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100 cats, 3 ferrets rescued from apartment

Originally published: April 7, 2011 9:18 PM
Updated: April 7, 2011 9:49 PM
By BILL MASON.  bill.mason@newsday.com

Betty Bjorkman, 56, of Glen Cove, who has

Photo credit: NCPD | Betty Bjorkman, 56, of Glen Cove, who has been charged with animal cruelty.

Animal welfare volunteers wearing protective clothing and masks rescued 100 cats and three ferrets living in deplorable conditions in a Glen Cove apartment, police said Thursday.

Betty Bjorkman, 56, the owner of the animals, was charged with 103 counts of animal cruelty-misdemeanor charges.

Her attorney, Kenneth Beal of Uniondale, said she is innocent of the charges. "She was an animal...

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