It?s been a chaotic 24-hours for staff at Indianapolis Animal Care and Control. Nearly 400 animals have taken over the facility after the pet shop they were living in was raided Thursday.
Bill Houston, the owner of the Fish Bowl Pet Shop, is facing 581 violations and is set to make his first court appearance next week.
?It?s kind of like what we consider a hoarder,? said Marcus Brown, Deputy Chief of Enforcement Operations for Indianapolis Animal Care and Control.
IACC employees have been working hard bringing all the animals back to health, but it?s added more work on top of their daily routine.
?It?s really put a burden on us as far as capacity,? said Brown. ?It?s put a little more stress on our employees.?
A small alligator is the new guest now living in Brown?s office. Two 12-week-old puppies are also spending the night at a staff member?s home.
Employees stayed up late Thursday night cleaning cages and aquariums of lizards, snakes, hamsters, mice and birds. One of the two cockatoos was found with untrimmed nails.
?His claws were so overgrown, they had actually curled back into his skin,? said Brown.
Petco stopped by to donate food, cages, aquariums and more supplies Friday afternoon. Brown said the facility could always use more.
?If your tanks are lying around empty, you don?t want them and you can?t sell them, bring them in to us,? said Brown.
Brown is still concerned about the health of dozens of lizards. A reptile expert is coming in next Monday to check on dozens that look underweight. Brown found one aquarium that housed nearly 60 lizards alone ? six of them were dead inside.
?I would think that someone with 45 years of being open would know better,? said Brown.
IACC will be taking care of all the animals until a judge makes a decision next week.
Source: http://fox59.com/2013/03/15/community-stepping-up-to-help-hundreds-of-animals-after-pet-shop-raid/
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