TWO brothers were locked up in a dog cage when their father used drugs and when they were being punished, and one had to wear a shock collar, authorities said.

A MAN who lived next door to parents accused of abusing some of their adopted children by making them sleep in cages claims the father had planned to leave his job because he made enough money by adopting.

A boy adopted by a couple accused of caging some of their children today told a court he was sent to a cage for weeks at a time for punishment.

A man who lived next door to parents accused of abusing some of their adopted children by making them sleep in cages claims the father had planned to leave his job because he made enough money by adopting.

An American couple accused of abusing their 11 adopted special-needs children by making them sleep in cages lost permanent custody today.