Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: When she claimed to have given birth to various animal parts , a local surgeon , John Howard , was called to investigate .
Simplified: She had developed a strong interest in a rabbit she had seen while working , and claimed to have given birth to parts of animals . Local surgeon John Howard was called to see if it was true , and upon delivering several animal parts he told other important doctors .