After scores of his birds are found in unsanitary conditions, he must pay $325 in fines and fees.
By CHRIS TISCH
Published September 4, 2003
LARGO - A man charged with animal cruelty after sheriff's deputies found more than 100 birds in unsanitary conditions at his home has pleaded no contest to the charge.
Yulip Yulip, 59, was arrested in May after the birds were found caged in the back of Yulip's home, 12588 128th Ave. N, deputies said. Deputies also found a dead bird strung from a fence.
The live birds inside 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. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took the birds into custody.
Yulip also had been 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.
This time, Yulip pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor animal cruelty charge and received a year of probation. He also must serve 50 hours of community service and pay $325 in fines and fees, court records show.
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 past decade.
He was fined for zoning violations, accumulation of trash and being a public nuisance earlier this summer, records show.
