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The two women who were keeping more than 170 pets inside a home in dangerous conditions have pleaded guilty. Michele Nycz, 60, of Brick, pleaded guilty to two counts of animal cruelty on Monday. Aimee Lonczak, 51, also of Brick, pleaded guilty to the same two charges as well as child neglect, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release. They were arrested in Dec. 2022 after authorities discovered they were keeping 129 dogs and 43 cats in a house in Brick where they resided, along with Lonczak‘s 16-year-old daughter. Another two deceased dogs were also found in the home on the d…

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