The parakeets were said to be crammed together in just seven cages and barely able to move.
Summary
- Son of animal hoarder drops off nearly 500 parakeets at animal shelter before ChristmasThe son of an animal hoarder dropped off nearly 500 parakeets to a southeast Michigan rescue shelter shortly before Christmas, and plans to return later with at least 50 more birds.
- But when the son arrived at the shelter late Thursday night, he actually had 497 parakeets in his pickup.
- LeBonty said Detroit Animal Welfare Group is lucky that someone last month donated four large bags of parakeet food.
- “I said, ‘We don’t get that many parakeets, I don’t know if I need that food,’ " she recalled.
- According to LeBonty, the son said that he planned to return to the shelter after Christmas with more parakeets from his father’s home.