12 live, 17 dead cats found in North Phila. boarding room

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: 6abc.com

he SPCA says it recovered 12 live cats and 17 dead cats from a boarding room in North Philadelphia.

Authorities were called to a boarding house on the 1500 Block of N. 12th Street on Friday.

The owner of the cats, a male in his 30s, was being evicted by the landlord who suspected him of keeping a large number of cats in his small rented room.

In addition, the landlord reported an increasingly strong odor emanating from the room. When the landlord let the officers in, they discovered not only 12 cats in poor physical shape living in unsanitary conditions, but also an additional 17 deceased cats.

Read more: http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/crime&id=8089033

[and-justice-for-all]

1. I have no tolerance for this at all...nt

[wisteria]

2. These types of stories just break my heart. n/t