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Case ID: 14564
Classification: Hoarding
Animal: cat
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Hoarding - 71 cats found dead, 53 more seized
Springfield, OH (US)

Incident Date: Friday, Sep 12, 2008
County: Jefferson

Disposition: Alleged
Case Images: 1 files available

Alleged: Loyce Ogden, `

A home where county officials found 71 dead cats has been declared unfit for living.

The Clark County Combined Health District condemned the home Friday, Sept. 12 -- a day after the discovery that included 53 live cats at 2425 Beatrice St.

"I'm ordering it vacated because I've found it to be dangerous to life and health," Health Commissioner Charles Patterson said Friday. "It must remain vacant until I give written permission to re-enter."

The home had animal feces all over, and a nonworking toilet and plumbing.

Resident and cat owner Loyce Ogden, 56, pleaded not guilty to theft and failure to obey health department officials Friday.

She is charged with stealing animal traps from a neighbor's property, according to a police report.

She may face additional charges of animal cruelty, said Ed Sisler, Clark County Humane Society director.

Sisler said the Humane Society, already facing a financial crisis, is asking the community for contributions specifically for the medical treatment of the living cats taken from the home.

Humane society officials were at the house Thursday morning on a follow-up visit.

More than 60 dead cats were found wrapped in newspapers and stuffed in trash bags in the garage Thursday. Four others were found dead under a bed inside the home.

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