Ontario chicken rancher facing 39 counts of animal cruelty

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The owner of Hohberg Poultry Ranches in Ontario was charged Tuesday with 39 counts of violating California’s Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, the first time the act has been enforced since its passage in 2008.

• Photos: Unhealthy chickens reveal abuse, prosecutors allege

The farm first came under investigation about a year ago, when the Inland Valley Humane Society and the Ontario Police Department received reports of the chickens being kept in inhumane conditions, said Chris Schindler, director of animal cruelty and fighting for the Humane Society of the United States...

Ontario chicken rancher facing 39 counts of animal cruelty