Animal Control paid a visit to a Bryans Road, Md., woman whose collection of cats was taking over the neighborhood.
Neighbors said cat hoarding has been a problem at the Boxwood Circle home for at least 10 years. At 1:30 p.m. Friday, Animal Control showed up with a warrant and began rounding up cats. One neighbor said as many as 21 cats had been taken away before authorities went inside the house.
Friday's wasn't the first Animal Control visit to the home. About two years ago, neighbors helped authorities round up cats from the home. Forty-one cats were caught that day.
After that, the woman wasn't supposed to have anymore cats, her neighbor Danny Hainey said.
Experts say cat hoarding is dangerous, especially for the cats. Even after the cats are removed from such homes, many get diseases and must be euthanized.
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4 comments:
Until this lady is treated for er underlying mental problems,she will continue to "hoard" cats.
As with any type of hoarding,it is driven by emotional and mental issus
chances are that wasn't Animal Control keep an eye on the buffet
down off Indian Head Hwy
cats are always an issue. owners always let them out for extented periods of time. hello owners?! where do you think these animals go? dont want your cat shot, keep it inside. thats why they are called pets, not temporarily-housed animals.
Isnt that funny, everytime i call them about my neighbors cats they tell me theres nothing they can do about it because cats are considered free roaming animals. My neighbor has at least 35 cats outside and who knows how many inside. They are constantly tearing up the trash and having kittens behind my garage.
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