Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has defended his role in pushing bizarre claims that people in a small Ohio town are eating pets.Allison Joyce/Getty ImagesSen. JD Vance's staff reportedly sent evidence of a possible cat-napping to the Wall Street Journal.Vance has defended his role in pushing rumors that Haitian migrants are eating people's pets in a small town.The publication found the cat in question was perfectly fine.Sen.