Miami Beach man arrested after 19 dogs found living in deplorable conditions, police say
By Marcus Chen
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A Hialeah doctor is sounding the alarm after six dead chickens were discovered outside his medical office building over the past five days.Dr. Benedicto Fernandez, a rheumatologist whose practice is located at 2140 W. 68th St. across from Palmetto General Hospital, called the situation a mystery. He's the father of CBS News Miami's Lauren Pastrana and sent the tip about this story after constantly seeing the dead animals. "Just since last Friday, there were two of them in back," Fernandez said. "On Saturday, I usually come here to feed the poor things, and I went all the way to the back, and there were two of them dead. And then yesterday afternoon, one was actually thrown away, and there was one on the side here that was also dead."Despite the deaths, more than a half-dozen roosters outside the building appeared unaffected.Fernandez said there are only two potential explanations for what is occurring."There may be two explanations," Fernandez said. "Either this is an infectious proces