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DeKalb doctor charged with felony animal cruelty

Abhay Trivedi (Credit: DeKalb County Police Department)
Abhay Trivedi (Credit: DeKalb County Police Department)
By Ellen Eldridge
Aug 12, 2016

A prominent cardiologist who had hundreds of birds removed from his home last month turned himself in to DeKalb County authorities Friday morning, police said.

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Police said it was one of the worst cases of animal hoarding they have seen.

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