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Voice Of Compassion for Animal Life, Inc. P.O. Box 15532 Tampa, FL  33614

Yulip Yulip charged with felony animal cruelty... Yulip Yulip (real name) was arrested May 22nd and charged with one felony count of animal cruelty.  He was displaying a dead bird, hanging from his fence.  It was also discovered that Mr. Yulip had over 100 birds in his backyard, stockpiled in coops and cages, living in squalid conditions.  This is his second offense in this very same fashion, in a very short time.  Yulip needs to be taught that cruelty cannot be tolerated.  He skated the first time, but the hammer must fall the second time.  There can be no third time.  A couple of the stories that ran locally pertaining to this "person" follow the signature below.  Please send a letter or phone call to State Attorney Bernie McCabe asking for the fullest available prosecution in this matter.  VOCAL is suggesting the following: *If convicted, the fullest penalty allowed, including jail time; *Psychiatric evaluation as to his "collecting" of animals; *Mr. Yulip to never be allowed to have any other animals, of any kind, in his presence or on his property. Case number 03-08809CSANO State Attorney Bernie McCabe P.O. Box 5028 Clearwater, FL  33758 (727) 464-6221 ********************************************************************* http://tampatrib.com/floridametronews/MGA0RLNO1GD.html Man Accused Of Cruelty; 100 Birds Seized Published: May 23, 2003 LARGO - A man who had more than 100 captive birds in his back yard was charged with one felony count of cruelty to animals Thursday after deputies found a dead bird hanging from his front fence, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office reported. The man, identified as Yulip Yulip, 59, of 12588 128th Ave. N., reportedly told deputies he hung the dead bird from the fence so the owner of a pet shop where Yulip said he purchased the bird would see that it had died. But Yulip's explanation had inconsistencies, and detectives suspected he may have killed the bird, prompting the felony charge, said Tim Goodman, a sheriff's spokesman. Deputies also discovered approximately 100 more birds in cages in the man's back yard, Goodman said. Those birds appeared to be in poor health, had little food or water, and were living in unsanitary conditions, he said. The live birds were taken away by members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and further charges may be forthcoming, the detective said. ********************************************************************** Date: Thu May 22, 2003 14:10:28 From: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office PIO NEWS RELEASE MAY 22, 2003 Contact: The Sheriffs Office Public Information Office 727-582-6221 LARGO MAN CHARGED WITH FELONY CRUELTY TO ANIMALS   A Largo man identified as Yulip Yulip  (pronounced like Tulip) , DOB 09/15/1943, of 12588  128 Ave. N.  Largo, was arrested and charged with one count of felony cruelty to animals. Deputies discovered a dead bird hanging by a rope on display in the front yard and aprox. 100 other birds in cagesin poor and unhealthy conditions. Deputies responded to 12588  128 Ave. N. to assist Pinellas County Code Enforcement in issuing Yulip six citations for various code enforcement violations.  At that time deputies observed a dead bird hanging by a rope on the fence in the front yard.  Yulip stated that he had purchased the bird from a local pet store and the bird subsequently died.  Yulip stated that he then displayed the bird by hanging it on the front fence so the owner of the pet store could see that the bird had died.  Further investigation by deputies revealed aprox. 100 birds in cages in the back yard.  Most birds appeared to be in poor health, unsanitary living conditions, and little or no food or water.  Pinellas County Animal Control and the SPCA are assisting in the investigation.  The SPCA has taken custody of the birds, and possible additional charges are pending from Pinellas County Animal Control. For information contact: 727 582-6221 PIO 727 582-6495 Media Tape 727 582-6459 PIO FAX *********************************************************************** By CHRIS TISCH, Times Staff Writer © St. Petersburg Times published May 23, 2003 LARGO - Animal services officers took them out by the crateful: Pigeons and ducks and chickens and roosters. White, brown, gray and black - more than 100 birds were found in cages in the back yard of a Largo resident. Pinellas sheriff's deputies arrested Yulip Yulip, 59, Thursday afternoon on a felony animal cruelty charge. He was held in the Pinellas County Jail on Thursday evening in lieu of $5,000 bail. The birds were being kept in unsanitary conditions in the back of Yulip's home, 12588 128th Ave. N, deputies said. The birds had little food, stagnant water and not much ventilation. For an unknown reason, maggot-filled fish heads were scattered around the back yard, deputies said. Two of the birds had died. The smell in the back yard was awful, deputies said. "It's like a maze back there of cages and coops," said sheriff's Sgt. Shirley Rahrer. Officers with Pinellas County Animal Services, along with officials with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, collected the birds Thursday. The SPCA will care for them. Yulip was charged with animal cruelty last year after animal services officers found he wasn't properly caring for 84 pigeons, 49 ducks, 26 doves, 12 chickens and two blue jays. He pleaded no contest and was fined $136. Yulip's residence also has been a code enforcement problem for years, county records show. He has been cited for zoning or public nuisance violations nearly 20 times over the last decade. Sheriff's deputies say that's how they were summoned to his home Thursday. Deputies accompanied Code Enforcement officials to the home, then saw a dead bird, which appeared to be a pigeon or duck, hanging by its feet from a fence. Looking into the yard, deputies said they saw scores of birds in filthy conditions, said Deputy Dan DiFrancesco. Yulip came home while deputies were there. He told deputies he had bought the strung-up bird from a pet store, but it died. He tied it to the fence to send a message to the store owner, he said. Deputies called animal services and the SPCA to the home to collect the birds, one of which appeared badly deformed. The birds clucked and cooed in their crates as officers collected them. A rooster also belted out cocka-doodle-dos. Yulip also was cited with six more code enforcement violations Thursday. Officials with the Largo Fire Department also were called out to inspect the home. "Obviously, this is something that needs to be dealt with," DiFrancesco said. -Times staff writer Adrienne Lu and researcher Kitty Bennett contributed to this report. Chris Tisch can be reached at 445-4156 or tisch@sptimes.com