Animals Seized in Raid on Store
From a Times Staff Writer
Acting on a tip, animal welfare officers raided an Echo Park pet shop Wednesday, taking hundreds of animals to a veterinarian and closing the store.
“They found pets in unsanitary conditions,†said Madeline Bernstein, president of SPCA Los Angeles. “Some appeared ill. Some had injuries that weren’t being treated.â€
Bernstein said that the Blue Reef pet shop’s permits had expired and that it was unfit for animals.
SPCA investigators seized fish, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, a crow and several roosters.
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