Hoarding - 70 cats seized Brunswick, ME (US) Incident Date: Wednesday, Apr 20, 2005 County: Cumberland Local Map: available Disposition: Not Charged Abuser names unreleased

Case ID: 4453 Classification: Hoarding Animal: cat View more cases in ME (US) Login to Watch this Case

An animal shelter has taken in more than 70 cats that were given up by their owner in a case of animal hoarding. Sharon Turner, director of the Coastal Humane Society, said the cats' owner had been working with the shelter over a couple of years to build up trust. Finally, she said, he recognized his financial limitations and gave the cats to the shelter.

Turner said the fuzzy cats were in unusually good condition. Some have wounds and burned paws from urine exposure, while others have upper respiratory illnesses. Other problems, she said, are a result of inbreeding.

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Portland Press Herald - April 22, 2005

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