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At least 40 neglected cats found in Valrico home of ailing senior
VALRICO — Neighbors said the smell of cat urine permeated the air.
The sharp ammonia stung neighbors' noses when they sat poolside. Cats were everywhere, they said. In the yards, on the roofs. They defecated in front yards and screeched through the night.
"We would walk out and smell the cat urine," said James Hancock, 17.
The cats came from 516 Crowned Eagle Court, where Alice Santy lives next door to Hancock and his family. After trying to resolve the issue themselves for more than a year, James' family called Hillsborough County Animal Services for help. Around 8:30 a.m., animal services concluded a two-week investigation and removed 15 cats from the house — 10 in poor health and five dead.
Santy, 74, was taken to the Baylife Crisis Center. Officials said she was found in poor physical and mental health and was emaciated. She persisted in acquiring things and keeping them in her house, including cats. There was no apparent food, and if there was, there was no way to cook it, said animal services investigator Ken Vetzel.
"She's just a rack of bones," said Pat Perry, describing Santy. Perry is the investigations manager.
VALRICO — Neighbors said the smell of cat urine permeated the air.The sharp ammonia stung neighbors' noses when they sat poolside. Cats were everywhere, they said. In the yards, on the roofs. They defecated in front yards and screeched through the night.
"We would walk out and smell the cat urine," said James Hancock, 17.
The cats came from 516 Crowned Eagle Court, where Alice Santy lives next door to Hancock and his family. After trying to resolve the issue themselves for more than a year, James' family called Hillsborough County Animal Services for help. Around 8:30 a.m., animal services concluded a two-week investigation and removed 15 cats from the house — 10 in poor health and five dead.
Santy, 74, was taken to the Baylife Crisis Center. Officials said she was found in poor physical and mental health and was emaciated. She persisted in acquiring things and keeping them in her house, including cats. There was no apparent food, and if there was, there was no way to cook it, said animal services investigator Ken Vetzel.
"She's just a rack of bones," said Pat Perry, describing Santy. Perry is the investigations manager.
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