Yesterday at around 10:30 a.m., police detectives executed a search warrant for animal cruelty at a residence on the 2100 block of Charle Drive, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD).
The police officers were assisted by CMPD’s Animal Control Unit, City Code Enforcement, California Department of Fish & Wildlife, United States Fish & Wildlife Service, and Homeland Security Investigations.
As a result of this search warrant, they found hundreds of birds being severely neglected and in need of medical care for a variety of conditions. Several of these birds are suffering from a variety of diseases, and poor/stressful living conditions…