MORE than 200 neglected animals — and a helpless 95-year-old woman — were rescued from a filthy home in New York’s Suffolk County, where they were living in “deplorable,” “unsanitary” and “overcrowded” conditions, officials say.
Now, investigators say the senior’s 57-year-old daughter, Samantha Boyd, is charged with endangering an elderly person and animal cruelty — with the suspect’s partner, Neal Weschler, 61, also accused of the latter crime.
According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, authorities responded to a call alleging Boyd was hoarding animals at her Northport home, which is a certified wild-life rehab center.
Lawmen say the trash-filled residence contained dogs, cats, squirrels, ducks, pigeons, quail, rabbits, crows, starlings, geese, chipmunks, doves, chickens, hamsters, ferrets, guinea pigs, hedgehogs, voles, flying squirrels, parakeets, parrots, cockatoos, chinchillas, tortoises, turkeys…
