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Trio nabbed after children found living in squalor with 245 animals

Florida - Police in Edgewater, Florida, performed a wellness check on three minors on Sunday and discovered the children were living in squalor along with 245 animals.

Dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and various other rodents and reptiles - including 60 adult rats with 23 babies - had been neglected and were dehydrated when authorities arrived. One guinea pig was dead on the scene. Three little girls called this place home. Melissa Hamilton, 49; Gregg Nelson, 57; and Susan Nelson, 43, are facing charges of three counts of child abuse and 66 counts of animal cruelty, according to police.

According to the charging affidavit, Gregg Nelson was ready to end his relationship with his wife, Susan Nelson, and his live-in girlfriend, Hamilton. He wanted to take his three daughters with him, but his wife wouldn't allow him. Gregg Nelson requested a wellness check, stating that the residence was uninhabitable for his children.

 

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