Posted on 07/12/2005 11:04:15 AM PDT by MississippiMasterpiece
WASHINGTON - About 300 cats, nearly a third of them dead, were removed from an elderly woman’s Virginia home after neighbors complained of a stench coming from the house, police said on Tuesday.
The house, less than a mile from late President George Washington’s historic Mount Vernon estate, looked neat from the outside with manicured lawns and bright flowers, but inside it was overflowing with wild cats, feces and urine.
“Cats were coming out of the cabinets and drawers and were inside the walls. There were hundreds of them,” Fairfax County Police officer Richard Henry told Reuters.
He said animal control officers removed 273 cats — 86 of them dead — over the weekend and slapped a condemnation order on the door of the house. The woman, her husband and daughter were told to leave.
Later on, Henry said, the woman returned and attempted to smuggle an additional 30 cats from the house. These animals were confiscated, bringing the total to more than 300.
Ruth Knueven, 82, was charged with failing to care for her animals and of improperly disposing of them. Dozens of dead cats were found in plastic bins around the house.
Most of the cats were inbred and sick and were unfit for adoption, said Henry. “These were feral cats who were given free range of the house and almost all of them will, unfortunately, have to be put down,” he said.
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Another crazy-cat lady..sad.
Well, it's a heck of a lot easier than herding 300 cats.
lol!
Where is the stinking litter box?
Oh yeah they let them crap all over the house.
folie à trois
Why would you post such a horrible picture? What's wrong with you?
Hmmm,
I read these stories and think "OK, so I'm NOT a crazy cat lady".
Geez, all I have are 10+, all fixed (broken), out-door type 'barn' cats, that self-maintain their own population numbers (meaning newbies wandering up to the feed trough are ran off).
I feel soooo much better now.
You are a crazy cat lady too. Maybe just less crazy.
We'll know for sure when you're 82.
I always wondered what happened to Honor Blackman.
"""sniffle"""
Two cats got away!
I like cats, but that's a funny picture.
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When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now, Will you still be sending me a Valentine,birthday greetings, bottle of wine? If I'd been out 'till quarter to three,would you lock the door? Will you still need me, will you still feed me, When I'm sixty-four? You'll be older, too. And if you say the word, I could stay with you. I could be handy, mending a fuse, when your lights have gone. You can knit a sweater by the fireside, Sunday mornings, go for a ride. Doing the garden, digging the weeds, who could ask for more? Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty four? Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight, if it's not to dear. We shall scrimp and save. Grand kittens on your knee, Vera, Chuck, and Dave. Send me a postcard, drop me a line stating point of view. Indicate precisely what you mean to say, yours sincerely wasting away. Give me your answer, fill in a form, mine forever more. Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty four? |
Just shows some people are heartless.........cruel...and sick. I guess they're everywhere though....movin on.
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