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Case #11530 Rating: 1.8 out of 5
Hoarding - 73 cats killed in fire
Las Cruces, NM (US)Incident Date: Saturday, May 12, 2007
County: Dona Ana
Charges: Misdemeanor
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: Marilyn Davis
A Las Cruces municipal judge handed down a sentence of one year on supervised probation to a woman charged twice with hoarding cats in the southern New Mexico city.
Marilyn Davis pleaded no contest to 73 counts of failing to provide proper care and maintenance and a count of violating her kennel license.
Municipal Judge Melissa Miller-Byrnes also sentenced Davis on Monday to 500 hours of community service with an animal rescue or animal care group.
Davis entered her plea after a May 12 electrical fire in a van outside her home killed 73 cats.
Two weeks later, animal control officers executed a search warrant on Davis' downtown office and found 21 more cats. References
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