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Exotic Pets
North Haven, CT
News
Pet Snake Abandoned Along Route 40 In North Haven Dies: 'No Animal Deserves This'
Connecticut animal control officials said they couldn't save a pet snake left on the side of a highway over the weekend in subfreezing temperatures. In a Facebook post on Friday, Feb. 2, North Haven Animal Control announced the reptile's passing despite officers' attempts to keep it alive. "After many hours of trying to warm this poor snake up," the agency wrote, "unfortunately, it did not revive, and we had to admit defeat. No animal deserves to have this be its end." UPDATE- After many hours of trying to warm this poor snake up unfortunately it did not revive and we had to admit... P…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Video Shows Thief Fire Off Text Before Swiping $7K Parrot From Saddle Brook Bird Store
In a bold and bizarre heist, a thief flew off with a $7,000 African Grey parrot from a Bergen County bird store, police said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @dailyvoicenewjersey Brand-new video footage shows the thief swiping the bird from Birds by Joe 2 on Route 46 East in Saddle Brook around 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23. A man in a dark Nike hoodie asked to see the prized parrot, and when the clerk obliged, he made his move, police said. Grabbing the cage, the suspect bolted out of the store, leaving staff—and the bird’s future…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
News
Rapper Lil Uzi Falls In Love With Mini Pig At NJ's Largest Exotic Pet Store In Lodi
Don't be fooled by the face tats, Lil Uzi Vert is a softie at heart. The popular rapper, whose real name is Symere Bysil Woods, fell in love with a mini pig at NJ Exotic Pets in Lodi. Uzi flew into Teterboro on Monday, July 15, according to the store's spokesperson Chris Rivera. He came to the pet shop specifically looking for a mini pig. "We didn't have them at the time but a couple days passed and yesterday, the store manger reached out to Uzi's team because they just got some in," Rivera said. Uzi, a Philadelphia native who turns 29 later this month, was at the store later that day sp…
Lynn, MA
Lifestyle
Sugar Gliders Swoop Into Methuen, Receive More Than 800 Adoption Applications
An animal shelter got a rare influx of sugar gliders - and two hedgehogs - after their owner in Western Massachusetts surrendered them. Sugar gliders are exotic pets in the possum family, according to the MSPCA-Angell, the rescue organization that took in 33 of the critters on Thursday, March 30. A flood of interested adopters applied for the sugar gliders, and by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4 all 33 of the furry creatures had been spoken for. The small creatures eat a varied diet including fruits, vegetables, insects, and commercial diet.MSPCA-Angell The owner likely surrendered th…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Alligator In Plastic Container Dumped At Jersey Shore
A young alligator in a plastic container was found abandoned in an empty lot at the Jersey Shore, authorities said. A resident of Bangs Avenue in Neptune made the heartbreaking discovery and called the Monmouth County SPCA Sunday, Jan. 15, the organization said. The young alligator was brought back to the shelter and given a clean tank that allowed proper air circulation and is being kept in a climate-controlled area. The alligator will be transferred to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife shortly. Keeping alligators and caimans as pets in New Jersey is illegal and a danger to the…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
NY Man Accused Of Keeping Exotic Animals In Unsafe Conditions
A man has been accused of keeping a sloth and a wallaby in unsafe and unsatisfactory conditions in his New York home. The United States Department of Agriculture cited Long Island resident Larry Wallach after searching his East Rockaway home and allegedly found a sloth living in an enclosure in his garage during the June 2021 inspection. "Hanging from the ceiling in the interior of the sloth enclosure, is a light fixture and on the floor of the interior is a portable electric humidifier with the cord exposed," the USDA complaint said. "The sloth has access to the exposed ligh…
