Hundreds of birds in hoarder’s home

Police found hundreds of birds in an Aurora home — an animal hoarding case that investigators struggled to even describe.

“It’s really difficult to articulate in words,” what was seen inside the home, Aurora police spokesman Dan Ferrelli said. “It’s a pretty extreme case.”

City crews were unable to determine how many birds were alive — or dead — inside the home in the 200 block of Shadybrook Lane Friday because the scene was not deemed safe for investigators to enter. He estimated the number of birds — finches, canaries, parakeets, conures, cockatiels and others — was in the hundreds.

Crews are waiting on air quality tests before they enter the home.

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