Exotic Incident #1044
Incident Date:
08/23/2007
Location:
Surprise, AZ - USA
Facility Name:
Pet Shop
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Animal Death by human (DH)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Reptiles, Rodents, Amphibians
Animal disposition:
Dead
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 the store was cut off on 08/03/07. He was later charged with 126 counts of animal cruelty. See 9/20/07.
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