PETA DEMANDS JAIL TIME FOR HICKSVILLE ANIMAL ABUSER

Hicksville, N.Y. --- Today, PETA sent an urgent plea to Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon, urging him to vigorously prosecute Long Island Reptile Museum owner Steve Kates. Kates faces multiple charges stemming from authorities’ reported November 9 discovery of as many as 182 reptiles languishing without heat in the now-closed museum in Hicksville. The animals reportedly included two 7-foot alligators and three giant tortoises. News sources state that the rotting remains of a number of geckos and frogs were found inside murky tanks. Kates is scheduled to answer to these charges in court this Monday, December 13.

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