A man who abandoned 280 white rats found dead and dying in crowded carriers was ordered to pay $1,000 restitution and perform 50 hours of community service.
Toby Duffany pleaded no contest Wednesday to a single count of animal abandonment, according to The Providence Journal.
Authorities say the 22-year-old Duffany left the rats crammed into aquariums and cages by the side of a road in Foster last month. By the time they were discovered on Dec. 30, the animals had been there several days, 72 were dead and the survivors had resorted to cannibalism.
The living rats were euthanized by the state Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Duffany's mother had started with one or two pet rats that multiplied quickly, said David Holden, inspector for the group. Duffany said in court he got rid of the rats because he and his fiancee just had a baby.
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