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Authorities Uncover Illicit Animal Hoarding Operation in North Bellmore, NY

In a shocking discovery, officials in North Bellmore, Long Island, stumbled upon a clandestine animal hoarding operation, leading to charges against a local resident. The Nassau County SPCA conducted an investigation, revealing the illegal hoarding of approximately 100 exotic and endangered animals in the suspect's basement and backyard.

Officials made a wild discovery in a basement of a Long Island home. Lisa G. reports.

Among the wild and endangered species discovered, authorities found a South American Ostrich, an endangered Tiger Salamander, a Giant African Snail. . .