen no incidents of pets being stolen, and no verified reports of animal killings linked to the migrant community have been filed.
Springfield has experienced a significant influx of Haitian migrants in recent years, with estimates suggesting that as many as 20,000 have relocated to the area, nearly doubling the city’s population since 2020. Many of these newcomers arrived seeking employment, drawn by the availability of blue-collar jobs in the region.
As a result, Springfield has become a focal point in the broader U.S. immigration debate, with tensions rising as locals have complained about strained public services, harassment, and increased crime. One incident involved a school bus crash that was caused by a Haitian migrant veering into the wrong lane, resulting in the death of an 11-year old.
These latest claims of migrants eating pets and ducks have further fueled controversy in Springfield, though Officer Jason Via, the city’s deputy director of public safety and operations, has dismissed the stories as attempts to incite fear and hatred.
“I think it’s sad that some people are using this as an opportunity to spread hate or spread fear,” Via said. “We get these reports ‘the Haitians are killing ducks in a lot of our parks’ or ‘the Haitians are eating vegetables right out of the aisle at the grocery store’. And we haven’t really seen any of that. It’s really frustrating. As a community, it’s not helpful as we try to move forward.”
Meanwhile, a separate incident involving a woman allegedly killing and eating a cat did occur in Canton, Ohio, about three hours away from Springfield. However, there is no evidence to suggest that the woman involved in that case was Haitian.
From X
“They’re in the park grabbing up ducks by their neck and cutting their head off and walking off with them and eating them.”
Jack Aylmer
RESIDENTS OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO ARE VOICING CONCERNSVOICING THEIR CONCERNS – CLAIMING OVER CLAIMS THAT HAITIAN MIGRANTS ARE KILLING AND EATING PETS AND WILDLIFE IN THE AREA.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND OHIO SENATOR J.D. VANCE POSTING ON X THAT HE’S ALSO HEARD THE COMPLAINTS.
JD Vance
“There’s a whole host of ways in which this immigration problem, I think, is having very real human consequences.”
Jack Aylmer
IN RECENT YEARS – SPRINGFIELD HAS SEEN AN RECENT INFLUX OF PEOPLE FROM HAITI MOVING INTO THE CITY.
OFFICIALS ESTIMATE THAT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AS MANY AS 20,000 HAVE ARRIVED-
EQUIVALENT TO NEARLY HALF WHAT THE CITY’S TOTAL POPULATION TOTAL HAD BEEN IN 20-20.
AS A RESULT – THIS SMALL MIDWEST COMMUNITY HAS TRANSFORMED INTO A FLASHPOINT FOR THE U-S IMMIGRATION DEBATE.
WHAT’S FOLLOWED HAS TURNED THIS SMALL MIDWEST COMMUNITY INTO A FLASHPOINT WITHIN THE U.S. IMMIGRATION DEBATE.
TENSIONS ARE RUNNINGHAVE RUN HIGH – WITH ALLEGATIONS FLYING OVER PEOPLE AS BEING FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES BY MIGRANTS, STRAINS ON MEDICAL SERVICES, AND EVEN CLAIMS THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE BEING HARASSED.
Local
“I have men that cannot speak English in my front yard screaming at me, throwing mattresses in my front yard, throwing trash in my front yard.”
Jack Aylmer
LOCALS SAY MIGRANTS ARE FORCING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOMES, STRAINING LOCAL MEDICAL SERVICES, AND HARASSING COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
IN ONE ALLEGED INCIDENT, A SCHOOL BUS CRASH WAS CAUSED BY A HAITIAN MIGRANT VEERING INTO THE WRONG LANE – RESULTINGRESULTED IN THE DEATH OF AN 11-YEAR OLD.
THESE CLAIMS HAVE NOW ESCALATED TO REPORTS
NOW REPORTS OF PETS AND DUCKS BEING KILLED AND EATENCONSUMED BY HAITIANS MIGRANTS IN OHIO IS ADDING FURTHER FUEL TO THE FIRE.
CONSERVATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AREHAVE SINCE JUMPINGED ON THE RECENT ALLEGATIONS-
POSTING AI-GENERATED IMAGES LIKE THESE TO INSINUATE THAT TRUMP’S BORDER POLICY WOULD PREVENT SUCH INCIDENTS.
HOWEVER, THE VALIDITY OF THESE CLAIMS WHETHER OR NOT SUCH OCCURRENCES HAVE ACTUALLY HAPPENED IS BEING CALLED INTO QUESTION AND REMAIN UNCONFIRMED.
THE CITY’S DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY SAYSID THE REPORTSCLAIMS OF MIGRANTS EATING PETS ARE JUST BEING MADE TO SPREAD HATE AND FEAR.
MEANWHILE, SPRINGFIELD’S POLICE DEPARTMENTS SAYS THEY’VE RECEIVED NO REPORTS OF PETS BEING STOLEN.
ONE OHIO WOMAN WAS REPORTEDLY ARRESTED ABOUT THREE HOURS AWAY IN THE CITY OF CANTON FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING AND EATING A CAT.
Ohio Woman
“Did you eat that cat? Did you eat?”
Jack Aylmer
ALTHOUGH THERE IS CURRENTLY NO EVIDENCE THAT THE WOMAN WHO WAS ARRESTED IS FROM HAITI.
FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS – I’M JACK AYLMER.
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