A Queens man kept 11 starving dogs and two cats locked in “deplorable conditions” in his filthy home – that was stuffed with DJ equipment, drugs and stolen tools, cops said.
Cory Elder, 43, was nabbed around 6 a.m. Monday when the NYPD searched his home on Beach 44th Street in the Rockaways and found the emaciated animals – including at least one German Shepherd – showing signs of “neglect and malnourishment,” authorities and sources said.
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Heartbreaking photos released by the NYPD later Monday show one dog locked inside a cage next to what appears to be a puddle of urine and assorted trash, and another pooch also in a cage surrounded by tufts of fur.
Investigators also found heroin, fentanyl, and stolen tools as well as DJ equipment inside the home, cops said.