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Southern Michigan authorities recover more than 100 animals from 'inhumane' home

Officers found dogs, cats, goats, rabbits, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, snakes, turtles and a crab living in inhumane conditions.
Credit: Cass County Sheriff

CASS COUNTY, Mich. — A southern Michigan man is accused of keeping a menagerie of animals in poor living conditions in his Cass County home. 

Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies and officers from the Animal Control Division served a warrant last week at a home in Howard Township. 

They found a total of 107 animals, including dogs, cats, goats, rabbits, mice, hamsters, Guinea pigs, snakes, turtles, and a crab inside the house. 

Authorities described the living conditions as inhumane. 

Law enforcement arrested Robert Dean Archer II on a bond revocation order and he awaits trial. 

Officers are asking the prosecutor's office to file charges, and the case remains under investigation. 

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