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Case ID: 17546

Classification: Hoarding

Animal: cat

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Thomas Foley

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51 cats seized
West Keansburg, NJ (US)

Incident Date: Sunday, Mar 13, 2011
County: Monmouth

Disposition: Convicted

Defendants/Suspects:
» Henry R. Deinninger
» Robert Deinninger

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals today seized 51 cats from a West Keansburg home and charged owners with 51 counts each of animal cruelty.

Henry R. Deinninger, 61, and his son, Robert Deinninger, 34, of 2 Hudson Street, failed to provide proper sustenance, care and housing for the cats, said SPCA chief Victor "Buddy'' Amato.

The father had been charged with the same complaints in April 2009 when the SPCA removed 34 cats from Deinninger's former home on Bay Avenue in Highlands, Amato said.

The Hazlet home reeked of urine and feces; there were 55 cats in the home and only three litter pans, Amato said. Multiple cats, seized at about 1:15 p.m., were being stored in single cages and cabinets under a sink to keep them from fighting with other cats, he said.

The animals also had deformities such as additional toes and neurological issues as a result of inbreeding, Amato said.

Amato said he'd received numerous complaints from neighbors about the home.

The Associated Humane Society in Tinton Falls today provided two vans to help transport the animals to the SPCA in Eatontown at 260 Wall Street. Amato said many of the cats are adoptable immediately.

When Henry Deinninger was charged in 2009, a Highlands municipal court judge had ordered Deinninger only be allowed at any time to house four cats, which had to be spayed and neutered; he and two other family members were fined $3,000 and the cats were taken into possession by the SPCA.

Amato said he left the Deinningers with four cats per the judge's 2009 order because they had been spayed and neutered. Each of the most recent charges carries fines of up to $1,000, Amato said.

For more information about adopting any of the cats call the SPCA at 732-542-0400.

Case Updates

A local man who neglected 51 cats in his home was found guilty of animal cruelty Thursday and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine, according to Buddy Amato, the chief of the Monmouth County SPCA.

Henry J. Deininger, 61, pleaded guilty in municipal court, Amato said.

Municipal Court Judge Thomas Foley also ordered Deininger not to have any new pets for five years.

"He can't have so much as a goldfish,'' Amato said.

Five cats that Deininger owns must be transported to a veterinarian for phsyicals as well as to be spayed or neutered, Amato said.

The 51 cats removed from his home March 13 were sick, many with respiratory infections and other illnesses, he said. Many of the animals had to be euthanized because they were so sick.

Source: app.com - May 12, 2011
Update posted on May 12, 2011 - 9:51PM

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