Hoarding 25 cats
Duluth, GA (US)

Incident Date: Thursday, Jun 27, 2002
County: Gwinnett

Disposition: Not Charged

Person of Interest: Catherine L. Rokaw

Rokaw was taken to the hospital and for six days, her cats were trapped in the 2-story home without water or food. Filth and feces were everywhere by the time police were alerted by a neighbor looking for Rokaw. Police and animal control rescuers found seven kittens in the freezer, two dead cats in the hallway and 25 alive but hungry and dehydrated.

References

• AnimalAdvocacy.Net

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