A disgusting house of horrors was uncovered by authorities in Northern California when they arrested a man hoarding the bodies of nine dead cats Wednesday.
Police in Oakdale, California were alerted to the home on the 100 block of 6th Avenue after reports of dead animals inside. After making their way inside, the cruelty became a reality — discovering filth and the dead cats. The man was then arrested on felony animal cruelty charges.
“Upon arrival, Animal Control Officers and Oakdale Police Department patrol officers contacted the tenant of the residence. The tenant voluntarily consented to officers entering the home. During the initial walkthrough, officers observed several deceased cats inside the residence,” said in a press release published by the Oakdale Police Department.
“Based on the condition of the animals, investigators believe the cats had been deceased for approximately one to two weeks,” the statement further read.
The suspect was transported to the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center for booking and the investigation remains ongoing.
Stanislaus County has historically faced a massive stray cat population and animal abandonment problem, which is why the county relies on Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs and local community groups to ease the issue.
Local groups such as the Cat Network of Stanislaus and the Stanislaus Animal Services Agency run TNR programs to curb population growth.
“Stanislaus Animal Services Agency is proud to work with citizens, volunteers, and TNR groups to help control the community cat population through spay and neuter,” the group wrote on their website.
TNR is a method that humanely traps cats, having them sprayed and vaccinated, before returning them back to their outdoor habitat.
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