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Eric Werner, Jadden Moore, and Mary Good all of the 100 block of Falmouth Road of Conoy Township were each charged with aggravated animal cruelty, cruelty to animals, and five counts of neglect of animals. The trio were evicted from the home in September 2023 but "made no attempt to inform township officials that there were living and dead animals left inside the residence," as stated in the DA's release.
A Pennsylvania SPCA humane society officer was called to the home in October and found the residence boarded up with no food or water left for the animals inside, according to the DA. Officers initially recovered:
- 15 adult cats.
- One kitten.
- Three domestic rats.
- One snake.
"One of the cats was humanely euthanized by a veterinarian hours after being recovered due to its critical condition. Good confirmed to SPCA that the animals belonged to her, her son Werner and her boyfriend Moore," the DA wrote.
The police were called to the home a few weeks later "after it appeared to have been burglarized," as written in the release.
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This time they found the following animals "wrapped in plastic bags in a freezer(s) along with frozen food" according to the DA;
In the first freezer:
- Five guinea pigs.
- Two wild rabbits.
- Six newborn kittens.
- 16 kittens (ranging from under one month to around two months old).
- One juvenile cat.
- Seven adult cats
In the second freezer:
A newborn rabbit.
A white mouse.
A white rat.
A newborn kitten.
2 kittens (younger than two months old).
A juvenile cat.
"A total of 21 living animals and 55 dead animals were recovered from the home," the DA wrote, noting that "A forensic examination of the surviving animals revealed that they were severely underweight, dehydrated, missing eyes, jaundiced, hypothermic, infested with fleas, had decreased heart rates and had difficulty breathing."
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The police are searching for Werner, Moore, and Good.
Anyone with information as to their whereabouts is asked to contact their local police department or county detective Joanne Resh at 717-295-5933.
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