Horrific body-cam footage captured the moment police discovered 167 animals "piled high" on top on one another at a squalid home.
Officers visited the property after a 999 call was made over concerns about a bad smell and flies buzzing at the windows in February.
When police entered the address in Rushden, Northamptonshire, they were horrified to discover over 167 rabbits, ferrets, hamsters, mice, guinea pigs and birds inside.