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Cops arrest West Hills couple on animal abuse charges

Quick ReadAuthorities said up to 150 starving and abused dogs and other animals were found in and around their 33-acre property.

A cat was rescued from a West Hills

Photo credit: James Carbone | A cat was rescued from a West Hills home at 168 Chichester Road where it was abused, according to officials. (Sept. 1, 2010)

The owners of a sprawling West Hills home were arraigned Thursday on an animal cruelty charge, a day after authorities said up to 150 starving and abused dogs and other animals were found in and around their 33-acre property.

Prosecutors said the animals were fighting and killing each other over the tiny amounts of food and water available to them when they were found.

Michael Gladstein,...

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