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SPCA: Hundreds of pigeons removed from N. Merrick home

Animal control agents seized hundreds of pigeons they say were living uncaged inside a Merrick home. SPCA officers delivered a warrant to Gregory Unruh, 68, of Abbott Avenue. Officers said conditions

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Sep 15, 2016, 10:16 PM

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