Animal Abuse: Over two dozen cats, one dog seized - Brighton, MI

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Case ID: 17929

Classification: Hoarding

Animal: cat, dog (non pit-bull)

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Over two dozen cats, one dog seized
Brighton, MI (US)

Incident Date: Thursday, Apr 28, 2011
County: Livingston

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Carol Anne Adams

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

A local woman accused of hoarding dozens of cats inside of her home has been arraigned on a criminal charge.

80-year old Carol Anne Adams is charged with a single count of abandoning/cruelty to 4 to 10 animals in connection with a raid on her two Brighton homes.

More than two dozen cats and one dog were seized during an April 28th raid and Livingston County Animal Control was working to find new homes for them.

Both homes where the animals were living have now been condemned by the city for various code violations.

The case came to light after neighbors complained about smells and a large number of cats at one home on Woodlake Drive.

An investigation was launched and it was determined by officials that it would be best to remove the animals from the homes.

An exam conference in the case has been set for May 25th.

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A Brighton woman charged in connection with a cat-hoarding case will be in court Wednesday for a preliminary exam conference after her arraignment last week on charges of abandonment and animal cruelty.

Carol Adams, 80, is charged in connection with an April 28 raid on two homes she owns on Brighton's southwest side. Authorities had been alerted by neighbors who reported a stench coming from the two vacant homes on Woodlake Drive where the animals were being kept.

Livingston County Animal Control Director Debbie Oberle said that out of 24 cats taken in the raid, 19 remain at the agency's headquarters on Highlander Way in Howell. Oberle said five cats had to be euthanized because of ill health or a combination of sickness and old age. Only one cat has been adopted so far.

Oberle said she hopes the public will adopt the remaining animals. She emphasizes they cannot be housed at the facility indefinitely and would eventually have to be euthanized if they can't be placed in homes. The single dog taken in the raid also remains at animal control and available for adoption.

Oberle said the cats, although shy, are friendly and not feral. All have been treated for infections, given their shots and spayed or neutered and all are house-trained.

The adoption fee for a cat over four months old is $90; a second cat may be adopted for just $1. The animals' photos and descriptions may be viewed on Source: brighton.patch.com - May 23, 2011
Update posted on May 23, 2011 - 5:16PM

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Over two dozen cats, one dog seizedBrighton, MI (US)

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Over two dozen cats, one dog seized
Brighton, MI (US)