Hoarding 50 cats
Pottstown, PA (US)

Incident Date: Saturday, May 31, 2003
County: Chester

Disposition: Not Charged

Person of Interest: Robert Bealer

Chester County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals's public relations director Chuck McDevitt said a 2006 seizure for possession of 27 cats and one mouse isn't his office's first experience with Bealer, who had an estimated 50 cats in his Pottstown residence in 2003.

"We received complaints about him back then," he said. "We ended up removing 25 cats from that residence and he managed to find homes for the rest. Since this is his second offense [2006] with us, that is why he's being charged with cruelty to animals."

References

• The Phoenix - July 13, 2006

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