Jul 31, 2008 6:15 am US/Eastern
Dozens Of Cats Rescued From Bucks Co. Apartment
WARMINSTER, Pa. (CBS 3) ―
An apartment
in Bucks County has been condemned after authorities found 29 cats living in unsanitary conditions.
The Bucks County
SPCA raided the apartment
in Warminster and removed 29 cats they said were living in "deplorable"
conditions.
"All the
adult cats had ear infections, everyone," said Kathy Myron of the PA Humane
Society. "All the five kittens had viral infections."
According
to a criminal complaint, the apartment was flea infested and filled with trash,
fecal matter and urine.
Neighbors
notified authorities of a strong odor coming from the apartment and managers entered
the apartment fearing discovering a dead body.
However, after inspecting the apartment
and seeing the condition of the apartment, the SPCA returned with a search warrant.
"They
were running around, there was so much trash and debris on the floor, it was between
ankle and knee deep," said Myron.
The number of
cats in the apartment had grown so large that the owner could no longer keep track
of them.
The Bucks County
SPCA, which is already at
capacity with rescued cats, will have to make room for the new 29 and get them inspected
and healthy for adoption.
The owner
will be charged with animal cruelty.
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