WAUKESHA COUNTY -- Garrett and Tricia Rees, the Muskego couple accused of hoarding chinchillas have been sentenced to serve two years probation.
On Wednesday, January 27th, they pleaded no contest to a charge of child neglect and intentionally providing improper animal shelter (ventilation).
Officials say they found more than 300 chinchillas in their home.
The home was declared uninhabitable, and the couple's seven-year-old child was removed from the home.
Garrett and Tricia Rees cannot possess any animals, except for the two cats they already own.
The chinchillas are being cared for by the Humane Animal Welfare Society (HAWS) in Waukesha County. The animals were put up for adoption in May.
HAWS officials released the following statement to FOX6 News: