Exotic Incident #1044
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Surprise, AZ - USA
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Incident Date:
23/08/2007
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Summary:
Sheriff’s detectives entered pet store in 110-degree heat where 160 exotic reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates were without food, water, and air conditioning for three weeks. Scores of animals died. The 23-year-old pet shop owner told investigators he ran into financial difficulty and power to store was cut off on 08/03/07. He was later charged with 126 counts of animal cruelty. See 9/20/07.