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NORTH BLOOMFIELD -- Humane agents found more than 100 animals at a Durst Colebrook Road property Wednesday morning while serving a search warrant related to an animal cruelty investigation.
It's one of the largest humane cases recently for the Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County, according to officials. A number of domestic, agricultural and exotic animals -- including reptiles, miniature ponies, sheep, a goat, chickens, a donkey, geese and a prairie dog -- were being kept at the property.
Lori Shandor, director of the AWL, told Tribune news partner WKBN TV 27 that a complaint came in about the condition of the property and the habitat of the animals, so they started an investigation.
Wildlife officers also were on the scene since some of the species of reptiles and mammals require a permit, WKBN reported. Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary in Ravenna helped with transporting some animals.
No one has been charged in connection to the case but while agents were serving the warrant Wednesday, resident Darrell Phillips, 52, was charged with obstructing official business, resisting arrest and menacing.