Posted on 02/11/2005 7:56:41 PM PST by silent_jonny
Greensboro, NC -- An Irving Park home has been condemned in a case animal control officers are calling "extremely unsanitary".
Investigators say the homeowner was picking up roadkill and keeping it in her refrigerator, freezer and in plastic bags behind her house.
"[There was] just trash, filth and debris throughout the house," says animal control officer Jennifer Welch. "There wasn't anywhere in the house that wasn't covered in it."
Welch says the homeowner's sister called animal control after the house was condemned by the city, seeking help in the cleanup. Investigators say the animal carcasses were removed last weekend and several live cats and dogs were taken out and brought to a veterinarian's office.
Neighbors say the woman is being cared for by her family, and they hope she gets the help she needs.
That's nice. Where was her family while she was collecting the roadkill?
wow. packrat syndrome goes very bad
Yeah, picking up all these carcasses is pretty hard work. She can definitely use some help.
All I can "see" is Granny Clampett. The pic of the house fits too. It's certainly not a shack.
Gran has gone a bit mental.
WFMY just talked about this on the late news. Authorities said that trash inside the house was "a couple feet" deep.
Storing up for the winter feed, eh ???
What is it with all these woman and having their homes filled with dead animals? Do I spot a home decorating trend?
The photo of the house and the story don't square.
Nice house.
|
That's the house. A neighbor said she wouldn't have been quite as surprised if this had happened somewhere else, implying a poorer neighborhood.
Irving Park was once considered a "desirable neighborhood". Apparently the neighbors are not doing much visiting these days. This is really a sad story.
I wasn't disputing that that's the house. It looks so well-kempt and its the style of house I like.
You'd think someone might have noticed something thru the big window in the front.
I assume the old lady kept the curtains closed, I don't know.
People like this are hoarders or collectors. Usually they're live animals, I've seen houses with 30-50 cats. One elderly gentleman's house was filled with newspapers and trash he had picked up such as cardboard and empty bottles. And I mean filled, you could barely move. We did see dead animals but not a collection. The strangest one was the retired teacher who had a dead horse in her living room. It's sad because most of these people are alone. But this woman had family who could have gotten her help. Although these are often elderly, there are cases of younger people who do similar things.
It still looks lovely. I suspect this lady has some "issues". Hard to believe that her family wouldn't notice.
I thought it was strange that the woman's sister didn't call for help until after the home was condemned. And even then, the way the story is written, it sounds like she was more interested in cleaning the mess than helping her sister.
"Welch says the homeowner's sister called animal control after the house was condemned by the city, seeking help in the cleanup."
Hmmm.
Did you learn the woman's age on the news? Or are we just supposing on this thread that she's old?
Collecting dead animals sounds like some sort of unrequited mothering instinct gone awry, like old ladies in nursing homes cuddling teddy bears. OTOH, the woman in question might be a retired PETA member bent on "honoring" dead animals.
The news report didn't give the woman's age, but implied that she's elderly.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
I guess no one ever explained to her that hunter and gatherer are two separate occupations.