MILWAUKEE - A distressed Terry Cullen spoke to TODAYS TMJ4 reporter Shelley Walcott this morning... saying recent media coverage of reptiles seized from buildings he owns has ruined his life.



Cullen also spoke to a reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, complaining that Milwaukee Police were keeping the animals in unheated city garages... something he called utterly cruel.



But Milwaukee Police say that is absolutely not true, and that the animals were in absolutely horrible condition when they were found.



Hundreds of reptiles ranging from anacondas to alligators were seized from three properties linked to Cullen in the last week.



Police and others inside the buildings described filthy conditions: Floors littered with dead rats and mice, and reptiles in small containers filled with waste.



TODAY'S TMJ4 reporter Charles Benson got a look at some of the rescued animals that were taken to the Racine Zoo.



Zoo President Jay Christie says they are much better off in the zoo's care. The Milwaukee County Zoo and Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission are also caring for some of the animals.



Terry Cullen says he is in Milwaukee. But police say they do not know where he is but are anxious to talk to him.



Cullen says he's anxious to tell his story too, but when he does it will be on his terms.... and his time.

www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/94304609.html

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