as those with Funny Farm arrived at the scene in Buena Vista Township, they were met with the "most horrific and overwhelming experience" they've ever had to handle. If you've never been there, the farm is a true hidden gem in our area.Īnyway, back to the story. You can help support the farm by buying buckets of food, a souvenir, maybe a copy of the book Laurie wrote, or just a cup of coffee. Or all at of them at the same time.Īnd Funny Farm could easily charge $10 or $20 admission, but they don't. Funny Farm Rescue & Sanctuary has created a home for unwanted farm animals, domesticated animals and animals with special needs to live out their natural lives.Īnd unlike a zoo, many of them roam free - as in if you're waiting in line at their snack stand, there's a good chance that a donkey will be standing right next to you. Once you walk up the driveway, there are somewhere around 600 rescued animals of all shapes and sizes from all walks of life all living their best lives possible. The farm is down a side street in Mays Landing, far removed from downtown. They said they were told there were "dozens" of animals.īefore continuing this story, if you have not ever visited Funny Farm Rescue in Mays Landing, allow me to paint a picture. Multiple dead birds in varying stages of decay were also found on the property.ĭetectives also seized two dogs, five rabbits, and several cats that were reported to be living in unsanitary conditions and in need of medical treatment.įollowing about a month in quarantine to make sure they would not spread any diseases, all of the surviving animals at that house of horrors needed to be taken care of.įunny Farm Rescue in Mays Landing, led by Laurie Zaleski and a team of volunteers, was called by State Police to assist with the situation.Over 100 other birds were found to be living in unsanitary conditions on the property.A search of the property yielded dozens of roosters trained to fight as well as equipment used to train the roosters to fight.News broke at the end of January that two people in Atlantic County were facing animal cruelty charges after authorities allegedly discovered "dozens of roosters trained to fight" and "multiple dead birds in varying stages of decay" at a property in Buena Vista Township.Īccording to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, 81-year-old Sigfredo Perez of Newtonville and 49-year-old Queli Merlo of Hammonton were arrested and charged with third-degree owning/training live animals for the purpose of fighting offenses.Īuthorities say those charges stemmed from an investigation that started from an anonymous tip about a home that was alleged to have been housing birds used for fighting.
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