Michigan exotic animal owner set to get hundreds of seized animals returned
ROMULUS, Mich. โ Javon Stacks said 640 animals, most of them hedgehogs, were seized during a raid in Romulus back in November of last year. At the time, prosecutors said those animals were neglected and accused him of being a โbootleg zookeeper.โ Local 4โฒs Tim Pamplin caught up with Stacks on Friday after a judge said he should get the animals back. READ: Police seek Romulus โbootleg zookeeperโ who owned 300 hedgehogs, kangaroo, more animalsStacks is considering filling a claim for the animals who died while in custody. He said more than 200 died after they were seized during the investigation. โI loved animals ever since I was a little kid,โ he said.