700 poultry removed from farm

Hundreds of chickens and ducks were removed from a Mendon farm after an inspection found they were being raised in an unhealthy environment, police and animal welfare officials said.

more stories like thisApproximately 700 chickens and ducks were removed from the farm Tuesday evening into early yesterday, said Brian Adams, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Another 100 chickens and ducks were found dead on the property, he said.

"Basically, the chickens and ducks were either covered in, or standing in, mud and feces," he said. In some cases, the living ones were standing on the carcasses of animals that had died.