LENK, J.
This case presents the question whether the emergency aid exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and art. 14 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights extends to police action undertaken to render emergency assistance to animals.
After receiving a telephone call from the defendant's neighbor, police entered the defendant's front yard without a warrant and seized...
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