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TexasTowelie

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Sun Aug 6, 2017, 05:36 AM Aug 2017

Thousands of animals, alive and dead, found in California warehouse

Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Authorities in California seized between 1,000 and 3,000 animals from a warehouse after investigating reports of a rotten smell.

Police first began investigating the property at a a Montclair industrial park on Thursday and found fish, birds and reptiles, which were mostly dead, but had to wait until Friday to gather the necessary resources to clear the warehouse.

"It was just piled with cages and birds. There were 15 to 20 cages piled up, water and urine on the floor, animals on the floor. We had to walk sideways between industrial water tanks filled with fish," Montclair police Sgt. John Minook told the Los Angeles Times.

Officers arrived at the building on Thursday to investigate 52-year-old Gregory Bowman, who had been arrested for an unrelated crime and reportedly lived at the location.

Read more: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/08/05/Thousands-of-animals-alive-and-dead-found-in-California-warehouse/8071501949298/

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Thousands of animals, alive and dead, found in California warehouse (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2017 OP
Horrible Pachamama Aug 2017 #1
This is as horrific as it gets! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #2
How sickening joeybee12 Aug 2017 #3
Tell me about... syringis Aug 2017 #4
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