Case Details

Hoarding - cats, dogs, birds - several found dead
Stoughton, WI (US)

Date: Oct 13, 2004
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Georgina Taylor

Case ID: 3602
Classification: Hoarding
Animal: dog (non pit-bull), cat, bird (pet)
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A Stoughton woman faces numerous charges of animal mistreatment after police found several sick or dying animals, a dead dog and 20 dead birds in her home. Georgina Taylor, 58, was charged Jan 14, 2005 with one count of felony mistreatment of animals, three misdemeanor counts of animal mistreatment, one count of providing improper shelter and sanitation and one count of failing to provide sufficient food.

According to a criminal complaint, a bank officer foreclosing on Taylor's home on Fourth Street on Oct. 13 came to change the locks and encountered the animals, both dead and alive, and called police.

Humane Officer Cheri Carr was called to the residence and reported that the home was so strewn with debris, feces, garbage and rubble that she couldn't see the floor. The stench was overpowering.

In the bathroom, Carr located a golden retriever lying amid at least 4 inches of feces and fur. The dog appeared to have been dead for days or even weeks. Another dog, a cocker spaniel, was found alive, tied to a kitchen table so tightly it couldn't move. Carr also found several bird cages containing dead birds in various stages of decomposition, ranging from some that still had feathers to others that were skeletons.

Carr and other officers took several living animals away from the residence, including a cat that was dehydrated and uncared for and that died at the Humane Society after it was diagnosed with cancer.

Other animals found alive at the residence included at least four dogs and seven or eight cats that were full of fleas and in poor health.

Taylor reportedly told officers that utility officials had shut off the water to the home and that she was unable to clean the house because of arthritis. She said she didn't ask for help because she was ashamed.

References

The Capital Times - Jan 14, 2005

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