“Several fowl seized on property were treated for lice.” Ultimately, 162 animals — 49 goats, 91 chickens, 11 ducks, 8 geese, 2 ponies, and 1 dog — were seized by authorities. Maxant-Schulz ...

AYER, MA — A woman was charged with animal cruelty after investigators seized 162 animals from her property, according to a statement from Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. Ruth Maxant ...