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Animal Hoarding
Readington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
'Deplorable, Inhumane:' 45 Animals Rescued From NJ Home, Officials Say (
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Cats in crates filled with inches of feces, untreated injuries, and no clean food or water — that’s what rescuers say they found inside a New Jersey home where 45 animals were seized this week. On Monday, Aug. 18, investigators executed a search warrant at 197 Sidney Rd. in Annandale, removing 37 cats and eight dogs from the property, according to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office. Seven animals were taken for emergency treatment at Crown Veterinary Specialists, authorities said. A crate from the Annandale hoarding case. Animal Alliance NJ Cat from the Annandale hoardi…
Minisink Valley, NY
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64 Cats Rescued From 'Horrific' Conditions On Broken-Down Bus In Westtown: SPCA Needs Help
More than 60 cats are now safe after being rescued from a squalid hoarding situation that Hudson Valley SPCA officials are calling one of the most heartbreaking and complicated operations they’ve ever conducted. On Monday, April 7, the nonprofit’s Humane Law Enforcement team descended on a rural property in the Orange County hamlet of Westtown, where 100 cats were found packed inside a broken-down school bus that reeked of feces and rotting food, according to the Hudson Valley SPCA. SPCA officials added that the bus was also filled with the decomposing bodies of other cats …
White Plains, NY
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23 Starving Cats Rescued From Hoarding Situation In White Plains
Nearly two dozen starving cats and kittens have been rescued from a horrific hoarding situation in Westchester, where they were found abandoned, malnourished, and suffering from severe neglect, officials said. SPCA Westchester is urgently seeking community support after rescuing 23 cats and kittens from a dire hoarding situation. The animals were discovered in a White Plains home abandoned after their owner was evicted, leaving them without food or water for weeks, the organization said in a social media post on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The SPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit responded to the sce…
Old Saybrook, CT
Police & Fire
70+ Dead Animals Found Inside Vacant Old Saybrook Home
More than 70 dead animals were found inside a vacant Connecticut home on Wednesday morning, Jan. 29, according to authorities. Authorities said they found the animals inside a home on River Street in Old Saybrook. A call to Old Saybrook police was not immediately returned. The animals were a menagerie of rabbits, chickens, opossums, cats, a dove, and a skunk, among others, police said in a release. None of the animals were alive. “This morning, we walked in, and it was piled high with trash and dead animal carcasses,” Tanner Orlowski with Clean In Between told WTNH. “When we st…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Shelter In 'Desperate Need' After Rescuing 20 Pets From Suspected Hoarding In South Jersey
An animal shelter in Egg Harbor City is looking for new homes for many cats and dogs after three dozen were rescued from a suspected hoarding situation. Kimmy's Safe Haven Rescue said it's in "desperate need" of adopters and fosters of the pets found in a Galloway Township home on Monday, July 1. Nancy Santos, 57, was charged with 43 counts of animal neglect. Galloway police said officers rescued 29 cats and seven dogs from the Cresson Avenue home. They also discovered four kittens, two adult dogs, and an adult cat dead, with the cat and dogs discovered in a freezer. Kimmy's…
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Animal Hoarding: 60 Boxer Dogs Seized From Mass Home Taxing Help Networks
The MSPCA is asking for help after the group took in 60 boxers from a home in Essex County earlier this week, making it one of the largest seizures in the group's history. Police said officers removed the dogs from a home on Locust Grove Road in Merrimac on Tuesday, June 11, after receiving reports of animal hoarding and overcrowding. The owner voluntarily forfeited the dogs to authorities. Police did not release the owner's name as no charges have been filed, but a multi-agency investigation involving Haverhill, Windham (New Hampshire), and Merrimac police is ongoing. …
Paterson, NJ
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140 Cats Found In Cockroach-Infested Paterson Home: 'Worst Hoarding Case In Years'
Donna Moussa of Homeless Tails, a Wayne-based organization focused on trapping and neutering, says she gets about one hoarding case a year. The one was brought to her attention Thursday, Feb. 15 was the worst she's ever seen, she said. The case came in through the owner of a Madison Avenue multi-family home in Paterson, who put out a Facebook post saying he had 50 cats and needed help. When Moussa arrived, she realized the situation was much worse: It involved a 76-year-old female tenant on the second floor, and nearly 140 cats. "It's beyond," Moussa said in a phone call Monday evening, F…
White Plains, NY
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Nearly 40 Cats Found Living In 'Filth, Garbage' In White Plains Apartment
Almost 40 cats were discovered to be living in filthy conditions after neighbors reported a terrible smell coming from a Westchester apartment, officials said. The discovery was made by SPCA Westchester's Humane Law Enforcement Team, which responded to a White Plains apartment after a landlord reported that neighbors were complaining about a "deathly smell" coming from the unit, the organization announced on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Officers soon arrived at the apartment and found nearly 40 "terrified" cats living in "filth and garbage," the organization said in a social media post. A…
Massapequa, NY
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Ostrich, Prairie Dogs Among 100 Animals Confiscated From Hoarder's Long Island Home: Police
A Long Island man is facing dozens of violations after authorities confiscated enough exotic animals to rival Doctor Dolittle. Federal, state, and local investigators descended on the man’s North Bellmore home on Tuesday night, Jan. 23, following a complaint from Humane Long Island. The search, led by the Nassau County SPCA, turned up 100 hoarded animals inside his basement and backyard, according to the organization. Among them were a South American ostrich, an endangered Tiger Salamander, a Giant African snail, an opossum, and two prairie dogs. Officers also found a Sulcata tortoise, se…
Lusby, MD
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Woman Admits To Abusing Animals At Non-Profit Venture In Maryland: Sheriff
An animal abuser will avoid prison time after hoarding dozens of rabbits and other creatures in deplorable conditions in Calvert County. Carol Badart VanWie, of Lusby, pleaded guilty in court to multiple charges involving her violations of animal cruelty laws after she left her pets in inhumane situations at her non-profit Bunny Magic and Wildlife Rabbit Rescue. Prosecutors said that VanWie was found to have housed more than 40 rabbits and other animals in "unsanitary and inhumane conditions" at the non-profit. A judge gave her a suspended jail sentenced, but she has been ordered not …
Ashburn, VA
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40 Cats Rescued From Feces-Covered VA Home Will Soon Be Up For Adoption: Officials
Forty cats found living in deplorable conditions of a Loudoun County home are in the hands of rescuers. An investigation into the Sterling hoarding case began on Tuesday, Aug. 1, when a member of the public contacted Loudoun County Animal Services to check the welfare on cats. We are caring for 40 cats that were received after a pet hoarding investigation that revealed unsafe living conditions... Posted by Loudoun County Animal Services on Friday, August 11, 2023 When LCAS Humane Law Enforcement Officers (HLEO) arrived, they found multiple cats both inside and outside of the home. Upon…
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Hoarding Case Puppies Among 170 Animals Seized Desperately Need To Be Adopted: Rescuers
Rescuers are pleading for the public to adopt puppies and other animals seized in a Pennsylvania hoarding case this week. More than 170 animals were seized from an Effort (Monroe County) home on Friday, July 14, after the homeowner died, the PSPCA said. The animals were taken to various shelters in the area, but the PSPCA said conditions were already overcrowded — and are begging for future pet owners to adopt. The dogs, cats, various types of birds, pigs and guinea pigs were found in unsanitary conditions, according to the PSPCA and 6abc. "What we thought were 60 dogs quickly doubled whe…
Ashburn, VA
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100 Animals Seized From 'Rescuers' In Horrific Northern VA Cruelty Case: Officials
More than 100 animals found living in squalor at a Loudoun County animal rescue have been seized, and more than a dozen charges have been filed against the organization's officials, authorities announced. The investigation into the mistreatment of animals at Luck of the Irish Animal Rescue in Round Hill began with an unrelated call for service to a home last February, when responding officers saw a "large number of animals living in deplorable conditions," Loudoun County Animal Services said. Upon inspection of the conditions inside the home, Humane Law Enforcement Officers found 42 an…
New Haven, CT
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42 Cats Rescued From CT Home In 'Deplorable Condition'
Dozens of cats were rescued from a home during an operation that involved several agencies after the home's resident let animal control officials inside. The incident took place in New Haven County around 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 15, on Hawkins Street in Derby, according to Derby Mayor Richard Dziekan. Forty-two cats were rescued from inside the home in what animal officials are calling a hoarding situation, the Mayor's Office said. The home, which was in "deplorable condition," was cleared of the cats by officials from: Shelton Animal Control Dan Cosgrove Animal Control Newtown Anim…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Rescue 83 Cats From Jersey Shore Home
Police in Brick said they rescued 83 cats and three dogs from a home in the township. On Thursday evening, May 4, Brick police said they had received a call from a resident on Mantoloking Road requesting police assistance for "an excessive number of cats inside the residence." Police requested assistance from Berkeley Hazmat as well as Brick Township Fire District #1. Once conditions were determined to be safe, authorities began removing the animals, police said. There were no deceased animals located on scene, police said. No other details were released. An investigation is ongoi…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
House Full Of Neglected Animals Deemed Unhabitable In Fairfield
A Fairfield home has been deemed uninhabitable after police and animal control found 25 dogs and 22 cats malnourished and living in feces and urine. The discovery took place during the week of Tuesday, April 17 when a concerned citizen contacted police about a dog that was found roaming in the Steep Hill Road area of Fairfield, said Lt. Michael Paris, of the Fairfield Police. The dog appeared to have been covered in feces and urine, having a generally poor appearance, Paris said. Animal Control officers began to investigate and determined that the dog came from a home on Ste…
Yorktown, NY
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New Details: 150 Starving Cats Seized After Man, Woman Found Dead In Yorktown Heights Home
A seemingly endless amount of cats were seized from a Northern Westchester home after a man and woman were found dead by police during a welfare check. Earlier Report - 2 Found Dead In Yorktown Home The cats were found on Monday, Jan. 30 around 9:50 p.m. when police performed a welfare check on a residence in Yorktown Heights located on the 100 block of Cordial Road and found the bodies of a man and woman who had died. Police were initially not able to investigate the scene because of the large number of cats in the home. The felines were then removed from the residence by SPCA Westches…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Father, Son Charged After 26 Cats Found Living In Hoarding Conditions In Islip, Police Say
A father and son are facing charges after police said more than two dozen cats were found living in hoarding conditions at their Long Island home. Gary Verga, age 72, and 39-year-old Daniel Verga were arrested at about 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, after an investigation at their Islip home, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. Officers responded to reports of animal cruelty at home on Lake Street and noticed several cats outside of the home and the strong scent of ammonia coming from inside the residence, SCPD said. The cats in the residence were found to be living in over…
Brentwood, NY
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Nearly 300 Animals, Thousands Of Cockroaches Found In Brookhaven Hoarding House, DA Says
A 51-year-old woman is facing charges after hundreds of animals were found living in filthy conditions in her Long Island home. Karin Keyes, the owner of the Brookhaven residence on Miller Place, was charged with multiple counts of cruel confinement of animals under the Agriculture and Markets Law, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Tuesday, Oct. 18. An investigation known as "Operation Open Cage” began on Saturday, Oct. 1, after Biological, Environmental and Animal Safety Team (BEAST) investigators were contacted by Town of Brookhaven Animal Control of…
Franklin Township, NJ
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More Than 100 Neglected Cats Rescued From NJ Hoarding Situation
More than 100 neglected cats were rescued from a hoarding situation at a home in South Bound Brook, rescue officials said. Animal control officers from St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center were called in to assist local police after a neighbor complained about a foul odor coming from the home, St Hubert's said. Dozens of cats and kittens were subsequently found living in unsafe and unsanitary conditions, officials said. The unidentified resident surrendered custody of the cats to St. Hubert’s. Animal control officers began removing cats from the home on Wednesday, June 2 and Thursday, …
