Posted on 07/11/2005 8:50:46 PM PDT by Libloather
Va. Police Remove 246 Cats From Two Homes
Mon Jul 11, 6:20 PM ET
FAIRFAX, Va. - Animal control officers have removed 187 cats from a house in Mount Vernon and 59 cats and one dog from a home in Falls Church, authorities said Monday.
In the Mount Vernon case, police went to a home on Ludgate Drive, Friday, to find Ruth Knueven, 82, living inside with 187 cats. Officers said the dead bodies of 86 more were left in trash bins outside.
Most of the surviving cats were sent to an animal shelter, but animal control officers said they have to go back and get some cats that are still living in the walls and chimney.
In another case, officers found 59 cats and a dog at a house on Hillsborough Drive in Falls Church on June 27. The bodies of 29 dead cats were also found on the property where authorities said Jane Baldinger, 58, lived. Animal control officials took the surviving cats and dog into their custody.
In both cases, neighbors complained of foul stenches surrounding the buildings.
Both women have been charged with failure to care for animals. Both homes have been condemned and officials were helping the women find temporary housing.
I just KNEW that whole 'Viking Kitty' thang would start. If I get zotted, I'll seek legal counsel...
I wouldn't mind being surrounded by all those cats, but my little princess wouldn't like the competition ;)
"Am I mean if I say she deserves to have permanent housing in a box 6 feet underground? Or in a rubber room?"
Clearly the woman is either disturbed or senile, and should have been put in some kind of institute long ago.
I HATE reading about these kind of people. They are themselves barely functional, yet in their ravaged minds they try to "save the world" by taking in animals, who end up in horrific abuse & neglect.
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