“It’s being called the biggest animal seizure of its kind in the country. Authorities moved in to take custody of a many as 20,000 creatures from an exotic pet distributor Tuesday morning.

“There are animals in there literally starving to death, not being fed. There are animals in conditions where the environment is either too cold or too warm for them.”:

Thousands of exotic animals seized in Arlington

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