Hoarding - 161 animals Wayland, MI (US) Incident Date: Wednesday, Aug 9, 2000 County: Allegan Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Abuser/Suspect: Lisa Lynn Gaunt

Case ID: 1437 Classification: Hoarding Animal: cat, dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in MI (US) Login to Watch this Case

A west Michigan woman, plead guilty to animal cruelty charges for keeping 161 dogs and cats at her late grandfather's Shiawassee County farm.

The woman was sentenced to 2 year's probation and was ordered to repay the county $16,000 -- the amount spent caring for the rescued animals.  The judge also ordered her to seek mental health counseling and banned her from owning and rescuing any more animals.

2 of the dogs were found dead, 52 dogs and 17 cats were so sick they had to be euthanized.

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