Exotic Incident #1051
Incident Date:
09/20/2007
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:
Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies arrested a pet shop owner after investigators found numerous dead animals in the store. Detectives found 33 dead animals. The owner told detectives he was just lazy and never went back when he ran into financial difficulty before the grand opening of the pet shop. One hundred sixty reptiles, amphibians, rodents, and invertebrates went without food, water or care for three weeks.
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