OKLAHOMA CITY – OKC Animal Welfare has an update on animals rescued from a house in southeast Oklahoma City that was raided by police on June 26, revealing an animal hoarding situation that encompassed over 500 animals.
Of the 523 animals, there were about 470 ducks, chickens, pigeons, and peacocks gathered from the property. There were also 49 dogs, an unspecified number of cats, one horse, and reptiles.
Per OKC Animal Welfare, the birds showed signs of illness, so they were immediately subjected to diagnostic tests. A large number of the birds were found to have Mycoplasma synovaie, a high contagious avian disease…