Police discovered the child during an animal rescue operation on Thursday in Henry County, Tennessee. (Image: Henry County Sheriff's Office)He said: "In the living room you've got a kid caged, you've got 8 snakes and you've got the snakes feed butted up against the child's cage. (Image: Henry County Sheriff's Office)(Image: Henry County Sheriff's Office)He added: "It was heartbreaking to see the conditions this child was living in. (Image: Henry County Sheriff's Office)Officers described the kitchen as "unliveable" after spotting “thousands of cockroaches and maggots. " (Image: Henry County Sheriff's Office)(Image: Henry County Sheriff's Office)“He needed to be out of there, and the animals did, too.”The child is now in the custody of the Department of Child Services.

Source: Daily Mirror June 28, 2020 15:20 UTC