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TRUMBULL — The Foundation to Support Animal Protection, also known as the PETA Foundation, is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate what it describes as potential violations to animal welfare laws at the SeaQuest aquarium in the Trumbull Mall, documents show.
According to the April 27 complaint, filed by Rebecca Smudzinski, the foundation's manager of captive animal welfare, an anonymous whistleblower reported to the nonprofit that two Bengal cats went over a month without receiving veterinary care for ear infections, staff deprived cockatiels of food to “force them to interact with members of the public” and parakeets frequently struggled to expel eggs — or were “egg-bound” — and most didn't receive care, among other issues.
The former employee also said there was an ongoing cockroach and fruit fly infestation at the facility, and a Bengal cat and two cockatiels were confined to cramped cages for at least two months, the documents show.
Officials at Boise-based SeaQuest did not respond to a request for comment.
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