RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The man behind a Riverside County duck sanctuary accused of neglect after hundreds of birds were rescued has been officially charged with animal cruelty.
Howard Berkowitz has been charged with four counts of felony animal cruelty and four counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office confirmed on Thursday.
Berkowitz first came into the spotlight in April after Riverside County took nearly 500 ducks from his property in Anza. Officials said the situation at the animal sanctuary got out of control, resulting in overcrowding and poor living conditions for the ducks…