Hundreds of Animals Found Alive and Dead in Weston Home: Report

WESTON, CT — Police discovered hundreds of animals both alive and dead in a Weston home after neighbors reported a foul smell coming from the home, according to a report on Fox News, which said that Weston Animal Control called it one of the worst cases they’ve ever seen.

Officers and Weston Animal Control found exotic birds, snakes, reptiles and more in the Newtown Road home, the report stated. The Weston Police Department, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture is investigating the case.

The Connecticut government website states that animal cruelty is a criminal act and judges sentence the same as they do with other criminal acts not carrying mandatory minimum sentences, including the discretion to sentence an offender to probation or grant him or her conditional discharge.

The law allows animal control officers to seize any neglected or cruelly treated animal and pending the outcome of the hearing, the court can order the animal temporarily placed with an appropriate agency or person. Fines range from $50-10,000 depending on the offense.

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