Hoarding 180 cats
Liverpool, NY (US)Incident Date: Thursday, Oct 5, 2006
County: Onondaga
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Lisa Kay Alderman
Case Updates: 4 update(s) available
Animal cruelty investigators spent Oct 5 hauling scores of cats out of a Liverpool home.
As many as 125 cats were being removed from a home at 503 Third St., said Liverpool police Chief Don Morris and Betsie Puffer, an animal cruelty investigator with the Central New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The Liverpool woman who owns the home, Lisa Alderman, was issued an appearance ticket charging improper confinement of the cats, Puffer said. The charge is considered a misdemeanor, Puffer added.
Alderman was also charged after a Sept. 1 search of Purr-fect World in Cortland, a not-for-profit organization that cared for unwanted cats.
SPCA officials in Cortland found 275 live cats on the premises - along with 21 dead ones in a refrigerator.
Investigators were unsure how many counts Alderman would face in connection with the cats found on her Liverpool properties.
They found an additional 75 cats at 505 Third St., a house next door that Alderman also owns, they said.
Their agencies were not expecting to remove the cats from the second home, Morris and Puffer said.
Officials said Alderman lives at 503 Third St.
Investigators and a veterinarian arrived at the home Thursday morning armed with a warrant to check on the welfare of the cats. Liverpool police assisted SPCA investigators, Morris said.
Morris said the village has received complaints through the village municipal office about the cats dating as far back as January.
One neighbor, Marion Nowack, said the cats would often wander into her backyard.
"We've taken them back a couple of times," Nowack said.
Nowack also said her daughter had lodged some of the complaints about the cats.
"I'm glad (something was done)," Nowack said.
Puffer said many cats were found in good condition, but others appeared sick.
Case UpdatesThe Central New York SPCA have been taking care of nearly 180 cats since the beginning of October. But today they are up for adoption.
The cats were taken from the Liverpool home of Lisa Alderman after investigators found the cats to be improperly cared for. She has been charged with animal cruelty for improperly housing the cats. She is also charged in connection with another case where nearly 300 cats were found living in horrible conditions in Cortland County.
It is a very easy process if you are interested in taking home one of these cats. All you have to do is stop down, fill out an application, which an adoption counselor will go over with you to make sure the pet is going to a suitable home.
To help get the cats good homes quicker certain adoption fees have been waived. Instead of nearly $85 to adopt a cat, the Liverpool cats can be adopted for just $60.
"Obviously we want to find placement for all the animals here in the shelter. And of course this is a large amount of cats over and above what we usually house. So it is always a concern. We are just hoping that people will find room in their hearts for just one or two more. And hopefully we can get them all placed in short order," said Betsy Puffer, SPCA Cruelty Investigator.
It is a big day at the Central New York SPCA. They have been taking care of nearly one hundred and eighty cats since the beginning of October. But today they are up for adoption.
If you are interested in adopting one of the cats you can contact the SPCA at (315) 454-4479. | Source: News 10 Now - Nov 28, 2006
Update posted on Nov 28, 2006 - 12:39PM |
The cats removed from a Liverpool home earlier this year will soon be available for adoption. The CNY SPCA will announce all the details later today.
Nearly 200 cats were taken from Lisa Alderman's property last month. She now faces 180-counts of animal cruelty for improperly housing those cats.
Alderman also faces charges in Cortland, after about 270 cats were removed from a property there. It was operating as a shelter through Purr-Fect World Incorporated. Aldermann sits on the board of that organization.
The SPCA will be reducing their normal adoption fees for the Liverpool cats. The adoption process for the Cortland cats is already underway. | Source: News 10 Now - Nov 21, 2006
Update posted on Nov 22, 2006 - 11:02AM |
180 counts of animal cruelty is just one part of the trouble a Liverpool woman faces.
45 year old Lisa Alderman pleaded not guilty to all counts in Liverpool Village Court Tuesday afternoon, but now there are more charges of abuse against her.
There are 72 new charges of abuse for Lisa Alderman.
It's a different kind of abuse than already filed with the court.
They're based on affidavits from vets who had a chance to examine the 180 cats found in the Liverpool homes, so the allegations are more specific. | Source: News Channel 9 - Nov 1, 2006
Update posted on Nov 1, 2006 - 3:35PM |
A central New York woman faces 180 counts of animal cruelty for improperly housing 180 cats.
The cats were removed from Lisa Alderman's property earlier this month.
The Central New York S-P-C-A says all the cats have illnesses of varying levels. The group estimates the price tag to care for the cats has so far reached 350-thousand dollars.
The S-P-C-A says Alderman of Liverpool is also the president of Purr-Fect World Inc., which operated a shelter in Cortlandville. Earlier this month, about 270 cats were removed from that property.
The cats will not be up for adoption until this case is resolved. | Source: NBC 3
Update posted on Oct 20, 2006 - 11:06PM |
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